FIREARMS. ENGLAND. BROWN BESS INDIAN PATTERN flintlock rifle, walnut frame, brass fittings, round barrel with Birmingham proofmark and regulation "Broad arrow", round-bodied swan-neck lock and hammer marked "TOWER" with the imperial crown and the letters GR (Georges Rex), iron ramrod missing, L: 140 cm, barrel: 99.5 cm. Circa 1800-1810. ABE The stock bears the well-known French National Guard stamp "PLD" (for right), attesting to use in France. Sticker from the 2002 French Shooting Championships in Bordeaux.