The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
India Pattern (Brown Bess) flintlock musket. Lock marked Tower with a crown over GR. JR stamped on the butt. This weapon is complete with a flint and original ramrod.
This is an example of the most common musket used by the British Army in Australia during the colonial period.
Short Land Pattern flintlock (Brown Bess) musket. Lock marked Tower with 'crown' over GR. Swan neck cock. Number 55 stamped behind escutcheon plate on the stock wrist. Barrel marked WH. This type o
New Land Pattern musket (Brown Bess). Lock marked Tower 'crown' over GR. Tang proof mark crown over 4. Missing both sling swivels. Stock varnished. This is very late model Brown Bess musket made abo
Pattern 1839 smoothbore percussion musket. Lock marked crown over VR TOWER 1848. Stock (butt) marked arrow over BO (Board of Ordnance). Stock made by BOND and the weapon assembled by J Brown. Various
Pattern 1844 Yeomanry Carbine. Lock marked crown over VR over Tower 1844. Stock maker W Scott. Butt marked arrow over BO and 44 over 12 with the tang engraved F over 12. Barrel stamped Enfield 1844. T
Pattern 1842 percussion musket. Lock marked crown over VR over Tower 1847. Butt tang is engraved 40/H/14 and stock marked arrow over BO over 1854. The barrel has had the last 1 1/4 inches repaired alo
Sergeants Carbine Volunteer Pattern 1840. Lock marked John Wiggan 13. Barrel has a London proof mark and 13 stamped on the rear tang. It is fitted with front and rear post sights. Stock marked 13 one
