Brown Bess - 250th Commemorative Model

Brown Bess   (1715-1835)

IFG is the exclusive source for Pedersoli’s Limited Edition 250th Commemorative Brown Bess Musket. Limited to just 50 firearms, each piece features a unique 1776 serial number and is hand-assembled with select deluxe, oil-finished stocks. This commemorative edition is further distinguished by a .925 sterling silver plaque and includes a signed Certificate of Authenticity. Own a piece of history now.

Mod. S.260

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 13^th of September 1874 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 (George Reigning). The smooth bore barrel is made of steel, satin finish, the walnut stock is oil finish. Available are the bayonet and the scabbard.