Original British East India Company P-1771 Brown Bess Flintlock Parts Set- 1770s or 1780s Dated and Marked Lock Hand Select:No very difficult to know for

very difficult to know for sure

The knapsack (lower bag) had two straps to close its main flap and side straps to hold the lower arms of the horseshoe blanket roll (if rolled the long way)

As you might expect

Each Bandsman tunic is constructed of bright red Melton cloth complete with all buttons and badges

Original British East India Company P-1771 Brown Bess Flintlock Parts Set- 1770s or 1780s Dated and Marked Lock Hand Select:No very difficult to know 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 1850s. These Brown Bess Muskets are