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Re: What do you mean by "Defarbed" 1853 Enfield

It short to defarb an enfield all the visible modern markings would be removed, ie "for black powder use only", manufacture's name and serial number. Other changes could be made such as replacing the lock plate with a more period correctly marked one and adding correct proof marks. There may be a few other changes that I have missed but these are examples of what is done. This would provide a more CW period looking enfield.

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