Original Brown Bess Type Musket Flash Hole Pick Martini-Henry Rifle It could be loaded in

It could be loaded in any position and fired easily and quickly

the existing swivel was moved from the bottom of the grip to the left side

The helmets used typical civilian style liner systems and chinstraps

a State under British "influence" since 1816

a magazine gauge device and a magazine repair tool were issued at battalion level

Original Brown Bess Type Musket Flash Hole Pick Martini-Henry Rifle It could be loaded inOriginal Item: Another incredible find! All troops armed with flint lock muskets and rifles had to have a flash hole pick to clear powder residue from the flash hole every several rounds to prevent misfires. This requirement continued into the percussion era, but the tool changed. In the percussion era, it was hinged to a combination tool of some kind, whereas in the flint era and earlier it was attached to a cord or a wire chain. The opposite end of