Gurkha Model 1837 Brunswick Percussion .66” Calibre 2 Groove Rifle and Sword Bayonet. Sn - 21490 Gurkha Model 1837 Brunswick Percussion .66” Calibre 2 Groove Rifle and Sword Bayonet. Sn - 21490 Single Shot .65 Rifles

This is an original Gurkha model 1837 Brunswick percussion .66” 2 groove rifle complete with its original brass hilted sword bayonet and is part of the horde discovered in the old Palace of Lagan Silekhana in Katmandu, Nepal. This rifle and bayonet are in excellent condition with good wood and metal work, being manufactured at the state arsenal in Nepal. The gun has a steel back action lock plate with brass trigger guard, butt plate with a finger rest, fore end cap and barrel wedge plates. The musket is fitted with a 2 leaf rear sight, one of which is hinged and foresight together with its original mushroom head steel ram rod and 2 iron sling swivels. The musket measures 46 ½ inches in length with a 30 ¼ inch barrel where the 2 groove bore is clean with staining consistent with use. The trigger guard, inside the patch box and rear of the bayonet bar are engraved in Nepalese script as to the regimental issue. The musket’s cocking and firing action works crisply. The muzzle is fitted with a steel bayonet bar and is complete with its original brass hilted Nepalese model 1838 sword bayonet. The single edge blade has a short back edge and measures 67cm long with a 55cm blade. See pages 30 – 32 & 123 - 128 including the plates in Guns of the Gurkhas, (The lost arsenal: pistols, rifles and machine guns of the Royal Nepalese Army, 1816 – 1945) by John Walter. As an antique musket, no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21490