I’m from Utah, and the only family that I had who fought in the Civil War is from my Mom’s side ( she’s not from here ) who fought for Tennessee on the Confederate Side. I would love to own a 1853 Endfield rifle.
These old guns are absolutely fascinating. The effort that must of gone into theirs manufacturing is astounding. None of the CNC tooling used now days.
I rebuild these particular muskets because of the quality of the interchangeable parts. Springfields are my favorite, however Savages and Parker Snow contracts. My professional opinion is that from a Armoury perspective the M1861 - M1865 are Massively better! I have sold over 10 Original Springfields and 3 1855 Enfields in 2023; the Quality of the Springfields is appreciated with the Value. Original Springfield parts always sell for more; except when confedrate markings or unit ID's are present.
Probably the biggest difference is not between the rifles but the soldiers these rifles were made for initially. In the American civil war the rifles were used virtually as muskets, with little effort going into training the troops on both sides to make the most of the weapons given them. The British soldier of the day was trained to accurately estimate distance etc so as to make best use of his rifle on the battlefield, trained troops could engage artillery well beyond canister range, killing or driving the gunners from their guns. Using the weapon as simply a more accurate musket, much as the French of the day did, led to such disasters as Picket's Charge. Trading in Britain was centralised and developed at the national school for musketry at Hyde while the US army did not have such as school until the early twentieth century.
The Enfields used during the civil war where NOT produced at the Royal small arms factory. The state owned factory only made guns for British use. The guns imported where made by a number of privately owned arms manufactures. Mostly by hand. (unlike the interchangeable parts found on the state owned Enfield's)
Fantastic Video, I recommend you look up 1855 Windsor American Enfield Type Rifled Muskets. They were produced in Vermont, I just sold mine and picked up a pair of M1861's . A relic 1862 Springfield and a 1863 Savage in need of a ramrod. I build both types however the Springfields are so much nicer! P.S. do you know of any Living History Groups in Louisiana, New Orleans?
Thanks for the recommendation, as for your question all the Living History Groups I know in Louisiana are based more in the north of the state, but I think the best way to find a unit is to just go to a Living History event near you and ask around. Thanks for commenting!
Unfortunately neither side in the civil war had an equivalent to the UK's Hythe School of musketry where using rifle-muskets to their full potential was actually taught. Only the Crimean War and Indian mutiny actually saw this technology used to it's full potential.
In this video I tried to compare the rifles as rifles, both with ups and downs, and not to be too concerned on who made them. You do make a good point, thanks for commenting.
I think you’re undoubtedly right as a yank. Just the bluing is a huge advantage in so many situations, especially if you have campaigning in India or Africa in mind. But it speaks to the much different circumstances they were built under. If the rifle lasted a year or two that’s all the Union was going to need it from it. Why waste time and money on bluing. Plus we did have Spencers and a 600,000 strong army fighting our other 200,000 man army. 😉
The CSA managed to get hold of one batch of machine made Enfield. So very good quality. But the rest they import and everything imported by the US where handmade Enfields. So on shop made part A, another shop part B and then so on. And then a shop put complete guns together. So the quality varied and the parts where not interchangeable. (unlike the British army enfields and the Springfield)
@@qounqerThe spencer rifle was not issued in any relevant number. And you numbers are a bit of. To quote the NPS "Troop Strength In July 1861, the two armies were nearly equal in strength with less than 200,000 soldiers on each side; however at the peak of troop strength in 1863, Union soldiers outnumbered Confederate soldiers by a ratio of 2 to 1. The size of Union forces in January 1863 totaled over 600,000. Two years later, that number had not changed dramatically for the Union Army but had dropped to about 200,000 for the Confederate Army."
@@thomasbaagaard 200,000 examples were manufactured in the United States by the Spencer Repeating Rifle Co. and Burnside Rifle Co. between 1860 and 1869. That’s nearly enough to arm the entire British army in 1861, with a strength of 220,000. The remaining 20,000 could be armed with 14,000 Henry rifles and some cavalry with a wide selection of revolvers.
I’m from Utah, and the only family that I had who fought in the Civil War is from my Mom’s side ( she’s not from here ) who fought for Tennessee on the Confederate Side. I would love to own a 1853 Endfield rifle.
Nice, the Enfield is definitely a cool firearm even if it is hard to find. Thanks for commenting!
Subscribed and you’re doing a good job explaining the history and why things happened.
Thanks a lot and much appreciated!
I shoot with the N-SSA and have a British made, Parker Hale , 2 band Enfield. Excellent piece Parker Hale hollow base minie and 50 grains 3f.
Nice, Sounds like fun. Thanks for commenting.
Nice job!! Very informative!!
Thanks, glad it was helpful!
These old guns are absolutely fascinating. The effort that must of gone into theirs manufacturing is astounding. None of the CNC tooling used now days.
Agreed, Thanks for commenting!
I rebuild these particular muskets because of the quality of the interchangeable parts. Springfields are my favorite, however Savages and Parker Snow contracts.
My professional opinion is that from a Armoury perspective the M1861 - M1865 are Massively better!
I have sold over 10 Original Springfields and 3 1855 Enfields in 2023; the Quality of the Springfields is appreciated with the Value.
