"British and French Cavalry Carbines" Topic

I know that at the time of the Crimean War the British Infantry were in the later stages of transitioning from percussion cap smoothbore muskets to rifle muskets. However I can't find anything about what the standard British Cavalry Carbine would be for the mid 1850s through 1870. I'm also interested in what pistols would have been used. I'm also having a difficult time finding specifics about the French Cavalry. Any help regarding these weapons, as well as what they replaced, is greatly appreciated.

By Balaclava, British officers bought their own pistols privately. The Dean Adams Model 1851 being popular as was the Navy Colt.
Both light ans heavy cavalry (British) used the muzzle-loaded Victoria Pattern carbine (as they were all come to be known. Heavy cavalry had the musket bore 26 inch barrel and a carbine bore 21 inch barrel issued to Light cavalry both being issued from 1842.
From 1866 they were replaced with the 45 Westley Richards 20 inch barrel breach loader but quickly replaced by the .577 Snider 21.5 inch barrel. From 1877 the Martini-Henry carbine was introduced in three calibres.

Crimean War – British Cavalry Firearms

1. b. Cavalry

1. b. i. Victoria Carbine of 1843. A 26 inch barrel in Lovell's improved .733 bore. The ramrod is of the linked or swivel type so that it could not be lost. The cartridge for this used the musket ball with 70 grains of powder.

1. b. ii. Lancers' Pattern Pistol of 1842. A 9 inch barrel in .753 musket bore. The cartridge for this used the musket ball with 70 grains of powder.

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Thank for the info. So Cavalry troopers would be carrying a mix of mainly single-shot muzzle loading pistols and a few revolvers, officers excluded? I'm assuming then that they rarely fought dismounted.