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Special Interests - Groups & Societies => The American Plainsmen Society => Topic started by: Drydock on January 01, 2020, 08:59:32 PM

Title: Brown Bess
Post by: Drydock on January 01, 2020, 08:59:32 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9v-6Ro-MOk

Title: Re: Brown Bess
Post by: Oregon Bill on January 13, 2020, 07:51:53 AM

Rob is a hoot, and so devoted.
I have a Pedersoli Bess that I keep wanting to shorten, a la Rogers Rangers, but that is for another period.
Bet there were a few Besses doing their humble duty on the Plains, though. Maybe arms once fielded by Santa Anna's soldiers.

Title: Re: Brown Bess
Post by: Pay Dirt Norvelle on January 13, 2020, 10:15:56 AM

I have a Brown Bess from Loyalist Arms.  It is one that has been cut down a la Rogers Rangers.  One of these days I will go out to my local range and shoot it. 

Title: Re: Brown Bess
Post by: Tsalagidave on January 13, 2020, 05:20:01 PM

He did a great presentation of the arm.  I often describe the Brown Bess as the Kalashnikov of its age. For very good reason, it was literally found everywhere. I have encountered Bessie's with 1862 marks after they were converted to percussion.  They definitely left their mark on America's firearms history. I would definitely like to have at least one percussion Tower Musket in the collection.

-Dave

Title: Re: Brown Bess
Post by: Jake MacReedy on January 26, 2021, 02:46:52 PM

Manuel Lisa took one with him when he went up the Missouri in 1803.  I'm sure a number of them continued being used in the West, until they were converted to percussion...and then used some more anti they were all used up!  Basically, it's a "12 gauge single barrel shotgun!"
Jake