P-1840 .75 East India Company Percussion Short Musket Hand Select:Yes Cuffs and Regimental buttons

Cuffs and Regimental buttons

It is sometimes referred as the "battle bowler"

EIC Heart and Manufacturer name (names vary)

but modern weapons are making hand to hand combat a thing of lost generations

P-1840 .75 East India Company Percussion Short Musket Hand Select:Yes Cuffs and Regimental buttonsOriginal Item: Commonly referred to as an Officer's "Fusil" 1,260 of these . 75cal 33" Barreled Short Muskets were ordered in London for the Madras Infantry on the 8th of February 1840. Intended for issue to Junior Officer's and specialized forces such as Pioneers and Sappers this model was produced with the old series side lock (action) which resembled having been converted from Flintlock and in 1842 was replaced by the more commonly encountered