Original Nepalese Gurkha Brown Bess Flintlock Musket with Bayonet from the Officer's Mess at Tumu Kathmandu Russian Navy 7/8” high and is made

7/8” high and is made of #19 sheet brass

with vestiges on the ricasso and in the blade fuller as shown

The production of Steyr Mannlicher weapons continued in cooperation with Patronenfabrik Solothurn AG at Zuchwil in neutral Switzerland

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Original Nepalese Gurkha Brown Bess Flintlock Musket with Bayonet from the Officer's Mess at Tumu Kathmandu Russian Navy 7/8” high and is madeOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is undoubtedly the very best intact example of the Gurkha constructed Brown Bess Musket assembled at NAKKU outside Kathmandu. We imported large numbers of these that were recovered from the Palace of Lagan Silekhana, which functioned as the Royal Armory of Nepal. Unfortunately they were long neglected, and in unrestorable condition. However, this example was from the Arms display in the Officer's Mess at TUMU