E. RICHARD BONHAM: COTSWOLD PROTOTYPES
BESS & MARTINI

Last modified: Saturday, January 6, 2001 6:20 PM

All images © E. Richard Bonham, 1999

 

 

"Brown Bess"

Material: German silver, brass and cold cast bronze
Size: musket 9-3/4"; bayonet 3-1/2"
Method of Production: fabrication and casting
Date of Creation: 1997
Note: This "Brown Bess" musket is a prototype and pattern piece created for Cotswold Collectibles, Inc. It will be used in conjunction with 12" historical figures.

 

 

"Rorke's Drift"

Material: brass, bronze and cold cast bronze
Size: rifle 8-3/8"; bayonet 3-1/2", helmet plate 1" H x 3/4"L; buckle 1/2" H x 3/4" L
Method of Production: fabrication and casting
Date of Creation: 1998
Note: This 1:6 scale Martini rifle, bayonet and accessories are prototypes and pattern pieces created for Cotswold Collectibles, Inc. They will be used in conjunction with 12" historical figures.

 

 

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