A carbine version of the English Brown Bess musket made from surplus guns bought from the English government in the early 1700's. The trade gun became a favorite amoung American Indians. This reproduction features a one-piece, American walnut fullstock with satin oil finish, 42" long with 2 1/2" drop and 14" trigger pull. Browned barrel is 30 1/2" long .75 caliber, tapered round 1.250" at breech to .900" at muzzle, smoothbore .750" diameter. Front sight is steel square type for bayonet lug. Brass furniture, serpent sideplate, browned engraved lockplate marked "GRICE 1762" at the tail and with a crown over "GR" under the pan. Single trigger. Steel ramrod threaded 10x32 male thread. Flintlock uses 1" flints. Load with 80 grains of FFg black powder and .735 patched roudn ball. Overall length 47" and total weight 7 1/2 lbs. Made by Pedersoli, Italy.
