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Brown Bess Revolutionary Wars Musket
Sovereign Antiques Of Nuneaton
for sale €4,271     $4,636
£3,650
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Brown Bess Revolutionary Wars Musket

18th century
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Awesome musket, this is the 39 inch barrel model of this most famous musket, used from the early part of the 18th century was used by both sides in the revolutionary wars in service with the British army from 1722 to 1867, this one showing its been through most wars, the action is working the locks stamped Tower the Crown is worn away as is the GR there is some of both still showing but hard to decipher, the barrels showing same with the stamps, full length of 143 cm width 11 cm at butt height of 12 cm, offering free UK delivery, reference DBSS. Tel: +44 7505 165 843 We accept online payments for all our items listed: Bank transfer cash on collection or if wishing over the phone using your debit or credit cards, also doing layby payments plan, or email giving your address details & contact number and we shall send you your items invoice to make payment with your card. Send your request to - john.strong2@gmail.com

Physical Dimensions
Height
143cm (56.30")
Width
12cm (4.72")
Depth
7cm (2.76")
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Sovereign Antiques Of Nuneaton has dated this Brown Bess Flintlock Musket to the 1750s.

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Awesome musket, this is the 39 inch barrel model of this most famous musket, used from the early part of the 18th century was used by both sides in the revolutionary wars in service with the British army from 1722 to 1867, this one showing its been through most wars, the action is working the locks stamped Tower the Crown is worn away as is the GR there is some of both still showing but hard to decipher, the barrels showing same with the stamps, full length of 143 cm width 11 cm at butt height of 12 cm, offering free UK delivery, reference DBSS. Tel: +44 7505 165 843 We accept online payments for all our items listed: Bank transfer cash on collection or if wishing over the phone using your debit or credit cards, also doing layby payments plan, or email giving your address details & contact number and we shall send you your items invoice to make payment with your card. Send your request to - john.strong2@gmail.com
Height
143cm (56.30")
Width
12cm (4.72")
Depth
7cm (2.76")
Date of Manufacture

Sovereign Antiques Of Nuneaton has dated this Brown Bess Flintlock Musket to the 1750s.

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SA1173574
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Archive I An 18th-century flintlock musket featuring a dark wooden stock, iron barrel, lock mechanism, and brass fittings.

Brown Bess Revolutionary Wars Musket

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An 18th-century flintlock musket featuring a dark wooden stock, iron barrel, lock mechanism, and brass fittings.
BROWN BESS REVOLUTIONARY WARS MUSKET
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An 18th-century flintlock musket featuring a dark wooden stock, iron barrel, lock mechanism, and brass fittings.
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The Brown Bess is an informal term for the British Armys standard muzzle-loading smoothbore flintlock musket, widely deployed throughout the 18th and early 19th centuries during major global conflicts.

Original flintlock muskets were typically constructed using a wooden full-length stock, frequently walnut, combined with a forged iron or steel barrel, a flint ignition lock mechanism, and brass or iron mountings.

Authentic period longarms generally feature crown proof stamps on the barrel, maker or royal cyphers engraved on the lock plate, correct era construction details, and visible surface oxidisation consistent with historical age.

Historic longarms are commonly displayed horizontally using wall brackets above chimney pieces, mounted inside dark-panelled studies, or placed on custom metal display stands within bookshelf alcoves.

Preservation requires storing the item in a stable, low-humidity environment, applying microcrystalline wax to both the timber stock and metalwork, and refraining from using abrasive polishes that remove original patina.
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