This became the first standard flintlock musket to be issued to all French troops. While it is more correctly called a French infantry musket or a French pattern musket, these muskets later became known as "Charleville muskets", after the armory in Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes, France. [3]

The Springfield Model 1795 was a .69 caliber flintlock musket manufactured in the late 18th and early 19th centuries in the United States. The Model 1795 was the first musket to be produced in the United States by Eli Whitney at both the Springfield and Harpers Ferry U.S. armories.

The Long Land Pattern "Brown Bess" musket was the British infantryman's basic arm from about 1740 until the 1830s. From the seventeenth century to the early years of the eighteenth century, most nations did not specify standards for military firearms.

Oct 22, 2019 · 1. British Land Pattern Musket. First introduced in 1722 the British Land Pattern was a smoothbore, flint-lock, muzzle-loading musket. The Land Pattern and its derivatives would become the standard infantry weapon of the British Empire for over 100 years.

Apr 5, 2020 · The Long Land Service Musket, better known as the first model Brown Bess, was issued in 1722 as a riposte to the 1717 Pattern Charleville and had a similar length and weight. The Short Land Service Musket, the second model Brown Bess, was issued as a response to the 1766 Pattern Charleville and also had a comparable length and weight.

Mar 17, 2019 · Officially designated the Long Land Service Musket, history remembers it best by its nickname: the Brown Bess. The forerunner of the Brown Bess made its first large scale appearance at the Battle of Blenheim in 1704, though it wasn’t standardized until the 1730s.

Oct 24, 2013 · Normally, a musket was considered effective at less than 150 yards distance. The large lead round ball was lethal at much greater distances but the accuracy of the weapon, and the extremely poor ballistics of the round ball, meant that hitting a target beyond 150 yards required considerable luck.

Sep 27, 2020 · Versions include the Long Land Pattern, the Short Land Pattern, the India Pattern, the New Land Pattern Musket, and the Sea Service Musket. It remained in production for 140 years, making the Brown Bess’ production one of the …

The barrel is .69 caliber and is 51" long. This is the longest production musket ever! As long as it is, the stock is slender and graceful so it weighs in at only 8.8 lbs, which is less than an Italian Charleville.

Oct 1, 2014 · The Bess was three feet, eight inches long in the barrel and weighed approximately fourteen pounds. The interior of the barrel was .75 calibers and used a lead ball of .69 calibers. Black powder was the explosive material used which commonly fouled the …