The Brown Bess Flintlock Musket came in 3 sizes - Long Land pattern 1720 - 1760, Short land 1760 - 1790 and India Pattern 1790 - 1815. The barrel lengths were 46" 42" and 39" respectively.

Lighter, and easier to maintain than the British .75-cal. “Brown Bess,” the French “Charleville ... Thus, in the succeeding years, Virginia acquired flintlock muskets from “Washington ...