The British made flintlock, .71 caliber smooth bore design. British Short Land Pattern musket Brown Bess is the nickname of the British Short Land Pattern musket. It was the standard arm of the ...

DETROIT ARSENAL, Mich. -- In 1776 Gen. George Washington issued an order to select men for his personal guard called the Commander-in-Chief's Guard, arming them with Brown Bess muskets. Today the Army ...

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At the beginning of the American Revolution, long before there were weapons of mass destruction, American Patriots faced British soldiers with relatively simple agents of personal destruction. When ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — I recently visited Chesapeake to check out a piece of local history at the Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways Museum. "The artifact in question is known as a Brown Bess musket, ...

WILLIAMSBURG — Starting March 19, Colonial Williamsburg guests can get their hands on history in a new and exciting way — firing replicas of two 18th-century firearms. But the experience won’t come ...

The musket trade has begun at the Kerikeri Mission Station. Beautifully made non-firing replicas of the original ‘Brown Bess’ musket – which were traded between ship merchants in the Bay of Islands ...

During the American Revolution, battles could be won or lost depending upon the quality of soldiers? weapons. In early 1777, America's Northern Army lacked equipment and weapons necessary to face a ...

A different kind of firing range is opening at Colonial Williamsburg. The historic attraction is opening an educational musket range on Saturday. Visitors will learn from costumed interpreters about ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This British musket was produced in ...

Conservators at the Bureau of Archaeological Research’s Conservation Laboratory restored three muskets close to their original appearance. Florida Division of Historical Resources photo Two centuries ...

The musket trade has begun at the Kerikeri Mission Station. Beautifully made non-firing replicas of the original ‘Brown Bess’ musket – which were traded between ship merchants in the Bay of Islands ...