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  1. 9th Virginia

    Building the King's Muskets and a Bit More

    Friends- Been gawking & passing this thread and others you all have written on defarbing Brown Besses to my friends for several years!!!! And then, it happened. My son wanted a Bess & I got a very nice defarbed one. A Miroku. But the defarbing included a white lightning vent…. And a main...
  2. 9th Virginia

    SOLD TRS Long Land Bess with bayonet.

    Sold. Thank you!
  3. 9th Virginia

    SOLD TRS Long Land Bess with bayonet.

    Friends- I have 2 Rifle Shoppe Long Land Brown Besses that I shoot. One has to go to make room for an incoming custom Type G. The musket I’m selling has the “Wooldridge” marked lock. Correct view & proof marks. Good hickory ramrod with correct brass head. Good shooter. No idea who did the...
  4. 9th Virginia

    Some historical context concerning the Brown Bess musket

    The Redden. I’ll get more pics when I volunteer next weekend. Thanks! Dave
  5. 9th Virginia

    Some historical context concerning the Brown Bess musket

    I tend to believe that “the big things are the little details”. Even something as simple as filing off “blackpowder only” markings or adding a a warehouse stamp to the stock gives a whole new avenue of interpretation options. To be honest, after 40 years of supporting and participation in...
  6. 9th Virginia

    Thank you & hello from Ohio

    Friends, Thank you for having me. I’m Dave. My principal interest is Living History, some immersive 18th C deer hunting & living history. I use a Long Land Brown Bess & a .58 Chambers Virginia rifle. Mostly, I research, handsew “history clothes” because I can’t think fast enough to run...
  7. 9th Virginia

    Some historical context concerning the Brown Bess musket

    So- totally related & unrelated questions (obvious newb to this board) 1-Other than Wilson, were there major commercial shipments from Brown Bess makers to North America 1750-1770? 2-Given that Track has stopped selling their LLP kits & TRS is what it is (magnificent, but ungainly), what do...
  8. 9th Virginia

    Some historical context concerning the Brown Bess musket

    Okay- Friends, First, I’ve been lurking for about 2 years and am overjoyed to read so much insight about Brown Bess production & issue. As soon as I can figure out how to do it, I’ll post pics of a “Redden” lock-marked Longland with white metal furniture which sits languishing at a museum where...
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