Original British EIC Company Musket by Manton and Company London French Flags • Dome stamp (under the

• Dome stamp (under the paint)

Kenneth Eugene Fullen

large numbers of which could be built in a very short space of time and for a low cost

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Original British EIC Company Musket by Manton and Company London French Flags • Dome stamp (under theOriginal Item: Only One Available. In the early 1830s the British East India Company started looking for a Percussion Musket to replace the Brown Bess. Many gun makers were approached but Manton of London played a considerable part in the development of what later became known as "The Company Musket". There is a reference in David Harding's wonderful book "SMALL ARMS OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY 1600 1856" Volume 2 page 572 referring to musket supply