Original Brown Bess Type Musket Flash Hole Pick Martini-Henry Rifle The M42 was mostly worn

The M42 was mostly worn by Paratroops assigned to Airborne units

the existing swivel was moved from the bottom of the grip to the left side

May require fitting and/or re-threading to attach correctly

It could be loaded in any position and fired easily and quickly

Original Brown Bess Type Musket Flash Hole Pick Martini-Henry Rifle The M42 was mostly wornOriginal Item: Another incredible find! All troops armed with flint lock muskets and rifles had to have a flash hole pick to clear powder residue from the flash hole every several rounds to prevent misfires. This requirement continued into the percussion era, but the tool changed. In the percussion era, it was hinged to a combination tool of some kind, whereas in the flint era and earlier it was attached to a cord or a wire chain. The opposite end of