Original Sikh Marked British P-1853 Enfield Style Short Percussion Rifled Musket with Sling German Field Equipment The original construction was made

The original construction was made of "gold-finished bronze" for the eagle and "oxidized silver plate" for the laurel leaves

The musket shows evidence of an ancient break or crack at the wrist beautifully mended probably early in it's active life

Medium size with composite outer shell

less than a month later

and folds up easily

Original Sikh Marked British P-1853 Enfield Style Short Percussion Rifled Musket with Sling German Field Equipment The original construction was madeOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Pattern 1853 Percussion ENFIELD rifle was the finest rifle of its day. It ended up all over the World. All over the British Empire and greatly imported into North America for use on both sides in the U. S. War between the States. Massive quantities were shipped into India, and it was due to the paper cartridges that were supplied with the muzzle loaders that triggered the 1857 Indian Mutiny or Sepoy Rebellion.