Bengal Irregular Cavalry Carbine

A very unusual and interesting .65 percussion carbine, marked to the 12th Bengal Irregular Cavalry. This regiment gained infamy through their involvement in the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, and were subsequently disbanded following their involvement.
The barrel is 21 inches in length, with a total length of 37 inches. The barrel is of a twist consteuction, and is stamped "H&S" denoting manufacture by 'Hollis and Sheath'. 
The piece features a captive ramrod for loading on horseback. The back of the stock also features a 6-inch saddle bar with ring, for attaching to the cavalryman’s body sling.
The action works in both positions, with a good percussion nipple. Lock plates were usually scrubbed of regimental markings when sold or discontinued from service. The small number of these carbines still surviving suggest they were retained as momentous or prizes in the years following the mutiny.
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