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H&S
Cannon Co.
Lion's Den Arms & Antiques
3rd Model Brown Bess
The barrel is
46" long, in .76 caliber. Brass
hardware, wooden rammer with brass tip, unbridled frizzen,
trigger pull approx. 13 1/2 inch.
OAL length, approx. 62 1/2 inch. Sling swivels included. Flash guard and frizzen
stall included at
no extra charge. Stock of rosewood. Weight approx. 10 lbs.
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 Baker Rifle
(smooth bore)
The Baker Rifle was adopted by
the British forces in 1800 and was used all the way into 1838.
It saw service throughout Europe as well as Canada and Mexico. It was used in
the war of 1812, at the Alamo,
and the Mexican war. However, this rifle's real claim to fame occurred during the
Napoleonic period
under Admiral Nelson and Sir Arthur Wellesley, The Duke of Wellington, prior to
Waterloo.
Our reproduction faithfully copies the 1806 model with the smaller patch box.
There were many variations of this rifle made by different manufacturers from
the 1800 - 1830's, combining
different patch boxes, calibers(.62 & .69), and hardware, etc.
Ours is a .62 cal. British Baker Rifle.
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1796 British Heavy
Dragoon
Carbine
This "heavy" dragoon
carbine of 1796 was named as such because the caliber was the same as the infantry musket of the same period.
This carbine with its 26 inch barrel, was not merely a cut down version of a
Bess it was the standard issue to dragoon units until the 1830's.
As these carbines became surplus, many were sold off to the Mexican government,
along with Paget carbines,
EIC pattern Brown Bess', and Baker rifles.
Many of these carbines were used at the Alamo and the Mexican war.
Some even lasted long enough to see limited service during the American Civil War.
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