NAPOLEONIC WARS ERA**C1800 British Militia Archer Marked Brown Bess .750” Musket Bore Flintlock Musket & Original John Gill Socket Bayonet. Sn 21639 Muzzleloader .750 Rifles

**NAPOLEONIC WARS ERA**C1800 British Militia Officer's Archer Marked Brown Bess .750” Musket Bore Flintlock Musket & Original John Gill Socket Bayonet. Sn 21639 21639

This is an original British Militia Officer's Brown Bess flintlock musket. It measures 54 ½” overall length with a 38 ½” round steel barrel. The barrel’s smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use. The barrel has English black powder proofs. The barrel has a block fore sight. It has its original lock plate which is crisply marked by the maker ‘Archer’ (there were many gunsmiths named Archer working in both London & the Provinces in the era). It has its original walnut stock which has just light bumps and bruises to be expected with age and service use. It has its original iron ramrod and brass furniture including butt plate, trigger guard with extended tang, fore end block and ram rod flutes. The cocking and firing mechanisms work crisply. The metal work has even patina throughout. The musket comes with an original Brown Bess pattern socket bayonet. The clean triangular blade is 16” in length and it measures 21” overall. The blade is marked by the maker John Gill (recorded working with his father Thomas Gill in London 1807 "Sword Cutler & Gunmaker", 83 St James’s Street, London. John Gill also recorded in Birmingham 1805-1817). The bayonet fits the Brown Bess. The price includes UK delivery. N.B As an antique musket no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21639

£1495