Original British EIC Windus Pattern Brown Bess Flintlock Musket by John Twigg with Bayonet - Dated 1779 U.S. Badges What makes this example great

What makes this example great is that it looks to have been signed by all of the members of the training unit

minus some tiny pieces of wood that fell off the butt stock

and I just remember it being nice and warm

While waiting a guy came up to me and asked if I had been in the CBI

Original British EIC Windus Pattern Brown Bess Flintlock Musket by John Twigg with Bayonet - Dated 1779 U.S. Badges What makes this example greatOriginal item: One of a Kind. This is absolutely original and authentic and also Extremely rare. This is a true India Pattern M 1771 Windus Brown Bess, ordered from the London Gun Maker, JOHN FOX TWIGG., complete with an EIC marked socket bayonet. It is dated on the rear of the lock plate 1779. Most East India Company Muskets are dated in the 1790's and the early 1800's, which alone makes this rare. The "Windus" E. I. C. pattern was introduced in 1771