BerdanSharps
06-08-2011, 06:44 PM
Hello Enfield experts,
I have an Armi Sport 3-Band Enfield and I want to defarb it myself. I'm not a reenactor but I am very interested in civil war firearms history.
Now I've got several great parts like lockplate, swivels, brassparts and an original hammer but the most ovious part, the stock, is not that easy to replace.
I found a relatively cheap replacement stock at International Military Antiques and I'd like to hear your opinion of it, as far as one can tell from the pictures.
Here is the link:
http://www.ima-usa.com/militaria/gun-pa ... stock.html (http://www.ima-usa.com/militaria/gun-parts/stocks/british-p-1853-three-band-enfield-type-rifle-u-s-civil-war-new-made-replacement-stock.html)
I know this is the stock of a Type II Enfield, not the type III that I want to recreate.
Is it ever possible to fit the barrel and the bands of an Armi Sport Enfield to such a "slim", original stock?
Are the holes of the barrel band springs the only thing that distinguishes it from the shape of the Type III stock?
Are there any historical inaccuracies you notice?
Thank you very much for your help :wink:
I have an Armi Sport 3-Band Enfield and I want to defarb it myself. I'm not a reenactor but I am very interested in civil war firearms history.
Now I've got several great parts like lockplate, swivels, brassparts and an original hammer but the most ovious part, the stock, is not that easy to replace.
I found a relatively cheap replacement stock at International Military Antiques and I'd like to hear your opinion of it, as far as one can tell from the pictures.
Here is the link:
http://www.ima-usa.com/militaria/gun-pa ... stock.html (http://www.ima-usa.com/militaria/gun-parts/stocks/british-p-1853-three-band-enfield-type-rifle-u-s-civil-war-new-made-replacement-stock.html)
I know this is the stock of a Type II Enfield, not the type III that I want to recreate.
Is it ever possible to fit the barrel and the bands of an Armi Sport Enfield to such a "slim", original stock?
Are the holes of the barrel band springs the only thing that distinguishes it from the shape of the Type III stock?
Are there any historical inaccuracies you notice?
Thank you very much for your help :wink: