The musket was known as a “Brown Bess,” and there is much conjecture as to how she came by her nickname. The walnut stock may be an explanation for the brown. Another explanation is the browning of ...

Years ago, on the Discovery Channel, The Mythbusters confirmed that if you bent a rifle’s barrel 90-degrees, instead of exploding and turning the tube into a bouquet of shredded metal, the ...

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.

The long rifle wasn't ever produced in large enough numbers to truly make a difference during the American Revolution, but its use by sharpshooters – such as members of Morgan's Riflemen at the ...