Dixie 2nd Model Brown Bess Musket
Dixie Gun Works · Rifle · In Production
Also known as: Pedersoli 2nd Model Brown Bess, Short Land Pattern Brown Bess reproduction, Dixie FR0810 Brown Bess
Overview
The Dixie 2nd Model Brown Bess Musket is a modern reproduction of the British Short Land Pattern ('Second Model') Brown Bess, a .75 caliber smoothbore flintlock muzzleloading musket. Built by Davide Pedersoli in Italy and sold by Dixie Gun Works, it copies the musket made in England by Grice in 1762, with a 42-inch bright-finished round barrel, a one-piece American walnut fullstock, brass furniture, and a steel-stud front sight that doubles as a bayonet lug. It is loaded from the muzzle with loose black powder and a patched round ball.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 4082 g (144.0 oz) |
| Overall Length | 1480 mm (58.27") |
| Barrel Length | 1067 mm (42.01") |
| Action Type | Muzzleloader |
| Firing Mechanism | Flintlock |
| Trigger Type | Single Action |
| Magazine Capacity | 1 rounds |
| Muzzle Velocity | 305 m/s (1001 fps) |
| Effective Range | 90 m (98 yd) |
| Maximum Range | 180 m (197 yd) |
| Rate of Fire | 3 rpm |
| Barrel Rifling | None |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Walnut |
| Finish | Bright |
Calibers
- .75 Caliber Musket Ball · primary — also known as 0.75 in, 11-bore ball, .735 patched round ball
Features
- Firing modes: Manual
- Feed systems: Muzzle Loaded
- Safety mechanisms: Half Cock Notch
- Features: Smoothbore Barrel, Brass Furniture, One Piece Walnut Fullstock, Bayonet Lug Front Sight, Line Engraved Lockplate
Variants
- Dixie 2nd Model Brown Bess Musket Kit - Assembly Kit
Production
Current-production reproduction; the original Second Model (Short Land Pattern) served the British Army from the 1760s through the Napoleonic era.
Origin
Country of origin: Italy
Notes
Manufactured by Davide Pedersoli & C. (Italy) and distributed under the Dixie Gun Works catalog (FR0810; kit FR0825). Lockplate is border line-engraved 'Grice 1762' on the tail with a crown and 'GR' cipher ahead of the hammer. Typical load is 70 grains of FFg black powder behind a patched .735-inch round ball; the flintlock uses 1-inch flints.
Background
The original Second Model, or Short Land Pattern, Brown Bess was the standard infantry musket of the British Army during the American Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. Pedersoli's reproduction faithfully copies a 1762 lock signed by the London contractor Grice, making it a popular choice for re-enactors, living-history shooters, and collectors.