Tuesday, July 14, 2015

A Gunner Manning Brown Bess

The young man below was one of the small team who manned "Brown Bess".  This was a 1" ball, flint lock.  It was, for its day, a sniper rifle.



It was huge and needed to be mounted on a tripod.  Shooting it must have been quite an experience!

My sincere thanks!

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