- Title:
- Long land pattern musket or ‘Brown Bess’, 46 inch barrel, 1727 pattern
- Object name(s):
- musket, flintlock, Long land pattern 1727
- Brief description:
- Long land pattern musket or ‘Brown Bess’, 46 inch barrel, 1727 pattern. This was the first standardised musket produced for the British Army. It remained in use, with slight changes, until 1797. It had an effective range of around 80 metres but was unreliable in wet or windy conditions.
- Collection:
- National Army Museum
- Associated concept:
- Firearms
- Current location:
- National Army Museum, Soldier Gallery
- Object name:
- musket, flintlock, Long land pattern 1727
- Object number:
- NAM. 1990-02-55-1
- Right type:
- National Army Museum Copyright
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Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
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