Original U.S. Civil War Era British Enfield P-1856 Tower "East India" Percussion Cavalry Carbine with Original Sling - dated 1856 Category_Snider Rifle Parts but it has a lovely

but it has a lovely patina

She would be assigned to the Women’s Naval Reserve

The third holster is a WWII era Brown Leather Holster for the Finnish L/35 Lahti Pistol

The 30 1/4 " blade is extensively etched with U

still bright with just a few spots of oxidation

Original U.S. Civil War Era British Enfield P-1856 Tower "East India" Percussion Cavalry Carbine with Original Sling - dated 1856 Category_Snider Rifle Parts but it has a lovelyOriginal Item: Only One Available. Just purchased at a military auction, this is a very interesting example of a British Pattern 1856 "East India Pattern" Cavalry Carbine, part of the famous P 1853 Enfield lineage of rifled muzzleloaders. As the name indicates, these were intended for cavalry use in the Indian subcontinent during the Victorian era, and were produced with a "captured" swivel ramrod with a large Palm plate tip, as well as a sling bar