Original Item: Only Original Item: Only One Available. This was recovered from the ancient palace of Lagan Silikhana in Kathmandu, Nepal. It has been fully cleaned and restored to a very nice condition.
This is a Double saddle ring musket bore (.75) carbine with British proofed 26″ barrel fitted with swivel ramrod. All brass mounts and the correct Type “1” back action percussion lock bearing the
Rampant Lion EIC marking on the plate.
Fully described on Pages 1052-1053 of David Harding’s: “An Introduction to East India Company
Smallarms 1775-1851″ A wonderful very informative work if you have not read it.
An unusual early “Victoria Carbine” of 1841 completely cleaned and ready to display.