Brown Bess was the weapon used by the English troops during the colonisation of Indian and American territories and Australia. Also used by Wellington’s troops during the war in the Iberian Peninsula and at Waterloo it was the great rival of the Americans during the 1812 war. It was then sold to the Mexican troops during the 1846 and 1847 campaigns. The smooth bored barrel is of polished steel and the european walnut stock is oil finished.