Original Rare British P-1770 Sergeant of Grenadiers Brown Bess Flintlock Carbine with 39” .75 Bore Barrel MG 34 Reciever Assembly Size 46 is almost unheard

Size 46 is almost unheard of in a WWII jacket

The felt on the top of the visor looks to possibly be worn

The left butt is carved to provide a substantial cheek piece for the user

152 pages packed with information on the German Mauser Rifle variations of WWII

1934 the aviation school Hildesheim was set up in the eastern part of the barracks

Original Rare British P-1770 Sergeant of Grenadiers Brown Bess Flintlock Carbine with 39” .75 Bore Barrel MG 34 Reciever Assembly Size 46 is almost unheardOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This musket dates from the Rre Revolutionary War era, when Infantry Muskets had 42" or even 46" barrels. The name or label "CARBINE" in those days referred to the BORE of the barrel. A Musket fitted . 65" Bore, the size of an Officer's Flintlock pistol, became known as a Carbine. 'Carbine" also became the description of a "Short Barreled' Musket or Rifle, which is pretty much the way we use it today. This Carbine or short