Original British East India Company Brown Bess Flintlock Musket by Wilson - dated 1779 and 1802 Brown Bess Musket Parts Lieutenant General in 1858 and

Lieutenant General in 1858 and Full General in 1865

The scabbard shell is straight throughout and has good original chocolate brown paint

trigger group

Very fain and barely legible is the maker's name and address

This myth stems from a US army training film portraying the M3 as more accurate than its counterparts

Original British East India Company Brown Bess Flintlock Musket by Wilson - dated 1779 and 1802 Brown Bess Musket Parts Lieutenant General in 1858 andOriginal Item: One of a Kind. "Brown Bess" is the most common nickname for the British Army's muzzle loading smoothbore Land Pattern Musket and its many derivatives. This musket was used in the era of the expansion of the British Empire and acquired symbolic importance at least as significant as its physical importance. It was in use for over a hundred years with many incremental changes in its design. These versions include the Long Land Pattern, the