If you had the chance to sit down with the folks at Pedersoli and tell them what to change to make their Bess closer to an original, what would you have them do?
The Brown Bess was the musket used by the English troops during the Empire extension and consolidation in India and America.... smooth bore barrel is made of steel, satin finish, the walnut stock is oil finish .
If you had the chance to sit down with the folks at Pedersoli and tell them what to change to make their Bess closer to an original, what would you have them do?
If you had the chance to sit down with the folks at Pedersoli and tell them what to change to make their Bess closer to an original, what would you have them do?
Increase the barrel length to 46" and bore size to .78 caliber, also go to a wooden ramrod...
And .78???!!! Never happened.
Further upgrades appeared in this third and last of the official Long Land patterns with their 46" barrels. Conversion of existing muskets from wooden to steep button-headed ramrods began in 1748 and became a standard component of this new issue. Accompanying that change was the substitution of a longer 4" upper pipe having a flared mouth while all rammer pipe diameters were reduced for the thinner metal rod. The curved banana lock, in turn, was now straight and mounted a shorter frizzen spring, which no longer covered the end of the forward lock screw. Its stock and all carving were also thinner, and a new cast brass fore-end cap was finally adopted as standard. This design was the principal arm for most British regiments during the early years of the War for Independence.
Length: 61 7/8"
Barrel: 46", .78 cal.
Lock: 7" x 1 1/4"
Trigger Guard: 11 1/4"
Butt Tang: 5 3/4"
Side Plate: 6 1/8"
Furniture: Brass
Weight: 10.5 lbs
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