Original Gurkha Brown Bess Musket Socket Bayonet French & Indian War There are two impact holes

There are two impact holes and one exit hole which appears to have been made by a smaller caliber rifle round

Roche of Brooklyn

and we hid in there

Herrn Fred Soll

The butt plate tang is marked B

Original Gurkha Brown Bess Musket Socket Bayonet French & Indian War There are two impact holesOriginal Item. This is a lovely Brown Bess Socket bayonet most likely used between 1771 and 1803 by the East India Trading Company and is complete with locking spring. The major problem with the earlier plug bayonets was that when attached they made it impossible to fire the musket, requiring soldiers to wait until the last possible moment before a melee to fix the bayonet. The defeat of forces loyal to William of Orange by Jacobite Highlanders at the