Original Revolutionary War British Short Land Pattern Tower Brown Bess Flintlock Musket Marked to the 5th Regiment of Foot with Socket Bayonet and Scabbard German Helmets & Hats The original plume and cockade

The original plume and cockade are both retained

The added element of risk associated with detached skirmishing in looser formations meant that officers of light infantry needed a more robust fighting sword

The Bacchante was to be their home for the next three years

Serial number 367959B denotes year of manufacture as 1891

Original Revolutionary War British Short Land Pattern Tower Brown Bess Flintlock Musket Marked to the 5th Regiment of Foot with Socket Bayonet and Scabbard German Helmets & Hats The original plume and cockadeOriginal Item: Only One Set Available. This is an original British Revolutionary War era Short Land Pattern Brown Bess flintlock musket assembled at the Tower Armory and faintly regimentally marked to the 5th Regiment of Foot. The 5th was sent to Boston in 1774 as tensions in the American colonies escalated and elements of the regiment were engaged at Lexington and Concord in April 1775 and at Bunker Hill that June. After the evacuation of Boston, the