Originally Posted by
Jock Scot
Yes the Brown Bess musket has a bore of .75in. It fired a 1ounce ball up to an effective(not accurate) range of about 150 yards and served as the standard,in one form or another,musket for well over 100 years in the British army.It would have seen action early on in its life at Cullodon and was more or less obsolete by about 1850.
Here is a picture of my son Sinbad with a Brown Bess and a member of a Black Watch re-enactment group.
The gentleman gave us a very interesting talk about the kit that the Scottish regiments all carried. Based on the weight of Brown Bess, the heavy brass pistol, the ammunition for both, and the basket hilt sword the Scottish Regiments were very strong and hearty soldiers.
Cheers
Jamie
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