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“Muzzle Loading Enfield Rifle Tools – A Definitive Field Guide” is a must-have resource for collectors. Whether it graces their bookshelf or accompanies them on their visits to arms fairs and auctions. This comprehensive guide covers the array of tools used with Enfield Rifles and Muskets, ranging from Patterns 1853 to 1865, as well as the subsequent conversion to the Snider system.

Name: Muzzle Loading Enfield Rifle Tools - A Definitive Field Guide
SKU: 2320
Price: 18.50 GBP
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With an abundance of detailed photographs and illustrations, the guide expertly assists in identifying the 19 tools officially issued by the Board of Ordnance, alongside some privately manufactured and contemporary tools available today.

The tools associated with Enfield rifles, Patterns 1853 to 1865, hold immense value for collectors but are often subject to misidentification on various websites and forums that cater to antique firearms, collecting, and shooting enthusiasts. This guide serves as an essential companion in accurately identifying each tool’s pattern and determining its authorization status for production by the British Board of Ordnance. It also provides crucial information distinguishing between Sergeant’s pattern and Private’s pattern tools.

Moreover, the book addresses the wide range of civilian tools and the more modern Parker Hale style tools, which are frequently mistakenly offered for sale as ‘original’. To clarify these distinctions, the guide includes clear examples showcasing both design variations and differences in quality.

In summary, “Muzzle Loading Enfield Rifle Tools – A Definitive Field Guide” offers an invaluable and comprehensive resource for enthusiasts, ensuring accurate identification and enhancing the overall knowledge of this fascinating aspect of firearms history.

Please note: Much of this books content can also be found in ‘Knowing The Enfield, Volume 1‘

With Five Star Reviews on Amazon, why not add this book onto your bookshelf!

“This is an excellent guide for identifying Enfield Rifle tools. Very clear photopictures and diagrams. Clear text giving diamentions etc. A must for the collector and those interested in Enfield tools.”

“An excellent book on an obscure accessory, before reading this I thought there was just a Privates and Sergeants variation. My eyes were opened.”