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The Brown Bess was the musket used by the English troops during the Empire extension and consolidation in India and America. Veteran of the Seven Years War, it was used also by Wellington during the war in the Iberian Peninsula and at Waterloo. The infantry troops of almost the entire world used it, from the European Nations allied with the English to the Mexican troops, who used it until the last battle with United States on the 13th of September 1847 at Chapultepec. Our reproduction has a lock with the signature of the gunsmith William Grice and the date 1762, the crown and the alphabetical letters GR (Georgius Rex). The smooth bore barrel is made of steel, satin finish, the walnut stock is oil finish. Available are the bayonet and the scabbard.

S.260  Brown Bess

Caliber	Grooves	Twist		Barrel Length		Overall Length		Weight		Our bullet code	Our bullet mould
		mm	inches	mm	inches	mm	inches	kg	lbs
.75	Smooth			1060	41  3/4	1465	57  11/16	4.1	9.04	USA 520-732	USA 306-732

Exploded	Target shooting	Reenactment	Small game Hunting	Big game hunting	Kit version	With case	Mlaic
					K.260		Yes

Between 1756 and 1813 the English “Board of Ordnance” required the production of shorter versions of the regular infantry musket. The barrel’s lengths varied from 26” to 37”, equipping the corps of the Dragoons, the Grenadiers, the Royal Horse-Guards and the Artillery, as well as some volunteers corps. Our reproduced carbine is inspired by this series and keeps the same features of the Brown Bess, like the walnut stock oil finish and the satin finish of the barrel.

S.262  Brown Bess Carbine

Caliber	Grooves	Twist		Barrel Length		Overall Length		Weight		Our bullet code	Our bullet mould
		mm	inches	mm	inches	mm	inches	kg	lbs
.75	Smooth			775	30  1/2	1200	47  1/4	3.6	7.94	USA 520-732	USA 306-732

Exploded	Target shooting	Reenactment	Small game Hunting	Big game hunting	Kit version	With case	Mlaic
					K.262		Yes

A new line of inert guns (blank firing guns) reproductions of the Napoleon period, before 1870, flintlock. This new line has been made for those countries, like Russia, where the use of working guns during historical re-enactment events, either shotguns, rifles and pistols, is subject to strict rules or forbidden by law. The Brown Bess was the musket used by the English troops during the Empire extension and consolidation in India and America. Veteran of the Seven Years War, it was used also by Wellington during the war in the Iberian Peninsula and at Waterloo. The infantry troops of almost the entire world used it, from the European Nations allied with the English to the Mexican troops, who used it until the last battle with United States on the 13th of September 1847 at Chapultepec. Our reproduction has a lock with the signature of the gunsmith William Grice and the date 1762, the crown and the alphabetical letters GR (Georgius Rex). The smooth bore barrel is made of steel, satin finish, the walnut stock is oil finish. Available are the bayonet and the scabbard.

RS.260  Brown Bess Inert  Flintlock model

Caliber	Grooves	Twist		Barrel Length		Overall Length		Weight
		mm	inches	mm	inches	mm	inches	kg	lbs
.75	Smooth			1060	41  3/4	1465	57  11/16	4.1	9.04

Exploded	Target shooting	Reenactment	Small game Hunting	Big game hunting	Kit version	With case

A new line of inert guns (blank firing guns) reproductions of the Napoleon period, before 1870, flintlock. This new line has been made for those countries, like Russia, where the use of working guns during historical re-enactment events, either shotguns, rifles and pistols, is subject to strict rules or forbidden by law. Between 1756 and 1813 the English “Board of Ordnance” required the production of shorter versions of the regular infantry musket. The barrel’s lengths varied from 26” to 37”, equipping the corps of the Dragoons, the Grenadiers, the Royal Horse-Guards and the Artillery, as well as some volunteers corps. Our reproduced carbine is inspired by this series and keeps the same features of the Brown Bess, like the walnut stock oil finish and the satin finish of the barrel.

RS.262  Brown Bess Carabine Inert  Flintlock model

Caliber	Grooves	Twist		Barrel Length		Overall Length		Weight
		mm	inches	mm	inches	mm	inches	kg	lbs
.75	Smooth			775	30  1/2	1200	47  1/4	3.6	7.94

Exploded	Target shooting	Reenactment	Small game Hunting	Big game hunting	Kit version	With case