Original British East India Company P-1771 Brown Bess Flintlock Parts Set- 1770s or 1780s Dated and Marked Lock British Uniform Next to the letters was

Next to the letters was stamped the metric shell size of the helmet

though the pouch and flap were lengthened slightly in late 1964

powerful Martini-Henry action

The brush handle appears to be black hard rubber or Bakelite and is marked RUBBERSET

Original British East India Company P-1771 Brown Bess Flintlock Parts Set- 1770s or 1780s Dated and Marked Lock British Uniform Next to the letters wasOriginal Item (except where specified): It is no secret that included in the extraordinary cache of arms purchased from the Royal Nepalese Armory by IMA there were a limited quantity of original 18th Century British Brown Bess Flintlock Muskets. Regrettably, they were in a deplorable condition having arrived in Nepal via the East India Company sometime before 1820 and laid undisturbed, and not cared for, since the 1850s. These Brown Bess Muskets are