Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - A kind os East India Brown bess with Elephant mark

Fernando K · 14th January 2013, 07:34 PM

Hello, Cerjak

The counter-plate fixed with a wood screw, was introduced in the model New Land, in 1802.
The arch with the word TOWER is inverted.
The crown is not well visible, same as the proof mark punctions. The crown has no Royal chypher (GR, in this case).

Here in Argentina there are copies of the Brown Bess, produced in Belgium, with the word TOWER, the actual cypher (GR) and even an imitation of the "Broad Arrow", indicating Royal property. I enclose a picture, in this case of percussion.

Affectionately. Fernando K

14th January 2013, 07:34 PM	#9
Fernando K Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 663	Hello, Cerjak The counter-plate fixed with a wood screw, was introduced in the model New Land, in 1802. The arch with the word TOWER is inverted. The crown is not well visible, same as the proof mark punctions. The crown has no Royal chypher (GR, in this case). Here in Argentina there are copies of the Brown Bess, produced in Belgium, with the word TOWER, the actual cypher (GR) and even an imitation of the "Broad Arrow", indicating Royal property. I enclose a picture, in this case of percussion. Affectionately. Fernando K Attached Images Last edited by fernando; 14th January 2013 at 10:12 PM.