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Old 12th August 2012, 04:57 PM   #17
rickystl
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Originally Posted by adrian
Hi Rick yes the British made the Pattern 1858 & then the Pattern 1859 as smoothbore Enfield "Rifles" for service in India. They decided, after the Mutiny, to always keep the arms of their Indian troops one generation behind those arms of the regular army.
Adrian
Hi Adrian. I thought I read something about this. Thanks!!
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