Original British P-1847 Tower Marked 2nd Side Action Pattern Brunswick Rifle - Dated 1847 Martini-Henry Accessories All three liner retaining rivets

All three liner retaining rivets are all intact with most of their original paint

and the silver plating is worn in areas

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located in the City of Hermannstadt

Original British P-1847 Tower Marked 2nd Side Action Pattern Brunswick Rifle - Dated 1847 Martini-Henry Accessories All three liner retaining rivetsOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased from a private collection in England, this is a very nice Tower Marked and British proofed 2nd Model Brunswick Percussion Rifle. These rifles were made for belted ball ammunition, first introduced in 1843 (See Small Arms of the East India Company 1600 1856 by David Harding, Volume 2 pages 182 183) by the East India Company. In 1847 the British Government adopted the same pattern. Once again private