And todays mystery object?????

[Buccaneer]

I'm not sure where this one should go so if it's in the wrong place can you please move it Badger.
I found this item in an antique shop a few weeks ago and was fascinated by it. It appears to be a rifle case, I can't think what else it might be used for especilly as there appears to have been a stowage for a bayonet, it's now missing but the outline is still very promenant. The two buckles make me think it might have been strapped to a carridge of some description as I can't see how it would been attached to a saddle or similar.
The "Broard Arrow" over 43 would indicate a British acceptance mark but the writing underneath is Russian "Cyrillic" which is what really drew me to it, I have since found out that the writing is "Old Russian" used before 1912 and it reads "From England". If the 43 was the year of acceptance it must be 1843 which begs the question were we exporting rifles cases to Russia in 1843 or were we also sending arms as well and if so what would have gone into this case?
The shape of the bayonet blade is still very obvious, it appears to have been about 15 inches long double edged with a center groove, the rifle mount part of the bayonet would have stuck out of the bottom of the case which makes me think the case was mounted horizontally to allow the "rifle" to be removed from one end and the bayonet from the other, it would be great to know what actually went into this very well made piece of kit, any ideas????

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