Pattern 1853 Enfield

Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket
1853 Enfield rifle-musket
Type	Rifled musket
Place of origin	United Kingdom
Service history
In service	1853–1867
Used by	United Kingdom & Colonies United States Confederate States of America France Empire of Brazil Tokugawa shogunate Empire of Japan Costa Rica Qing China
Wars	Crimean War Filibuster War Indian Mutiny Second Opium War New Zealand Wars American Civil War Taiping Rebellion Boshin War Satsuma Rebellion Paraguayan War Fenian raids Red River Rebellion Second Schleswig War
Production history
Designer	RSAF Enfield
Designed	1853
Unit cost	$20 (1861)[1]
Produced	1853–1867
No. built	approx. 1,500,000
Variants	Carbine
Specifications
Mass	9.5 lb (4.3 kg) unloaded
Length	55 in (1,400 mm)
Barrel length	39 in (990 mm)
Cartridge	.550 expanding conical bullet
Calibre	.577 in (14.7 mm)
Action	Percussion lock
Rate of fire	User dependent, usually 3-4 rounds a minute
Muzzle velocity	1,250 ft/s (380 m/s)
Effective firing range	300 yd (270 m)
Maximum firing range	1,250 yd (1,140 m)
Feed system	Muzzle-loaded
Sights	Adjustable ramp rear sights, fixed blade front sight

The Enfield Pattern 1853 rifle-musket (also known as the Pattern 1853 Enfield, P53 Enfield, and Enfield rifle-musket) was a .577 calibre Minié-type muzzle-loading rifled musket, used by the British Empire from 1853 to 1867; after which many were replaced in service by the cartridge-loaded Snider–Enfield rifle.