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Jacob's Double Barrelled Rifle

Calibre:

·526"

(32 B)
Barrel length: 23¼"
Serial no.: 348
Date: 1861

Developed by Colonel John Jacob, this specimen is one of the rifles of the pattern used in India by the 1st Regt. Jacob’s Rifles, 2,000 of which were ordered from Swinburn & Son.. The unit was raised by Jacob himself and was later re-designated the 30th Regt. of Bombay Native Infantry. The 32 bore rifled barrels both carry four deep grooves, the projectiles employed having four corresponding ribs to provide a mechanical fit. The sighting system employs a 5⅛" leaf graduated from 300 to 2,000 yds, and three separate leaves for 100, 200 and 300 yds. Both locks are marked “swinburn & son patent 1861”.

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