Original British East India Company Windus Pattern Brown Bess Flintlock Officer's Fusil with Bayonet - c. 1808 Military Books & Documents supported by the 50th (Northumbrian)

supported by the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division

UK on 10-September-1942

as well as on the barrel's nipple cover

The plate displays the Royal Crown over regimental designation 72

Original British East India Company Windus Pattern Brown Bess Flintlock Officer's Fusil with Bayonet - c. 1808 Military Books & Documents supported by the 50th (Northumbrian)Original item: One of a Kind. From an old collection in England, this is a truly splendid example of the 1808 Second Model of the East India Company WINDUS Pattern Brown Bess. The "Windus" E. I. C. pattern was first introduced in 1771 with a revolutionary 39" barrel. The British E. I. C. retained a standing army much bigger than that of Great Britain and for years the E. I. C were way ahead on Arms development being a private entity. It was not until