Original British Third Model Brown Bess Musket of the 40th Regiment of Foot- Circa 1798 Beretta 000 MkIII were placed on

000 MkIII were placed on the RSAF in 1879

thankfully it was stored indoors which means the tub

Barrel left facet is stamped 1824 (with a cancellation line through it from when it was later converted)

Christian Sharps served as technical advisor to the Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company

Original British Third Model Brown Bess Musket of the 40th Regiment of Foot- Circa 1798 Beretta 000 MkIII were placed onOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a very nice British third model Brown Bess musket dating from about 1798. Features a classic 39" barrel with a TOWER and CROWN over G. R marked lock plate. The walnut stock with a bannister rail has all brass furniture, and butt plate engraved: 40 A 20 indicating that this was issued to the 40th Regiment of Foot, the 2nd Somersetshire Regiment, A Company, man number 20. Raised in Nova Scotia in 1717 by General