Original British P-1847 Tower Marked 2nd Side Action Pattern Brunswick Rifle - Dated 1847 Belgian Militaria Model 1860 Staff and Field

Model 1860 Staff and Field Officer sword marker marked by WM Read & Sons Boston Mass

Also the sling swivel on the front has broken off

persuaded the British Government to form an RAF squadron composed of Americans

The rear housing is Waffenamt marked

Original British P-1847 Tower Marked 2nd Side Action Pattern Brunswick Rifle - Dated 1847 Belgian Militaria Model 1860 Staff and FieldOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased from a private collection in England, this is a very nice Tower Marked and British proofed 2nd Model Brunswick Percussion Rifle. These rifles were made for belted ball ammunition, 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