I just stumbled on a reference online that claimed an 1862 dated 3 band Enfield, with the stock marked R&W Aston behind the trigger guard was a Confederate purchased musket.
It claimed that the musket pictured on the site would be in an upcoming book on Confederate enfields. An 1863 purchase record of 3000 muskets from R&W is cited.
This is the first time I've heard of Aston having a Confederate association. Anyone else ever heard this?
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