Brown Bess
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"Brown Bess" is a nickname of uncertain origin for the British Army's muzzle-loading smoothbore flintlock Land Pattern Musket and its derivatives. The musket design remained in use for over a hundred years with many incremental changes in its... Wikipedia
Action: flintlock/percussion lock (conversion)
Calibre: 75–.80 (19–20mm)
Cartridge: paper cartridge, buck and ball/roundball undersized (.69/17.5 mm) to reduce the effects of powder fouling
Designed: 1722
Effective firing range: : 100 yd (91 m) (point target); 300 yd (274 m) (area target);
Feed system: Muzzle-loaded
In service: British Army (1722–1867)