Original British Made East India Company Model 1843 Percussion Dragoon Pistol with Barrel Markings Fusee Spring & Cover This is a massive “crusader”

This is a massive “crusader” style broadsword dating from the 1880s originating from the Mardi period in the Sudan where General Gordon was massacred at Khartoum in 1884

They streamed from their crowded barracks by the hundreds and were soon pressing at the confining barbed wire fence

Messkit is a rare variant with Aluminum Body and Tinned Iron Handle

It is offered in excellent condition and consists of the following pieces

Through production number 4550

Original British Made East India Company Model 1843 Percussion Dragoon Pistol with Barrel Markings Fusee Spring & Cover This is a massive “crusader”Original Item: Only one available. This is a standard British EIC Cavalry Pistol adopted in 1843 fitted with is known as the "new series side lock". This pistol replaced the Model of 1840 that had the "old series side lock" which appeared (but wasn't) to have been constructed from flintlock parts. This pattern 1843 became the principal handgun of the East India Company up until it was taken over by the British home Government in 1859. This originated