Original British P-1847 Tower Marked 2nd Side Action Pattern Brunswick Rifle – Dated 1849 Original Items

Original Item: Only One Available. Found in the Nepalese Cache purchase this is a Tower Marked and British proofed 2nd Model Brunswick Percussion Rifle for belted ball first introduced in 1843 (See “Small Arms of the East India Company 1600-1856” by David Harding, Volume 2 pages 182/183) by the East India Company. In 1847 the British Government adopted the same pattern. Once again private enterprise led the way for government modernization.

This is a very rare and desirable rifle, marked TOWER – 1849 with its side action lock bearing Queen Victoria’s cypher of Crown over V.R..

Rifle measures 46.5″ overall with a 30″ rifled barrel bearing British proof markings, though they are somewhat faded. There is also pit rust damage to the outside of the barrel. Features include a substantial flip-up two leaf back sight, all brass mounts, including large patch box and correct ramrod still in place.  The wood stock at one time had some worm infestation, but is now fully restored though a small wood portion, the size a pinky nail is broken away in the fore stock next to the left side of the back sight. Interestingly there are no visible Nepalese markings anywhere on the gun.

2nd Pattern side action lock Brunswick rifles (1847) are much rarer than the back action 1st Pattern of 1837. Hastily discontinued after the introduction of the .577 caliber rifle musket in 1853.

This is the only truly English made 2nd Pattern P-1847 Side Action Lock Brunswick rifle we found in the entire Nepalese cache!

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