Original British East India Company Percussion Musket Cut-down to Carbine by Manton & Co. London - c. 1840 MG 34 Accessories heavily Nickel plated

heavily Nickel plated

as indicated on the compass card

The original chin strap is present

the 81st Engineer Combat Battalion was later awarded the Distinguished Unit Citation for gallantry

• a weapons company (compagnie d'engins)

Original British East India Company Percussion Musket Cut-down to Carbine by Manton & Co. London - c. 1840 MG 34 Accessories heavily Nickel platedOriginal 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