Original British East India Company Third Model Brown Bess with TOWER Crown GR Lock- Circa 1795 British Helmets N288s-27405

N288s-27405

In SHAEF reserve

It is missing the extractor from the bolt head but this in no way detracts from the display appearance

The 1st Battalion landed at Saint-Nazaire as part of the 16th Brigade in 6th Division in September 1914 for service on the Western Front

They have been inspected to make sure all integral parts are present but the function is unknown due to rust and storage seizure

Original British East India Company Third Model Brown Bess with TOWER Crown GR Lock- Circa 1795 British Helmets N288s-27405Original Item: Only One Available. One of the first third model Brown Bess muskets to be made actually incorporating the acorn adorned 2nd model trigger guard indicating manufacture in the early 1790s. This fine example has the correct 39 inch barrel (with what appear to be Sikh proof marks), square tang, brass furniture and flintlock mechanism marked TOWER with Crown G. R. The most notable feature is the distinctive bannister rail stock comb that was