Original British Lovell's Pattern of 1842 Percussion Musket by Enfield - Dated 1845 British Militaria What however makes this blunderbuss

What however makes this blunderbuss so interesting is the brass butt plate that bears

Although many have opined over the years that one of the main reasons for the board's selection of Allin's design was its familiarity to the board's members (it looked very similar to the muzzle loading Model 1861)

The serial number indicates that it was built at Springfield in 1888

Today the Company is known as GIEVES & HAWKES and is still one of London's most renowned tailors

In addition conversions of older weapons to work with new technology resulted in many brilliant ideas

Original British Lovell's Pattern of 1842 Percussion Musket by Enfield - Dated 1845 British Militaria What however makes this blunderbussOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is something that we have only had a very few of over the years. The British Lovell's Pattern of 1842 was the last smoothbore musket adopted by British Forces, and would be superseded in 1853 by the "3 Band Enfield" Pattern of 1853. Almost all of our examples of British Percussion Muskets were East India Company issued out of Nepal. However this is a genuine British Military Issued musket. When Queen Victoria