Original British Napoleonic Wars / War of 1812 Era India Pattern Brown Bess Bayonet by Osborn With Leather Scabbard Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns The curve of the blade

The curve of the blade

with lots of potential for research

manufactured by the Erfurt Imperial Arsenal in Thuringia

and the blade of this knife is in very good condition

about 730 officers and men left Point Natal for British India on the SS Ionian in October 1902

Original British Napoleonic Wars / War of 1812 Era India Pattern Brown Bess Bayonet by Osborn With Leather Scabbard Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns The curve of the bladeOriginal Item: Only One Available. Many variations and modifications of the standard pattern musket were created over its long history. The earliest version was the Long Land Pattern of 1722, 62 inches (1,575 mm) long (without bayonet), with a 46 inch (1,168 mm) barrel. It was later found that shortening the barrel did not detract from accuracy but made handling easier, giving rise to the Militia (or Marine) Pattern of 1756 and the Short Land Pattern