Enfield Whitworth Percussion Rifle 36" .451 Hexagonal

In the year of 1854 Sir. Joseph Whitworth, was commisssioned by the english war office to design a rifle to replace the Enfield Pattern 53, he started to work on a .451 caliber rifle, equipped with a barrel having a hexagonal bore profile. The rifle created outperformed all competitors during the tests made in 1859 and enabling the queen Victoria to easily hit a target at 366 meters (400 yards) , during the first meeting of the British Rifle Association. Also used during the American Civil War, the rifle equipped the sharpshooters of the confederate army, hence the name " Whitworth Sharpshooters". This model features its hammer forged browned finish hexagonal barrel version, american walnut stock, with lock parts light colour case hardened finish.