patternsoflightandshadow:taocder:Brown Bess muskets patterns.1. Long Land Pattern (1722–1793)Standar
patternsoflightandshadow:taocder:Brown Bess muskets patterns.1. Long Land Pattern (1722–1793)Standard Infantry Musket (1722–1768)(supplemented by Short Land Pattern from 1768) 2. Short Land Pattern (1740–1797)1740 (Dragoons)1768 (Infantry)Standard Infantry Musket (1793-1797)3. India Pattern (1797–1854)Standard Infantry Musket 1797–1854(Some in use pre-1797 purchased from the East India Company for use in Egypt)4. New Land Pattern (1802–1854) Issued only to the Foot Guards and 4th Regiment of Foot.5. Cavalry Carbine (1796–1838)Issued to cavalry units.6. Sea Service Pattern (1778–1854)Issued to Royal Navy ships, drawn by men as required, Marines used Sea Service weapons when deployed as part of a ship’s company but were issued India Pattern weapons when serving ashore.The source in Wikipedia. 7. New Land Pattern Light Infantry Musket (1811–1854)The detail differences between this musket and the standard New Land Pattern were a scrolled trigger guard similar to that of the Baker Rifle except more rounded, a browned barrel and a notch back-sight, the bayonet lug being used as the fore-sight. Issued only to the 43rd, 52nd, 68th, 71st and 85th Light Infantry and the Battalions of the 60th Foot not armed with rifles (No 2-9 companies)Which one you reckon works bests for squirrels? Or should I go with the Charleville? -- source link