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A friend has this musket which he'd like any info on.

It has the following markings, 46 stamped in front of the trigger, underneath stock, NEW IN.GT PLC & what looks like a crown with B12 underneath it?

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Appears to be an Enfield P53 rifle----we generally refer to muskets as being smooth bores, but the adjustable rear sight indicates that this is a rifle.
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FredB wrote:Appears to be an Enfield P53 rifle----we generally refer to muskets as being smooth bores, but the adjustable rear sight indicates that this is a rifle.
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Thanks Fred, very helpful, I had a look down the bore & it had no rifling.
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What is the bore diameter?

Smooth bore P53 Enfields came after the Indian mutiny for native troops.

They came in two patterns, the P58 was a direct P53 copy with a 0.656 larger bore, not many are thought to have been made as the thin walled barrel was considered too weak.

The P59 was the same only with a heavier barrel and an even simpler fore sight than the P58, these smooth bore rear sights were of a poorer quality and fixed.

The rear sight in the photograph looks like a P53.

Larger and more photographs would be more helpful.
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dromia wrote:What is the bore diameter?

Smooth bore P53 Enfields came after the Indian mutiny for native troops.

They came in two patterns, the P58 was a direct P53 copy with a 0.656 larger bore, not many are thought to have been made as the thin walled barrel was considered too weak.

The P59 was the same only with a heavier barrel and an even simpler fore sight than the P58, these smooth bore rear sights were of a poorer quality and fixed.

The rear sight in the photograph looks like a P53.

Larger and more photographs would be more helpful.
Cheers, I'll try & get more photo's but that info will keep him happy.
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What did you use to look down the bore? The rifling on the p53 is of variable depth and very shallow. They can look pretty smooth at the muzzle.
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FredB wrote:What did you use to look down the bore? The rifling on the p53 is of variable depth and very shallow. They can look pretty smooth at the muzzle.
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Mark 1 eyeball Fred, it was only a cursory look tbf.
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Two words- bore light
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