Original U.S. Civil War Era British Enfield P-1856 Tower "East India" Percussion Cavalry Carbine with Original Sling - dated 1856 Chinese Militaria Originally this percussion cap pistol

Originally this percussion cap pistol was a Flintlock having been made in the early 19th Century

It features a heavy ribbed cast steel hilt with split muzzle ring and a 9 3/4 inch fullered blade

There is a tiny bit of oxidation around the ventilation grommets as well

development of the DShK began in the Soviet Union in 1929 and the first design was finalised by Vasily Degtyaryov in 1931

leaving the casting extremely brittle

Original U.S. Civil War Era British Enfield P-1856 Tower "East India" Percussion Cavalry Carbine with Original Sling - dated 1856 Chinese Militaria Originally this percussion cap pistolOriginal 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