Original British East India Company P1842 Sappers & Miners Model E Short Musket with Sword Bayonet Antique Cartridge Firearms Issued to Air Crews

Issued to Air Crews

It is important to note that as there was no official specification to cover the knife

The company paid Spencer Repeating Rifle Co

" are the initials of inspector Frank C

and it has an Italian "Fascia" marking stamped on the reverse below the buckle

Original British East India Company P1842 Sappers & Miners Model E Short Musket with Sword Bayonet Antique Cartridge Firearms Issued to Air CrewsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an extremely scarce Sappers and Miners Short Musket of the British East India Company, measuring 49 inches in overall length. Introduced in 1842, it utilizes the traditional musket length Musket Percussion Lock bearing E. I. C. Rampant Lion Motif. The quality of the engraving definitely indicates British manufacture, and not local production. Fitted with a 33" barrel, this Musket has all brass mounts; butt