16055 - 42nd Royal Highland Regiment Battalion Coy Standing Firing No.2, 1760-63 K&C The Romans Some Federal soldiers descriptions of

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16055 - 42nd Royal Highland Regiment Battalion Coy Standing Firing No.2, 1760-63 K&C The Romans Some Federal soldiers descriptions of42nd Royal Highland Regiment Battalion Coy Standing Firing, No. 2, 1760 63 This soldier is armed with the Long Land pattern or Brown Bess musket. Its barrel length was 46 inches but it was found that shortening it did not detract from accuracy and actually made it easierto handle. There is evidence that some of these musket barrels may have been cut down to 42 inches as early as 1758 for service in North America. This was part of the reforms Lord Howe