Original British Napoleonic Framed Corrected Proof of 1803 Battle of Laswari Etching - dated 1807 Headgear 470 of the Spencer military

470 of the Spencer military rifles were delivered to the US military between 1863 and 1865

It is recorded that the British Navy sacked the Military Stores in Copenhagen returning great quantities of powder

as these almost certainly saw service into the 1950s and beyond

The suspender was changed to a narrower width in 1875

Ten thousand were produced at Springfield Arsenal under contract

Original British Napoleonic Framed Corrected Proof of 1803 Battle of Laswari Etching - dated 1807 Headgear 470 of the Spencer militaryOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a fantastic original British corrected proof of an etching dated 1807 of an incident that occurred during the Battle of Laswari. This famous battle took place in 1803, and the etching depicts General Lord Gerard Lake, with his son Colonel Lake, at the point in the battle where the General had his horse shot from beneath him. This is stated in the proof itself under the etching. This Napoleonic wars battle took