Original British 1796 3rd Model India Pattern Brown Bess Musket - Princeton Battlefield Museum Category_MG 34 Accessories hammer and barrel

hammer and barrel

despite the much vaunted benefits of breechloading

as due to the type of metal used to manufacture these they typically don’t stand up well to the elements

These were long gone from IMA more than 10 years ago after the original release from Portugal in the early 1990’s

Original British 1796 3rd Model India Pattern Brown Bess Musket - Princeton Battlefield Museum Category_MG 34 Accessories hammer and barrelOriginal Item: One of a kind. IMA has acquired a collection of authentic American Revolutionary War weapons which, for the past 20 years, have been on display at the Princeton Battlefield State Park Clarke House Museum located in Princeton, New Jersey. This musket was part of that renowned collection. In 1794 the British Ordnance Department sanctioned the use of muskets which in modem times has become known as the Third model or India pattern Brown