IMA 1853 Enfield

everragenepa · April 13, 2011, 04:46 AM

I am thinking about ordering on of IMA 1853 Enfields just to clean up as a wall hanger. I know they have no U.S. history but I think it would be a cool display pice. Anyone have any experance with IMA and/or their 1853 Enfields?

Hawg Haggen · April 13, 2011, 06:40 AM

For the price you cant beat it even if it's incomplete.

jtb1967 · April 13, 2011, 09:53 AM

For a wall hanger they'd be great. They could require a lot of work to get into shooting condition. IMA is great company to deal with.

radom · April 15, 2011, 09:08 PM

Not sure on the no US history thing as they where one of the most imported to the US rifles in the not so Civil War.

jtb1967 · April 19, 2011, 05:31 PM

If it were a British made model you could make that argument, but not with the ones made in Nepal. As far as I know, no Nepal made rifles were imported during the U.S. Civil war.

radom · April 22, 2011, 06:13 AM

I was under the idea that they were make in england guns.

everragenepa · April 22, 2011, 06:43 AM

Some of the many Henrys were but very few if any of the Enfields were. They were all made in Nepal under contract to supply the indigenous troops.

April 13, 2011, 04:46 AM	#1
everragenepa Junior member Join Date: January 28, 2011 Posts: 58	IMA 1853 Enfield I am thinking about ordering on of IMA 1853 Enfields just to clean up as a wall hanger. I know they have no U.S. history but I think it would be a cool display pice. Anyone have any experance with IMA and/or their 1853 Enfields?

April 13, 2011, 06:40 AM	#2
Hawg Haggen Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 10,225	For the price you cant beat it even if it's incomplete. __________________ http://blackpowdertimes.com/index.php

April 13, 2011, 09:53 AM	#3
jtb1967 Junior member Join Date: September 29, 2004 Location: WV Posts: 454	For a wall hanger they'd be great. They could require a lot of work to get into shooting condition. IMA is great company to deal with.

April 15, 2011, 09:08 PM	#4
radom Senior Member Join Date: January 21, 2000 Posts: 1,270	Not sure on the no US history thing as they where one of the most imported to the US rifles in the not so Civil War.

April 19, 2011, 05:31 PM	#5
jtb1967 Junior member Join Date: September 29, 2004 Location: WV Posts: 454	If it were a British made model you could make that argument, but not with the ones made in Nepal. As far as I know, no Nepal made rifles were imported during the U.S. Civil war.

April 22, 2011, 06:13 AM	#6
radom Senior Member Join Date: January 21, 2000 Posts: 1,270	I was under the idea that they were make in england guns.

April 22, 2011, 06:43 AM	#7
everragenepa Junior member Join Date: January 28, 2011 Posts: 58	Some of the many Henrys were but very few if any of the Enfields were. They were all made in Nepal under contract to supply the indigenous troops.