Original British Third Model Brown Bess Musket of the 40th Regiment of Foot- Circa 1798 Ordnance The original purpose was to

The original purpose was to combat Tito’s partisans

Aachen was the first German city to be captured by the Allies

The French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars which followed ended with The Battle of Waterloo in 1815

1 Apr 1977

Note that ballistic protection was not part of the original design criteria

Original British Third Model Brown Bess Musket of the 40th Regiment of Foot- Circa 1798 Ordnance The original purpose was toOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a very nice British third model Brown Bess musket dating from about 1798. Features a classic 39" barrel with a TOWER and CROWN over G. R marked lock plate. The walnut stock with a bannister rail has all brass furniture, and butt plate engraved: 40 A 20 indicating that this was issued to the 40th Regiment of Foot, the 2nd Somersetshire Regiment, A Company, man number 20. Raised in Nova Scotia in 1717 by General