Brown Bess

English
Short land service musket, a Brown Bess

Etymology

Obscure.

Noun

Brown Bess (plural Brown Besses)

  1. (informal) The British Army's Land Pattern Musket or any of its derivatives, standard-issue weapons for British soldiers in the American Revolution.
    Synonym: Black Bess

References
  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
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