Hi All,
I'm a newbie, so not sure where to post this and I thought why not here. I recently was going through some belongings of my grandfather, and came across an old rifle that had been in his home as long as I remember. Story was that his grandfather brought it home from the Vicksburg campaign. I am not knowledgeable about these things, but I did a bit of research that suggested to me this was a relatively early pattern 1860 short rifle, and that maybe it is not as common as other Enfields. If you all could point me in the right direction, I'd be happy to post pictures showing the markings on it. I'd be most grateful if somebody could tell me something about it. Thanks in advance, regards,
Bill
PS: 33" inch barrel, 5 rifles, SHC2 stamped on lock and stock, 1861 tower marking, no brass
I'm a newbie, so not sure where to post this and I thought why not here. I recently was going through some belongings of my grandfather, and came across an old rifle that had been in his home as long as I remember. Story was that his grandfather brought it home from the Vicksburg campaign. I am not knowledgeable about these things, but I did a bit of research that suggested to me this was a relatively early pattern 1860 short rifle, and that maybe it is not as common as other Enfields. If you all could point me in the right direction, I'd be happy to post pictures showing the markings on it. I'd be most grateful if somebody could tell me something about it. Thanks in advance, regards,
Bill
PS: 33" inch barrel, 5 rifles, SHC2 stamped on lock and stock, 1861 tower marking, no brass