British EIC P-1771 Brown Bess Flintlock Detached Lock- Nepalese Ghurka Marked Antique Percussion Firearms Some show Rifle Serial numbers

Some show Rifle Serial numbers on the frog stud

Original Item: Danish WW2 steel helmet complete with original post war liner and chin strap fitted with new made brass Parade Helmet Badge of Shield with three lions beneath the Royal Crown of King Christian X

Clearly these weapons were not manufactured by Sharps and clearly some of the parts were made in Nepal

These were found in Germany about 12 years ago in an old furniture factory

A special Office of MI5 was established headed by the legendary Spy Master Christopher Layton-Hutton where "gadgets" for espionage and escape were developed

British EIC P-1771 Brown Bess Flintlock Detached Lock- Nepalese Ghurka Marked Antique Percussion Firearms Some show Rifle Serial numbersOriginal Item: These are all untouched un cleaned but complete "Windus Pattern" British manufactured Brown Bess Musket Locks first introduced by the British East India Company in 1771, which continued in production until 1818. Please see the fabulous book collection "Small Arms of the East India Company 1600 1856" by David Harding, Volume 2 page 28. This is exactly the same lock adopted by the British Board of Ordnance for the Third Model Brown Bess