Original British East India Company 12th Irregular Cavalry Percussion Saddle Ring Carbine with Nickel Mounts Multi Nation Flags and then was deemed worn

and then was deemed worn or obsolete

is closer to a heavy ribbon than anything else and was reportedly a common used style by Confederate soldiers using captured Union canteens

and a quilted upper chest and throat protector extending eight inches below the chin

which was officially discontinued in 1807

an elephant bearing a cannon to the fore

Original British East India Company 12th Irregular Cavalry Percussion Saddle Ring Carbine with Nickel Mounts Multi Nation Flags and then was deemed wornOriginal Item: Only One Available. Featured on page 507 of David Harding's wonderful work SMALLARMS OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY, VOLUME 2, this model was ordered by the Commanding Officer, Captain W. C. Alexander in 1851 for the Irregular Bengal Cavalry. They were supplied by the London Gun maker GARDEN, 200, PICCADILLY, LONDON, which appears on the twist steel barrel, though the marking is VERY faint. The lock is still clearly marked with 12th BENGAL