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title: Brown Bess Musket
author: Missouri History Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18787/brown-bess-musket/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2024-04-09
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# Brown Bess Musket

_Authored by Missouri History Museum_

## Image File

[![Brown Bess Musket](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18787.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18787.jpg)

## Image Caption

A Short Land Pattern Musket, nicknamed 'Brown Bess', the standard weapon of an infantrymen in the British army during the 18th and early 19th centuries, c. 1773.

Missouri History Museum, St. Louis.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, M. H. (2024, April 09). Brown Bess Musket. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18787/brown-bess-musket/>
### Chicago
Museum, Missouri History. "Brown Bess Musket." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 09, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18787/brown-bess-musket/>.
### MLA
Museum, Missouri History. "Brown Bess Musket." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Apr 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18787/brown-bess-musket/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:British_Military_Short_Land_Pattern_Musket.jpg) by [**Missouri History Museum**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:British_Military_Short_Land_Pattern_Musket.jpg). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 09 April 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.