Tower 1839(?) carbine

[Anzac15]

Recently acquired this very nice Tower carbine. It was tagged as 'Tower carbine, model 1839, Crimean War'. It does look like a model 1839, but that bayonet catch is kind of throwing me. Is this an 1839 or later pattern?

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