A superb Brown Bess Musket with Bayonet

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A stunning condition East India Company Brown Bess Musket, circa.1800. The barrel is 38" inches in length with front and rear sights. The stampings JPR/EXR/2396 refer to Indian export regulations, and on the other side of the barrel it is marked L304 with the date stamp of 1800 stamped on the lock plate and brass but cap. The action has the distinctive swan neck with flint and leather grip. The beautiful Walnut stock is inscribed with "7", "T.1" and a heart. The bayonet is EIC heart mark.

The standard musket issued to the British soldier throughout the late 18th and early 19th centuries was this model,  the India Pattern model, made in two variants and used against both Revolutionary and Napoleonic France. The first model was introduced in 1793 and the updated version in 1810. These muskets were chambered in .729in to .76in. They were most famously used by the British at Battle of Waterloo in 1815. During this period The East India Company was hugely powerful and had strong trade ties with the British Government. They were persuaded to sell stocks of their Brown Bess muskets to the British. An agreement was reached and by the end of 1794 the company had delivered into government stores 29,920 muskets. These transactions continue throughout the duration of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. By 1815 the company had sold at least 142,970 small arms.

A superb example and still in great condition with a full working action.

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Product Code: A SH8

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