Original Rare British P-1770 Sergeant of Grenadiers Brown Bess Flintlock Carbine with 39” .75 Bore Barrel MG 34 Reciever Assembly The felt on the top

The felt on the top of the visor looks to possibly be worn

being almost 80 years old

In 1953 he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member and became a full Academician in 1955

Size 46 is almost unheard of in a WWII jacket

Roller 2 inches by 6 yards

Original Rare British P-1770 Sergeant of Grenadiers Brown Bess Flintlock Carbine with 39” .75 Bore Barrel MG 34 Reciever Assembly The felt on the topOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This musket dates from the Rre Revolutionary War era, when Infantry Muskets had 42" or even 46" barrels. The name or label "CARBINE" in those days referred to the BORE of the barrel. A Musket fitted . 65" Bore, the size of an Officer's Flintlock pistol, became known as a Carbine. 'Carbine" also became the description of a "Short Barreled' Musket or Rifle, which is pretty much the way we use it today. This Carbine or short