Original U.S. Civil War Era British Enfield P-1856 Tower "East India" Percussion Cavalry Carbine with Original Sling - dated 1856 One-of-a-Kind It is marked with serial

It is marked with serial number 79532 on the bottom of the grip and on the inside of the right grip scale

Martini–Henry variants were used throughout the British Empire for 47 years

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the legendary “City of Blades”

Original U.S. Civil War Era British Enfield P-1856 Tower "East India" Percussion Cavalry Carbine with Original Sling - dated 1856 One-of-a-Kind It is marked with serialOriginal Item: Only One Available. Just purchased at a military auction, this is a very interesting example of a British Pattern 1856 "East India Pattern" Cavalry Carbine, part of the famous P 1853 Enfield lineage of rifled muzzleloaders. As the name indicates, these were intended for cavalry use in the Indian subcontinent during the Victorian era, and were produced with a "captured" swivel ramrod with a large Palm plate tip, as well as a sling bar