Original Sikh Marked British P-1853 Enfield Style Short Percussion Rifled Musket with Sling German Field Equipment he encountered a superior French

he encountered a superior French force of two razees

less than a month later

The musket shows evidence of an ancient break or crack at the wrist beautifully mended probably early in it's active life

with a lot of staining and dirt

The original construction was made of "gold-finished bronze" for the eagle and "oxidized silver plate" for the laurel leaves

Original Sikh Marked British P-1853 Enfield Style Short Percussion Rifled Musket with Sling German Field Equipment he encountered a superior FrenchOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Pattern 1853 Percussion ENFIELD rifle was the finest rifle of its day. It ended up all over the World. All over the British Empire and greatly imported into North America for use on both sides in the U. S. War between the States. Massive quantities were shipped into India, and it was due to the paper cartridges that were supplied with the muzzle loaders that triggered the 1857 Indian Mutiny or Sepoy Rebellion.