alleryWhich new rifle's cartridges became the immediate flashpoint of 1857?
ALee-Metford rifle
BPattern 1853 Enfield
CBrown Bess musket
DMartini-Henry rifle
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Pattern 1853 Enfield
1. The Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket was introduced into the Bengal Army with pre-greased paper cartridges.
2. The other rifles named were not the weapon at the centre of the affair.
3. So the Pattern 1853 Enfield is correct.
_Source: Wikipedia, Indian Rebellion of 1857, The Enfield rifle_
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