Original British East India Company Brown Bess Short Musket by Henshaw with Grenade Cup and Letter- Ship Melville Castle U.S. Marines USMC The Model 1868 and Model

The Model 1868 and Model 1870 Rifles both used the Model 1863 stock slightly modified and it is in very good plus condition with only minor dings and scratches and what appears to be its original oil finish

Raised in 1847 the X11 Bengal Irregular Cavalry was one of Regiments that rebelled against British Rule in the 1857/59 Indian Mutiny (Sepoy Rebellion) and many troopers fled to Nepal to avoid execution by the vengeful British Government troops that subsequently took over India from the Honorable East India Company in 1859 thereby bringing India directly under British rule

An absolutely prime MP 43 parts set with complete pistol grip and trigger assembly

Complete your set

The butt plates on the IMA stocks show the BSA information

Original British East India Company Brown Bess Short Musket by Henshaw with Grenade Cup and Letter- Ship Melville Castle U.S. Marines USMC The Model 1868 and ModelOriginal Item: Only One Available. Included with our purchase from the old palace of Lagan Silikhana in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2003 here is very interesting P 1771 EIC Brown Bess Musket that has had the original 39 inch barrel shortened to 26 inches for the express purpose of converting it to a "Grenade Discharging Gun". These types of muskets were typically used at sea to launch incendiary grenades to set fire to the sails of any hostile predators.