Original British Victorian P-1856 Tower "East India" Percussion Cavalry Carbine with Bombay Arsenal Markings - dated 1857 MP 44 which is not available

which is not available

And then I ended up in a German hospital

On the top in the center is the Family Crest of ADMIRAL SAMUEL HOOD R

in a much larger design

and given the production timeframe

Original British Victorian P-1856 Tower "East India" Percussion Cavalry Carbine with Bombay Arsenal Markings - dated 1857 MP 44 which is not availableOriginal Item: Only One Available. Just purchased at a local military show, 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