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Antique Item #C3593
Brown Bess Pattern 1809 Musket
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An India Pattern Type 2 1809 Brown Bess musket. This example was issued to a British unit. The right side of the butt shows a W D mark and most of a broad arrow mark. The lock is original and shows excellent plus markings. Ref - see page 153 of "The Brown Bess" by Goldstein and Mowbray. Overall excellent metal and wood. The unpolished brass shows a nice aged petina. A war of 1812 era musket in "out of the attic" condition. The rod is an original but shortened.