The new standard musket that ushered in England’s organized ordnance control was first issued in 1730 as the “Long Land” pattern. It was the beginning of the famed “Brown Bess” series ...

The Land Pattern musket, known as the Brown Bess, was the British service arm from 1722 to 1838, when percussion muskets replaced it. It was .75 caliber and was used by both sides during the ...

Bob Ruegsegger/freelance British soldiers and their American counterparts referred to the Long Land Pattern British musket affectionately as “Brown Bess.” The nickname was accepted slang for a ...

Using ballistic gel, a slow-motion camera and a chronograph, experts investigate the true power of the British “Brown Bess” musket. Aired 04/09/2025 Problems with Closed Captions? Closed ...

The British Land Pattern Musket – more commonly known as “Brown Bess,” a nickname of unknown origin – was the most commonly used firearm in the American Revolution. British-made versions ...

The exhibit begins with the famous “exploded musket,” a reproduction Brown Bess disassembled as a three-dimensional schematic of the parts of a firearm. “I think our collection will give ...

The Brown Bess Flintlock Musket came in 3 sizes - Long Land pattern 1720 - 1760, Short land 1760 - 1790 and India Pattern 1790 - 1815. The barrel lengths were 46" 42" and 39" respectively.

James Mitchell of Freedom Documents Fun, Inc. in Jasper, Texas, said they stumbled across the East India Pattern Brown Bess musket by accident when they found it at a gun show one year ago.

"These grooves, or rifling, along with the longer barrel, made the guns much more accurate than the British Brown Bess musket," he said. The long rifle wasn't ever produced in large enough numbers ...

James Mitchell of Freedom Documents Fun, Inc. in Jasper, Texas, said they stumbled across the East India Pattern Brown Bess musket by accident when they found it at a gun show one year ago.