Original British Victorian Tower-Marked Rifled Saddle Ring Cavalry Percussion Carbine for the U.S. Civil War Export Market - dated 1862 MG 42 Mounts This particular example was manufactured

This particular example was manufactured by the PAL Cutlery Company and is clearly marked on the blades ricasso: RH (PAL) -35 / MADE IN USA on one side and U

"I am proud to decorate the flag of a regiment which has shown such fortitude and courage

partially decorated is attached to a wooden leather thong bound grip with copper mounts

Ralph Williams - Miles

Original British Victorian Tower-Marked Rifled Saddle Ring Cavalry Percussion Carbine for the U.S. Civil War Export Market - dated 1862 MG 42 Mounts This particular example was manufacturedOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is the first one of these we've ever seen, and it did not originate FROM NEPAL or INDIA. This carbine was almost certainly sold by the Birmingham Gun makers guild AGAINST British Government policy. The lock is marked 1862 TOWER, and there is a CROWN on the lock plate tail, however no V. R., indicating it was not a weapon for the British military, and instead was for private purchase or the booming export market. The