Original East India Company Brown Bess Flintlock Musket Converted to Model A Percussion Company Musket U.S. Equipment Originally this percussion cap pistol

Originally this percussion cap pistol was a Flintlock having been made in the early 19th Century

as well as the legs and the wreath enclosing the swas

In desperation

as well as the date 1940

Offered in almost unissued condition with extensive markings on paper label

Original East India Company Brown Bess Flintlock Musket Converted to Model A Percussion Company Musket U.S. Equipment Originally this percussion cap pistolOriginal Item: Only One Available. This, of course, came from our purchase of antique firearms in Nepal in 2003. This is an extremely rare variant, in that it is one of the very few Model A Company Muskets we recovered. The big push to convert flintlock muskets to percussion was really initiated by the East India Company in the early 1830s, the British followed suit in 1839, late as usual. These percussion muskets were known as company muskets and