Two Arab ex-Enfield Pattern 1853 guns - Ethnographic Arms & Armour

12th August 2012, 04:57 PM

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rickystl

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Originally Posted by adrian

Hi Rick yes the British made the Pattern 1858 & then the Pattern 1859 as smoothbore Enfield "Rifles" for service in India. They decided, after the Mutiny, to always keep the arms of their Indian troops one generation behind those arms of the regular army.
Adrian

Hi Adrian. I thought I read something about this. Thanks!!

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