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Brown Bess P1777 Cavalry Carbine
$4,995.00
The practice of shortening the length of cumbersome British flintlock muskets started in the late 18th Century to produce more easily handled arms with little loss of power. This was particularly common in North America during the Seven Years War where soldiers were moving through forests. Barrel length 26 ¼ inches, overall length 41 ½ inches. Only one ramrod pipe and ramrod is iron.. Bore is .75 inch. With cavalry rod and ring. Hammer cocks crisply and works on full cock, holds on half cock. Bore condition is poor.
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The practice of shortening the length of cumbersome British flintlock muskets started in the late 18th Century to produce more easily handled arms with little loss of power. This was particularly common in North America during the Seven Years War where soldiers were moving through forests. Barrel length 26 ¼ inches, overall length 41 ½ inches. Only one ramrod pipe and ramrod is iron.. Bore is .75 inch. With cavalry rod and ring. Hammer cocks crisply and works on full cock, holds on half cock. Bore condition is poor.
