Original British Victorian P-1856 Tower "East India" Percussion Cavalry Carbine with Bombay Arsenal Markings - dated 1857 MP 44 Just as we stepped outside

Just as we stepped outside our apartment an aerial bomb exploded nearby

On the top in the center is the Family Crest of ADMIRAL SAMUEL HOOD R

in a much larger design

This is a wonderful example of a Chinese 38th Corps flag and it comes more than ready for further research and display

on March 11

Original British Victorian P-1856 Tower "East India" Percussion Cavalry Carbine with Bombay Arsenal Markings - dated 1857 MP 44 Just as we stepped outsideOriginal Item: Only One Available. Just purchased at a local military show, this is a very interesting example of a British Pattern 1856 "East India Pattern" Cavalry Carbine, part of the famous P 1853 Enfield lineage of rifled muzzleloaders. As the name indicates, these were intended for cavalry use in the Indian subcontinent during the Victorian era, and were produced with a "captured" swivel ramrod with a large Palm plate tip, as well as a sling bar