The Brown Bess patterns employed in the Revolutionary War ... inch-barreled musket privately produced in England for the East India Co. Army in India. It did not officially reach America during ...

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.

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 ...