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==Info== | ==Info== | ||
The Brown Bess 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. | The Brown Bess 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. | ||
==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 | |||
===Film=== | ===Film=== | ||
Revision as of 05:58, 18 October 2009
The Brown Bess Flintlock Musket has been used in the following films:
Info
The Brown Bess 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.
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
Film
- Soldiers in The Patriot (2000)
- Two Arabian Bad Guys in Blazing Saddles
- British soldiers and various characters in Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
- British Marines and various characters in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Television
Animation
- British Men in Pocahontas