In the Civil War world, the India imported muskets generally do not have a great reputation. I did not witness this first hand, however, at Gettysburg this year, one of the lads from my Confederate unit had his barrel burst on an India made musket (to be fair, I do not know if it was a Veteran Arms version). Thank god he was in the rear rank and no injuries occurred (except to his shorts!!). There are 2-3 others in the unit that have India mfg'd muskets with no troubles at this time. A cursory examination of the burst barrel did not reveal any obstruction in the barrel but the metal appeared to have a porous appearance. Personally, I would not fire one live and would even be concerned of blank usage. For hanging on the wall, perfect. Just my 2 pennies worth, others mileage may vary.