Original British V.R. Marked Tower P-1853 Enfield 3rd Model Percussion Rifled Musket - dated 1859 Schwarzlose MG 1st Group was augmented by

1st Group was augmented by the 97th Civil Affairs Group

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The Revolver has hard rubber factory grips showing Leaping Horse and American Eagle

So let us suppose the shipment ended up in Culcutta and was available to the buying agents for a myriad of Indian States who although under British rule still operated their own armed forces

Original British V.R. Marked Tower P-1853 Enfield 3rd Model Percussion Rifled Musket - dated 1859 Schwarzlose MG 1st Group was augmented byOriginal Item: Only One Available. Offered here is a very nice example of the 3rd Model Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle Musket, with brass butt plate, trigger guard and nose cap. The three steel barrel bands are held on with screw pressure, as typical of the 3rd model, and bear British Proof marks. The lower band has however been replaced with a later "Baddeley" style band with a recessed securing screw. The lock is marked 1859 TOWER below the cap bolster,