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Reproduction India Pattern Flintlock Musket (Brown Bess)

Reproduction India Pattern Flintlock Musket (Brown Bess)

Description

The India pattern musket was the third generation of standard long-arm for British troops, following the Long and Short land patterns, having a shorter-still 39 inch barrel and metallic ramrod. Standard weapon of the British infantryman from 1797 through the Napoleonic wars

Marks and Stamps: (Lock plate) TOWER GR Crest

Specifications

Accession Number: 22 Period of Use: 1797-1854
Type: Black powder soothbore long-arm War Zones: Napoleonic Wars;
Country of Origin: UK Type Date: 1797
Manufacturer: Unknown Serial Number: none
Manufacture Date: Modern repro Calibre/Ammunition: 0.75"
Weight: 4000g Length Overall: 1400mm
Cyclic Rate: Single Shot Length Barrel: 990mm
Deactivation Certificate Number: Shotgun

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