British EIC P-1771 Brown Bess Flintlock Detached Lock- Nepalese Ghurka Marked Antique Percussion Firearms These were extremely scarce as

These were extremely scarce as the Snider Rifle only saw Front Line Service for 5-7 years

Clearly these weapons were not manufactured by Sharps and clearly some of the parts were made in Nepal

Some show Rifle Serial numbers on the frog stud

These rifles come directly from IMA’s extraordinary discovery of arms stored for generations in the old royal palace of Lagan Silikhana in Kathmandu

The cocking indicator rod acts as the pivot for the tumbler

British EIC P-1771 Brown Bess Flintlock Detached Lock- Nepalese Ghurka Marked Antique Percussion Firearms These were extremely scarce asOriginal Item: These are all untouched un cleaned but complete "Windus Pattern" British manufactured Brown Bess Musket Locks first introduced by the British East India Company in 1771, which continued in production until 1818. Please see the fabulous book collection "Small Arms of the East India Company 1600 1856" by David Harding, Volume 2 page 28. This is exactly the same lock adopted by the British Board of Ordnance for the Third Model Brown Bess