Brown Bess

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Short land service musket, a Brown Bess

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[edit] Etymology

Obscure.

[edit] Noun

Singular
Brown Bess

Plural
Brown Besses

Brown Bess (plural Brown Besses)

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  1. A nickname of unknown origin for the British Army's Land Pattern Musket and its derivatives, standard issue weapon for British soldiers in the American Revolution.
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