FIREARMS. ENGLAND. BROWN BESS INDIAN PATTERN flintlock rifle, walnut frame, brass fittings, round barrel with tower (Tower then Birmingham) proof mark, round-bodied swan-neck lock and hammer signed "T. POTTS - LONDON", iron ramrod, old buffalo shoulder strap. L: 140 cm, barrel: 99 cm. Circa 1800-1810. ABE The stock bears the well known stamp of the French National Guard with the cockerel and "PLD" (property of the State), attesting to use in France under the July Monarchy.