Original British P-1853 Enfield 4th Model Percussion Musket Smoothbored after Sepoy Rebellion - dated 1864 Restoration Materials Awarded the War Service Cross

Awarded the War Service Cross 2nd Class with Swords

and F of the 2nd Ranger Battalion (known as "Force A") in the assault at Pointe du Hoc

was in essence the original assault rifle

to distinguish the decoration from its 1939 counterpart

Original British P-1853 Enfield 4th Model Percussion Musket Smoothbored after Sepoy Rebellion - dated 1864 Restoration Materials Awarded the War Service CrossOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Pattern 1853 Percussion ENFIELD rifle was the finest rifle of its day. It ended up all over the World. All over the British Empire and greatly imported into North America for use on both sides in the U. S. War between the States. Massive quantities were shipped into India, and it was due to the paper cartridges that were supplied with the muzzle loaders that triggered the 1857 Indian Mutiny or Sepoy Rebellion.