Original Gurkha Brown Bess Musket Socket Bayonet French & Indian War The butt plate tang is

The butt plate tang is marked B

10 Lander St

and we hid in there

like I said

Roche of Brooklyn

Original Gurkha Brown Bess Musket Socket Bayonet French & Indian War The butt plate tang isOriginal Item. This is a lovely Brown Bess Socket bayonet most likely used between 1771 and 1803 by the East India Trading Company and is complete with locking spring. The major problem with the earlier plug bayonets was that when attached they made it impossible to fire the musket, requiring soldiers to wait until the last possible moment before a melee to fix the bayonet. The defeat of forces loyal to William of Orange by Jacobite Highlanders at the