Issued to the Bengal Light Cavalry and Bengal Mounted Police following the 1857-1859 Indian Uprising, reflecting a policy to keep native Indian units equipped with smoothbore arms inferior to those of British troops.
ENFIELD.650 PERCUSSION CAVALRY-CARBINE, dated for 1861 with 1867 rework marks, 21in. barrel with fixed sights, plain lock, walnut full-stock with brass furniture and iron saddle-bar, two barrel-bands and captive ramrod