Original Gurkha East India Company Brown Bess Musket Socket Bayonet Hand Select:No 45 caliber bursts when operated

45 caliber bursts when operated on full automatic

5 inches (47 cm) long with a T handle

The cover has a number of pockets for pens and instruments and the board is covered with a perspex cover

met with less success when it was used in roles it had not been designed for

Just Found 5 excellent examples in our warehouse

Original Gurkha East India Company Brown Bess Musket Socket Bayonet Hand Select:No 45 caliber bursts when operatedOriginal Item. On the face of it these are EAST INDIA COMPANY Brown Bess Socket bayonets used between 1771 and 1803 complete with locking spring. However, we presume they were actually made in Nepal after 1816 after Nepal fell under the sphere of British influence. Acquired in our Kathmandu purchase of 2003 we only received a small quantity of these that have considerable Hindi Negari script on both blade and socket. Most interestingly there is a