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Pattern 1841 Carbine

The Pattern 1841 Royal Sappers & Miners, &/or Royal Artillery Carbine.

Pattern 1841 Royal Sappers & Miners, &/or Royal Artillery Carbine

Introducing a quite rare British longarm: The Pattern 1841 Royal Sappers & Miners, &/or Royal Artillery Carbine. This comes from the design of George Lovell and is the ultimate smoothbore. The 30 inch barrel is in the new Reduced Bore of .733, a reduction of .020 from the Regulation .753 of the Infantry Musket but intended to still use the same cartridge loaded with a ball of .685.

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