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 ...

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 ...

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.

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In 1722 regiments were given an order to the effect that any new muskets should conform with the standard pattern, and from then till the 1830s various variants of what became known as Brown Bess ...

The revelation was made this week when the Florida Division of Historical Resources shared before and after photos of the British Brown Bess muskets. All three rifles are missing their wooden butt ...

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.