Original British East India Company Brown Bess Short Musket by Henshaw with Grenade Cup and Letter- Ship Melville Castle U.S. Marines USMC The Model 1868 and Model

Original British East India Company Brown Bess Short Musket by Henshaw with Grenade Cup and Letter Ship Melville Castle U.S. Marines USMC The Model 1868 and Model The Model 1868 and Model 1870 Rifles both used the Model 1863 stock slightly modified and it is in very good plus condition with only minor dings and scratches and what appears to be its original oil finish Raised in 1847 the X11 Bengal Irregular Cavalry was one of Regiments that rebelled against British Rule in the 1857 59 Indian Mutiny (Sepoy Rebellion) and many troopers fled to Nepal to avoid execution by the vengeful British Government troops that subsequently took over India from the Honorable East India Company in 1859 thereby bringing India directly under British rule