Original Springfield parts always sell for more; except when confedrate markings or unit ID's are present.
Probably the biggest difference is not between the rifles but the soldiers these rifles were made for initially. In the American civil war the rifles were used virtually as muskets, with little effort going into training the troops on both sides to make the most of the weapons given them. The British soldier of the day was trained to accurately estimate distance etc so as to make best use of his rifle on the battlefield, trained troops could engage artillery well beyond canister range, killing or driving the gunners from their guns. Using the weapon as simply a more accurate musket, much as the French of the day did, led to such disasters as Picket's Charge.
Trading in Britain was centralised and developed at the national school for musketry at Hyde while the US army did not have such as school until the early twentieth century.
Nice information you have here, thanks for commenting.
The Enfields used during the civil war where NOT produced at the Royal small arms factory. The state owned factory only made guns for British use.
The guns imported where made by a number of privately owned arms manufactures. Mostly by hand.
(unlike the interchangeable parts found on the state owned Enfield's)
Nice information you have here, thanks for commenting.
You got a good channel kid. You got a good family too. Good on your whole bloodline
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Been watching you for a while man
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Fantastic Video, I recommend you look up 1855 Windsor American Enfield Type Rifled Muskets. They were produced in Vermont, I just sold mine and picked up a pair of M1861's . A relic 1862 Springfield and a 1863 Savage in need of a ramrod.
I build both types however the Springfields are so much nicer! P.S. do you know of any Living History Groups in Louisiana, New Orleans?
Thanks for the recommendation, as for your question all the Living History Groups I know in Louisiana are based more in the north of the state, but I think the best way to find a unit is to just go to a Living History event near you and ask around. Thanks for commenting!
Unfortunately neither side in the civil war had an equivalent to the UK's Hythe School of musketry where using rifle-muskets to their full potential was actually taught. Only the Crimean War and Indian mutiny actually saw this technology used to it's full potential.
Nice information you have here, thanks for commenting.
Kia Ora from NZ. Great presentation. You have 2 fine rifles there.
Really enjoyed your video.
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Well done I learned a lot the loop on the ramrod made sense for cleaning. how much did the Enfield weigh ?
Thanks, the Enfield was around 10 pounds but it did very.
Great Job! Your almost to the monetization subsriber amount!
Thanks, and yes I am almost there!
I have a question where did you get your cardrge box
I believe I got my cartridge box from C&C Sutlery where they have a good deal on one for $40. Thanks for asking.
What make are your reproductions respectively? I'd love to one day own a Parker Hale P53 here in the UK
The Springfield was mede by Armi Sport and the Enfield was made by Drams, I think. Thanks for asking.
good info thank you
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Wish I could like more than once, because this was an excellent video
Thanks a lot, glad you enjoyed it.
Here basically U don’t compare a union Rifle with a confederate Rifle instead U compare a American Rifle with a english Rifle. That’s the point.
In this video I tried to compare the rifles as rifles, both with ups and downs, and not to be too concerned on who made them. You do make a good point, thanks for commenting.
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Hey its me again But The dirty billy hats when I order the hat, should I order a a couple inches bigger or should I get my size
If I understand your question correctly, then I would just get your size of hat and see how it fits. Thanks for asking.
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You being a Yank and all that you'll probably favor the Springfield but I think the Enfield is just an overall nicer rifle.
You're not wrong, the Enfield is nicer in many ways and I would usually prefer it in a reenactment. Thanks for commenting.
I think you’re undoubtedly right as a yank. Just the bluing is a huge advantage in so many situations, especially if you have campaigning in India or Africa in mind. But it speaks to the much different circumstances they were built under. If the rifle lasted a year or two that’s all the Union was going to need it from it. Why waste time and money on bluing.
Plus we did have Spencers and a 600,000 strong army fighting our other 200,000 man army. 😉
The CSA managed to get hold of one batch of machine made Enfield. So very good quality.
But the rest they import and everything imported by the US where handmade Enfields. So on shop made part A, another shop part B and then so on. And then a shop put complete guns together. So the quality varied and the parts where not interchangeable. (unlike the British army enfields and the Springfield)
@@qounqerThe spencer rifle was not issued in any relevant number.
And you numbers are a bit of.
To quote the NPS
"Troop Strength
In July 1861, the two armies were nearly equal in strength with less than 200,000 soldiers on each side; however at the peak of troop strength in 1863, Union soldiers outnumbered Confederate soldiers by a ratio of 2 to 1. The size of Union forces in January 1863 totaled over 600,000. Two years later, that number had not changed dramatically for the Union Army but had dropped to about 200,000 for the Confederate Army."
@@thomasbaagaard 200,000 examples were manufactured in the United States by the Spencer Repeating Rifle Co. and Burnside Rifle Co. between 1860 and 1869. That’s nearly enough to arm the entire British army in 1861, with a strength of 220,000. The remaining 20,000 could be armed with 14,000 Henry rifles and some cavalry with a wide selection of revolvers.
I wish you to work with articulation, because it seems like you're a bit nervous, but overall keep it up great content
Thanks for the advice.
He’ll get better.
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