Original British EIC P-1771 Brown Bess Flintlock Musket- 1770/80's Dated & Marked Lock Hand Select:No they are often mistaken for

they are often mistaken for Brens in period photographs

used throughout the war and issued to elite Italian units

these are the REAL thing

The Armstrong Company developed some advanced rifled breech loading guns in the 1850s

using top quality prewar craftsmanship

Original British EIC P-1771 Brown Bess Flintlock Musket- 1770/80's Dated & Marked Lock Hand Select:No they are often mistaken forOriginal Item (except where specified): It is no secret that included in the extraordinary cache of arms purchased from the Royal Nepalese Armory by IMA there were a limited quantity of original 18th Century British Brown Bess Flintlock Muskets. Regrettably, they were in a deplorable condition having arrived in Nepal via the East India Company sometime before 1820 and laid undisturbed, and not cared for, since the 1850's. These Brown Bess Muskets are