{"product_id":"bengal-cavalry-percussion-carbine-ref-9360","title":"Bengal Cavalry Percussion Carbine. Ref 9360","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: IT;\"\u003eA Rare Bengal Cavalry Percussion Carbine. \u003c\/span\u003e37\" overall, 21\" carbine bore barrel, blade foresight, H\u0026amp;S (Hollis \u0026amp; Sheath)] stamp at breech, engraved ‘Garden, 200, Piccadilly, London’\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #363535; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #363535; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;\"\u003eon top of the barrel\u003c\/span\u003e, plain tang. Rounded double border line engraved hammer with chequered spur \u0026amp; engraving, flat double border line engraved lock marked ‘\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #363535; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e12th Bengal Irregular Cavalry’. \u003c\/span\u003eFigured walnut grip with leather at the wrist. Regulation style German Silver mounts comprising butt plate, \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003escroll trigger guard \u0026amp; fore end cap, sling bar with \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ering, \u0026amp; swivel ramrod.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eCirca 1851\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e1847 EIC pattern carbine in good condition from the Nepal’s hoard of weapons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #363535; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eSee \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDavid Harding  ‘Smallarms of the East India Company’ Vol 2. page 507 \u0026amp; David Harding  ‘\u003cspan style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;\"\u003eIntroduction to East India Company Smallarms’ page 108.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #363535; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #363535; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThese uncommon carbines ordered by the Commanding Officer, Captain W. C. Alexander in 1851 for the Irregular Bengal Cavalry. They were supplied \u003cspan style=\"border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;\"\u003eby the London Gun maker \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eGarden, 200, Piccadilly, London.\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #363535; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #363535; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #363535; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThe 12\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Bengal Irregular Cavalry (formed in 1846, disbanded in 1857) were among those units than mutinied in 1857 later fleeing to Nepal only to be disarmed upon entry. By Treaty agreement with the British, the Nepalese were allowed to keep these seized arms but were required to hang the mutineers. In truth they were disarmed but the soldiers were permitted residence within Nepal thereafter explaining today's large Indian ethnic population there today alongside the traditional Gurkhas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #231f20; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; color: #231f20; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"West Street Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55657428877688,"sku":"9360","price":995.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0442\/7107\/5481\/files\/Cavalry-Percussion-Carbine-Antique-gun-for-sale-uk-9360a.jpg?v=1789060932","url":"https:\/\/antiquearmsandarmour.com\/products\/bengal-cavalry-percussion-carbine-ref-9360","provider":"West Street Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}