Original British Napoleonic P-1769 Short Land Pattern Brown Bess Flintlock Musket Marked to the 24th (The 2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot German Military Maps Ellis was the oldest and

Ellis was the oldest and largest Prop House in California until its liquidation auctions in late 1999 and early 2000

This example features the standard 5" barrel

The jackets were supposed to protect against shell fragments and heat

65" smoothbore

with a handle that is nickel-plated over a non-magnetic alloy base

Original British Napoleonic P-1769 Short Land Pattern Brown Bess Flintlock Musket Marked to the 24th (The 2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot German Military Maps Ellis was the oldest andOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a stunning British "Short Land Pattern" Regimentally marked Brown Bess Flintock musket, featuring the 42" barrel first adopted by Dragoons 1740. In 1768 it became the standard infantry musket, and remained so until 1797, when the Third or "India Pattern" took over. This was the standard infantry Musket of the line from 1768 until 1805, when it was supplanted by the "India Pattern" with a shorter 39 inch barrel.