Original 18th Century British Octagonal Big Game Rifle Barrel by Bass of London Brown Bess He spent the next 40

He spent the next 40 years spearheading multiple Government Committees

If a maker had a registered mark

the quality of which is exceptional

The second almost identical was sold to a private collection and had Nepalese Battalion Markings and the E

Original 18th Century British Octagonal Big Game Rifle Barrel by Bass of London Brown Bess He spent the next 40Original Item: Only One Available. If only we had the rest of this one! Found in the old Palace of Lagan Silikanna Nepal in 2003, this is all that remains of a spectacular big game rifle of the 18th century. Octagonal sided measuring 32" in length and featuring a massive very heavily rifled 1" bore. The back sight still in place the back end of the barrel has a quality inlaid "touch mark" of "BASS, LONDON" who is recorded as working from 1770 to 1780