U.S. Revolutionary War British Brown Bess Flintlock Musket

Product Description: This one of kind stunning  original U.S. Revolutionary War British Short Land Pattern Dublin Castle Brown Bess Flintlock Musket Marked to the 69th Reg’t of Foot. This musket featuring the 42″ barrel first adopted by Dragoons 1740. In 1768 it became the standard infantry musket, and remained so until 1797, when the Third or “India Pattern” took over. This was the standard Musket of the line during the entire U.S. Revolutionary war, so there’s a good chance it was involved.

This example has a lovely walnut stock, which still retains the “bannister rail” butt stock, a feature that was basically done away with after 1807. The musket has a full 42″ regulation length, .75″ smoothbore iron barrel, which bears British Proof Marks, which are still mostly clear. They include the British CROWN / GR and CROWN / CROSSED SCEPTERS for manufacture in Birmingham, England. The stock is fitted with the correct FOUR ramrod pipes and correct all brass mounts.

The “two screw” lock plate is fully marked with CROWN / G.R. mid lock for King George III, with DUBLIN / CASTLE on the tail, for manufacture and assembly in Ireland. The lock surface has the correct curved profile of Pre-1777 manufacture, which later turned to be flattened. The lock has a swan neck cock, indicating pre-1808 construction. Action is strong and holds at half cock, firing correctly at full cock. The barrel marked on the top with Roman numerals 69 Reg, for issue to the 69th Regiment of Foot.

Historical Description: The 69th Regiment was formed by redesignating the 2nd Battalion of the 24th Regiment in 1758. That year it took part in the amphibious landings at St Malo and helped capture Belle Isle off the French coast in 1761. It also fought at Martinique in the West Indies in 1762.

During the American War of Independence(1775-83) it took part in the Battle of Saint Kitts (1782) and, while serving as marines, in the Battle of the Saintes (1782). The regiment was assigned South Lincolnshire as its county title in 1782.

The unit’s naval connection continued when detachments served as marines at the capture of Toulon in 1793 and the Glorious First of June in 1794. At the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797, men from the 69th were serving on board HMS ‘Captain’ and helped Commodore Horatio Nelson board and capture two Spanish ships. In recognition of this, the unit’s successor regiment was awarded the battle honour Cape St Vincent in 1891 and a naval crown in 1909.

Part of the regiment had deployed to St Domingo in the West Indies in 1796, but lost over 900 officers and men to disease and was pulled out in 1798. The following year, the re-strengthed 69th took part in the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland.

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