Original Indian Percussion Trade Musket with Leather Wrappings in Attic Find Condition Restoration Materials There is a name painted

There is a name painted in white inside the rim

and untouched

as someone "personalized" the scabbard with some cuts right across the marking

This is definitely a souvenir taken back by some Finn or Swede

to ensure that reinforcements would be able to link up with them after only a few hours and they would not be isolated

Original Indian Percussion Trade Musket with Leather Wrappings in Attic Find Condition Restoration Materials There is a name paintedOriginal Item: Only One Available. Just purchased out of an old collection, this is definitely an interesting specimen. This is a percussion trade musket out of India, probably dating from the 1850s 1860s. These were intended for local use, often sold to tourists as collectors items later on. The construction is quite primitive, with the barrel held to the stock by what look to be leather or gut strips, tied and dried into place. It follows the basic