Original British Early P1730 Long Land Pattern Brown Bess Flintlock Musket by Vaughan Dated 1731 with Skirted Bottom Bayonet Category_Snider Rifle Parts deflating the first helium cell

deflating the first helium cell and puncturing the second

His final station was Vandenberg AFB

The blade still has some of the original blacked finish

as the locking pin on the gate is no longer engaged

measuring as large as 13" overall with 8 1/4" blades

Original British Early P1730 Long Land Pattern Brown Bess Flintlock Musket by Vaughan Dated 1731 with Skirted Bottom Bayonet Category_Snider Rifle Parts deflating the first helium cellOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is one of the scarcest early "Long Land Pattern" Brown Bess 46" barrel muskets to come "out of the attic" in years! And it even comes with the correct early pattern "Skirted Bottom" socket bayonet! Often called the P1730 (Pattern 1730) Brown Bess Musket, this was the very first pattern of Brown Bess, initially known as the "King's Pattern" musket. There are fewer than 20 known surviving examples in existence today,