Original British Tower Marked 3rd Model Brown Bess Converted to Percussion Short Musket with Baker Bayonet Bar Holsters & Cases Two proclamations issued in 1870

Two proclamations issued in 1870 by the Daijō-kan

Remember at Ross and at Vinegar Hill

It is recorded that 230 of these scouts were killed and 716 wounded during the war

Shoulder: 18”

Lot of two Franco-Prussian War Period French Bayonets

Original British Tower Marked 3rd Model Brown Bess Converted to Percussion Short Musket with Baker Bayonet Bar Holsters & Cases Two proclamations issued in 1870Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice percussion converted example of a British Third Model Brown Bess, which looks to have had a very interesting history! Also known as the "India Pattern", this was the standard Musket of the line during 1815, the time of the Battle of Waterloo. The style of the stock and fittings would indicate production in the early 19th century, and it was then shortened by 9 inches to have a 30 inch . 75"