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CONFEDERATE IDENTIFIED E.P. BOND RIFLE-MUSKET – WILLIAM WAGONER (WAGNER), 42ND NORTH CAROLINA INFANTRY
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Item Code: 1284-33
The British made Pattern 1853 “Enfield” rifle-musket was the second most used infantry long arm of the American Civil War. It was the first “small bore” rifled long arm to see general issue to all British military personnel, effectively making every soldier a “rifleman” and the smoothbore musket obsolete. The .577 caliber rifled bore was a significant ballistic development. The Pattern 1853 would significantly influence the design of the new American Model 1855 Rifle-Musket and all arms production going forward. E.P. Bond was one of the larger London guns making companies. They could trace their roots in the business to the early 1700’s. Over the next hundred years the family flourished in the gun trade. In 1835 Edward Philip Bond was apprenticed to his uncle William Thomas Bond. In 1836, Edward was turned over to John Edward Barnett to continue his apprenticeship and was free of the Gunmakers Company in 1842. The time Bond spent apprenticed to Barnett no doubt established the long-time relationship between the two companies, Bond and Barnett, that continued well into the American Civil War era, as both firms became major suppliers of arms to the Confederacy. However, unlike Barnett who sold to both North and South, all E.P. Bond "Enfield" type rifle-muskets went to the Confederacy!
This British Pattern 1853 Enfield (with the modifications based on field use is today called by many collectors the Pattern 1858 or 3rd Pattern) rifle-musket is not dated but is marked "E. P. BOND" over "LONDON". One of the "Furnishers" for the Confederacy. The mechanics are perfect. The gun is devoid of any British military inspection or acceptance markings and is a typical London-made contract gun for commercial sale that was destined for export from Great Britain to the Confederacy. The 39-inch barrel is London proofed. The bore is .577 caliber and has good rifling. The 3-barrel bands like all the metal components have nice gun metal patination. There is a brass butt plate brass nose. The rear sight is in place, and the front sight is present. The gun has both sling swivels. The nipple chain is there. The ramrod is the original. The stock is solid and free of any breaks or repairs. The wood is very nice and all corners reasonably sharp. There is a round CS inspector's cartouche in front of the butt plate tang that looks like "JH". It is a script and hard to interpret. could be JB, but this is Confederate. This round or circular cartouche is identical in size to the ubiquitous and much sought out Confederate inspector "CH-1".
This Bond Enfield rifle-musket was acquired in 1975 from Ed Anthony of Gastonia North Carolina. Mr. Anthony had acquired this Bond rifle-musket in west-central North Carolina from the descendants of William Wagoner. Wagoner aka Wagner had served in company E of the 42nd North Carolina. Having been wounded in late 1864 he was furloughed, sent home and never formerly surrendered. His initial "WW" are about ¾” high and are carved on the left side of the butt stock.
This is an excellent looking Confederate used Enfield. It is complete and 100% original as carried by Private Wagoner 42nd North Carolina Infantry. [pe][ph:L]
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