P-1840 .75 East India Company Percussion Short Musket Hand Select:Yes 00 shipping has been added

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

These pieces represent the basic set issued to all British Infantrymen in WW2 and thereafter onto which can be added a host of other accessories such as wire cutter carrier

It is sometimes referred as the "battle bowler"

EIC Heart and Manufacturer name (names vary)

P-1840 .75 East India Company Percussion Short Musket Hand Select:Yes 00 shipping has been addedOriginal 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