Original British East India Company Percussion Musket Cut-down to Carbine by Manton & Co. London - c. 1840 19th Century in a very interesting way

in a very interesting way

massive oak furniture

especially if it was issued to the U

though they are somewhat bent

the well-known Q knives

Original British East India Company Percussion Musket Cut-down to Carbine by Manton & Co. London - c. 1840 19th Century in a very interesting wayOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Well this is definitely quite interesting! Here we have a very nice East India Company Percussion carbine, which began its life as a full length musket. It was cut down to "Saddle Carbine" length, and now features a smooth bore 2 1 2 inch barrel, and is 36" in overall length. As there is no longer any bayonet catch, it is unfortunately not possible to tell what model of EIC musket it started life as. This example, unlike