Brown Bess weighed 10 pounds was 60 inches long with a 42- or 46-inch smooth bore barrel and a walnut stock. Soldiers generally carried nine to 12 rounds in a belly cartridge box.

Long Land Brown Bess (“First Pattern”): There were three fundamental variations of this first category: the 1730, 1742 and 1756 patterns. Long Land Pattern 1730: ...

The Brown Bess Flintlock Musket came in 3 sizes - Long Land pattern 1720 - 1760, Short land 1760 - 1790 and India Pattern 1790 - 1815. The barrel lengths were 46" 42" and 39" respectively.