Original British Napoleonic P-1769 Short Land Pattern Brown Bess Flintlock Musket Marked to the 24th (The 2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot MP 40 and hunting

and hunting

the method used by Stonebridge to install the isinglass makes it nearly impossible to replace a window if damaged or missing

The maker’s markings are very faint but we can make out bgu 42

The wonderful black finished leather harness is stamped ESB 41 in the leather

Original British Napoleonic P-1769 Short Land Pattern Brown Bess Flintlock Musket Marked to the 24th (The 2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot MP 40 and huntingOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a stunning British "Short Land Pattern" Regimentally marked Brown Bess Flintock musket, featuring the 42" barrel first adopted by Dragoons 1740. In 1768 it became the standard infantry musket, and remained so until 1797, when the Third or "India Pattern" took over. This was the standard infantry Musket of the line from 1768 until 1805, when it was supplanted by the "India Pattern" with a shorter 39 inch barrel.