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The Musket that Changed the World: The Land Pattern 'Brown Bess'The Land Pattern Musket and its derivatives were in use for 116 years of official service and close to 160 years of actual use with many incremental changes in its design. It remained in production for 140 years, making the Brown Bess' production one of the longest production runs for a firearm in history.
-Small Arms of the British Forces in America 1664-1815 by De Witt Bailey.
-British Military Flintlock Rifles 1740-1840 by De Witt Bailey.
-French Military Small Arms by Didier Bianchi.
-French Military Arms and Armor in America 1503-1783 by Rene Chartrand.
-Weapons of the American Revolution by Warren Moore.
-Arms and Armor in Colonial America 1526-1783 by Harold Peterson.
-Book of the Continental Soldier by Harold Peterson.
-Springfield Armory Infantry Muskets 1795-1844 by Kent Johns.