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Old 25th June 2014, 12:27 PM   #3
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Hello, What you appear to have is a relic from the Civil War. The tool is one made for the English Enfield 1853 percussion rifle. Many thousands of the rifles were shipped to the states , therefore a man was as likely to be issued an Enfield as he was a Springfield. But not with one of these tools, they were I believe only issued to sergeants. The story being that the troops were capable of shooting at the opposing side but not skilled enough to fix their weapons if they failed to function.
Thanks so much for putting me on the right track Tony PP.

Some of the attachments are easily recognizable Fernando K, like the “worm”, a “ball puller”, a touch hole cleaner, and a screwdriver. The tool can probably also be used as some type of special wrench.

After I've done a little research, I can post a photo with the parts marked.

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