Hello Guys,
Been a while since I posted anything due to operational commitments during the Olympics.
I have been trying to catch up after missing all of the big fairs here.
I have aquired two guns I have been after for some time now The Brown Bess and Mauser M1871 (The single shot German Rifle of the Franco Prussian War) I have also managed to buy a couple of Repro guns from the Fil and TV world.
From the top
1 Brown Bess India Pattern Circa 1814 (Origional)
2 Brown Bess India Pattern Repro (excellent early copy used in the film The Battle Of Waterloo)
3 Baker Rifle Repro (Used in the Sharpe series) A real one costs around £7,000 this was £500 It will fill a gap for now
4 1853 Enfield 2 Band dated 1858
5 Snider 2 Band dated 1860
6 Mauser M1871 dated 1877
7 Martini Henry MkII dated 1877 (the first year was introduced) Used against British Soldiers in Afghanistan
8 Martini Henry MkII dated 1889 Nepalese Issue
I have sold some bits to obtain these , see if you can spot the difference with the Brown Besses!
The copy is superb and sparks really well.
I will post photos of each one in detail later.
Please feel free to make comment on any observations that will help my tie down an exact year for the Bess.
Regards
Jim
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