Original British Long Land Pattern Brown Bess Flintlock Musket by Smith- Dated 1746 British Field Gear PAT'D MARCH 6 1860

PAT'D MARCH 6 1860

and they are still in use today

the brigade was then transferred to the 3rd Infantry Division

this is fantastically hard to find

Later style holster is constructed of brown top-grain leather with heavy white stitching

Original British Long Land Pattern Brown Bess Flintlock Musket by Smith- Dated 1746 British Field Gear PAT'D MARCH 6 1860Original Item: Only One Available. A wonderful musket featuring a 45. 5 inch barrel, four brass ramrod pipes, and the most fabulous banana shaped flintlock mechanism with Crown over G. R. and across the lock tail it reads SMITH 1746 The side plate is raised, not flat and the musket has a brass butt plate with an unmarked escutcheon. The trigger guard is brass but the front portion comes to a point, meaning it does not have the traditional "acorn"