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* British Army soldiers in the television series ''[[Hawkeye]]'' (1994) | * British Army soldiers in the television series ''[[Hawkeye]]'' (1994) | ||
* British Army soldiers in ''[[Sharpe's Rifles]]'' (1993), et al. | * British Army soldiers in ''[[Sharpe's Rifles]]'' (1993), et al. | ||
* British mariners, soldiers and pirates in ''[[Blackbeard]]'' (2006) | |||
==Anime== | ==Anime== | ||
Revision as of 06:32, 21 June 2012
The Brown Bess (British Long Land Pattern) was a smooth-bore flintlock musket that was standard issue with the British Army throughout the 18th and early 19th centuries, including the French and Indian / 7 Years War, the American War of Independence and the Napoleonic Wars. For the purposes of this page, Brown Bess refers to any of the British Land Pattern Muskets of 1722-1883, which include the Long Land Pattern, Short Land Pattern, Sea Service Pattern, India Pattern, New Land Pattern and New Light Infantry Land Pattern Cavalry Carbine.
Specifications
- Weight: 10.5 pounds (4.8 kg)
- Length: 58.5 inches (1,490 mm)
- Barrel length: 42 inches (1,100 mm)
- Cartridge: 0.71 inches (18 mm) lead ball, undersized to reduce the effects of powder fouling.
- Caliber: 0.75 inches (19 mm)
- Action: Flintlock
- Rate of fire: User dependent; usually 3+ rounds a minute
- Muzzle velocity: Variable
- Effective range: Variable (50-100 yards)
- Feed system: Muzzle loaded
The Brown Bess Flintlock Musket has been used in the following:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blazing Saddles | Two Arabian Bad Guys | 1974 | ||
| The Last of the Mohicans | Russell Means | Chingachgook | 1992 | |
| The Last of the Mohicans | Eric Schweig | Uncas | 1992 | |
| The Last of the Mohicans | Wes Studi | Magua | 1992 | |
| The Last of the Mohicans | British and French infantry, Hurons and Mohicans | 1992 | ||
| The Patriot | British soldiers | 2000 | ||
| Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | British Marines | 2003 | ||
| Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Orlando Bloom | Will Turner | 2003 | |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Keira Knightley | Elizabeth Swann | 2003 | |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | British soldiers and pirates | 2003 | ||
| The Alamo (2004) | The Mexican Army | 2004 | ||
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | British soldiers | 2006 | ||
| Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | East India Trading Company soldiers | 2007 |
Television
- British Army soldiers in the television series Hawkeye (1994)
- British Army soldiers in Sharpe's Rifles (1993), et al.
- British mariners, soldiers and pirates in Blackbeard (2006)
Anime
- British soldiers in Le Chevalier D'Eon (Long Land Pattern version) (2006)