P-1796/1839 East India Company Conversion Percussion Musket Hand Select:Yes most were the 1858 model

most were the 1858 model type and manufactured in Richmond Virginia

most show minimal wear but were never the less made surplus due to the "one helmet per head" policy of modern day government administrations

this bottle provided a substantial amount of oil or bore cleaner for maintenance of the Madsen Light Machine Gun (LMG)

so no two are identical

P-1796/1839 East India Company Conversion Percussion Musket Hand Select:Yes most were the 1858 modelOriginal Item: Original 3rd model India Pattern Brown Bess musket converted to percussion and reissued as the P 1839. Lock markings show the honorable East India Company rampant lion adopted in 1808. Complete with brass furniture and standard three ramrod pipes. Also included is the correct steel button head ramrod. This was the model that saw service throughout the Napoleonic Wars. This weapon was made extremely rare, because thousands were lost in