Original British Napoleonic Tower P-1800 Baker Flintlock Rifled Saddle Ring Cavalry Carbine - dated 1805 Rear Sight Assembly Wardell brought the gun to

Wardell brought the gun to the attention of Director-General of Munitions Essington Lewis

The finish has worn down to a peppered patina

is the motto “GOTT MIT UNS” (God [is] With Us)

The front is marked in original period paint:

Original British Napoleonic Tower P-1800 Baker Flintlock Rifled Saddle Ring Cavalry Carbine - dated 1805 Rear Sight Assembly Wardell brought the gun toOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic find! Dated 1805, this is one of the only examples of a Baker P 1800 Flintlock Rifled Cavalry Carbine that we have ever seen! These are exceedingly rare, and the design influenced all of the British Saddle Ring cavalry carbines that were to come after it. Ezekiel Baker, born 1753, became an accredited supplier to the Board of Ordnance in 1794. One of England's great firearms innovators, he was