British M1810 India Pattern Flintlock “Brown Bess” Musket Antique


A Brown Bess India pattern flintlock musket with GR Tower lock

This Brown Bess musket is a "third model" otherwise known as an "India Pattern" musket made after the East India Company introduced improvements and they were later adopted for arms manufactured for the British military.


British Pattern 1809 Brown Bess Musket India Pattern Type III (AL4781)

Year of Manufacture: Circa 1796 Caliber: .75" Musket Ammunition Type: Lead Ball & Powder Overall Length: 55 inches Barrel Length: 39 inches Action: Flintlock Feed System: Muzzle-Loaded NOTE: International orders of antique firearms MUST be shipped using UPS WW Services (courier). USPS Priority Mail international will not accept these.


Antique British Brown Bess India Pattern Flintlock Musket Napoleon War

The India Pattern musket, nicknamed the Brown Bess, was the gun carried by most of our troops on that fateful day in June 1815. Mark Murray-Fletcher of the Royal Armouries traces its history. The simplicity of the 1793 India Pattern musket made it easy and cheap to produce. TAGS: military waterloo


India Pattern Brown Bess Musket. SN 8768 West Street Antiques

India Pattern Musket. During the American Revolution, muskets, their attached bayonets, and cannons were the primary weapons supplied. The British Land Patterned muskets, nicknamed "Brown Bess", were introduced in 1722 and produced into the 1860s. Other weapons were available such as rifles and pistols, but muskets were preferred because.


British M1810 India Pattern Flintlock “Brown Bess” Musket Antique

3rd Model Brown Bess A.K.A. East India Pattern Click on photos for detailed information Tweet A full view of the piece, which features a 39" barrel. View from the left. These differ from the earlier Land Pattern muskets in that there is no tail on the sideplate. A view of the lock. The lock is marked with the King's Cypher.


British India Pattern (3rd Model) Brown Bess Musket Cowan's Auction

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Original English India Pattern Brown Bess Flintlock Musket Marked to

79 65 Corporal Oct 13, 2020 #1 After waiting for what seems like an eternity, my recently purchased Brown Bess has finally arrived. I believe it to be an 1810 india pattern Brown Bess. This is my first flintlock musket purchase so I have been doing as much research as I can and hopefully I haven't bought myself a dud.


India Pattern Type II Brown Bess Musket by J. Potts (AL4842)

The India Pattern form saw service from 1797 through 1854 and served as a standardized musket during that span. Barrel length was 39" with an overall length of 55.25" and a weight of 9.68lbs.. Cavalry Pattern (Brown Bess Carbine) - Shortened barrel issued to cavalry troops; service from 1796 to 1838; 26-inch barrel length; 42.5-inch overall.


Brown Bess India Pattern 140 cm

The India Pattern was 55 inches in length and had a 39-inch barrel. It was introduced in large numbers after 1793. A sea service variant featured simpler furniture and a 37-inch barrel. A Short Land New Pattern version was introduced in 1812 for light infantry featured a reinforced hammer. (Image source: WikiCommons)


Third Model India Pattern Brown Bess Musket Cowan's Auction House

Skip to the beginning of the images gallery. Product Description. Brown Bess Inert Flintlock Musket India Pattern. A good display piece or wall hanger, the Brown Bess has a 99cm steel barrel, lock and ramrod, brass furniture and a hardwood stock. Overall Length 140cm. For UK sales of Inert Long Guns no licence is required. Additional Information.


Third Model India Pattern Brown Bess Musket Cowan's Auction House

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India Pattern Type II Brown Bess Musket by J. Potts (AL4842)

Born From Need For Small Arms The "Bess" Kipling blessed was the .75 caliber flintlock musket that faithfully served British infantrymen from the 1730s through the end of the Napoleonic era and beyond. The Brown Bess evolved from a need to standardize British service small arms.


Unique India Pattern Type 2 Brown Bess “New York” Marked (AL4828)

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Brown Bess India Pattern 140 cm

This is an India Pattern musket, nicknamed the "Brown Bess". This was the standard weapon for ordinary soldiers (other ranks) in the British infantry. About three million were made between 1793 and the end of 1815. It was the most common weapon that the British Army used in its 20 years of war against Revolutionary and Napoleonic France.


A British Military India Pattern Brown Bess Musket Snaphaunce

Soldiers hugged Brown Bess for over 100 years, since it was a reliable weapon and only had to be slightly modified over the decades. This is an exact reproduction of the India Pattern, a version that was first manufactured for the British East India Company and issued to standard infantry.


sold INDIA PATTERN BROWN BESS MUSKET sold ROA Antique Arms

"Brown Bess" is a nickname of uncertain origin for the British Army's muzzle-loading smoothbore flintlock Land Pattern Musket and its derivatives. The musket design remained in use for over a hundred years with many incremental changes in its design.

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