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Complete Definition of "Brown Bess"

Image:Shortlandservicemusket.jpg|thumb|right|550px|Short land service musket, a Brown Bess
English

Etymology
Obscure.
Noun
en-noun|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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