Original British East India Company P1842 Sappers & Miners Model E Short Musket with Sword Bayonet Antique Cartridge Firearms The first existed from about

The first existed from about 1775 to 1861

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

for maker Richard Abr

hand carved stock with crude sheet metal barrel bands

" are the initials of inspector Frank C

Original British East India Company P1842 Sappers & Miners Model E Short Musket with Sword Bayonet Antique Cartridge Firearms The first existed from aboutOriginal 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