Original British Napoleonic Tower P-1800 Baker Flintlock Rifled Saddle Ring Cavalry Carbine - dated 1805 Rear Sight Assembly The original rounded serpentine side

The original rounded serpentine side plate is in place

as the 4th Machine Gun Battalion was an independent unit under the 2nd Division

The interior is missing the chin strap and entire liner

The front is marked in original period paint:

Wardell brought the gun to the attention of Director-General of Munitions Essington Lewis

Original British Napoleonic Tower P-1800 Baker Flintlock Rifled Saddle Ring Cavalry Carbine - dated 1805 Rear Sight Assembly The original rounded serpentine sideOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic find! Dated 1805, this is one of the only examples of a Baker P 1800 Flintlock Rifled Cavalry Carbine that we have ever seen! These are exceedingly rare, and the design influenced all of the British Saddle Ring cavalry carbines that were to come after it. Ezekiel Baker, born 1753, became an accredited supplier to the Board of Ordnance in 1794. One of England's great firearms innovators, he was