Original British Napoleonic P-1796 Third Model Tower Brown Bess Flintlock Musket Marked to the 44th East Essex Regiment of Foot Original Machine Gun Part Sets tested and calibrated by a

tested and calibrated by a master watchmaker and is in good running condition

The left side of the frame has the Colt patent dates still mostly legible:

The leather sweatband stitching has rotted out in areas

The receiver top strap has almost all of the original "Niter bluing" present

a little more than 24 hours after arriving in country

Original British Napoleonic P-1796 Third Model Tower Brown Bess Flintlock Musket Marked to the 44th East Essex Regiment of Foot Original Machine Gun Part Sets tested and calibrated by aOriginal Item: Only One Available. Acquired recently from a private collection, this is a lovely third Pattern Brown Bess, with the 39" barrel adopted in 1796. Also known as the "India Pattern", it was the standard Musket of the line during 1815, the time of the Battle of Waterloo. This example also still retains the "bannister rail" butt stock, a feature that was basically done away with after 1807. The musket has a full 39" regulation length, . 75"