<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article is an orphan, as no other articles link to it . Please introduce links to this page from related articles; try the Find link tool for suggestions . (January 2015) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article is an orphan, as no other articles link to it . Please introduce links to this page from related articles; try the Find link tool for suggestions . (January 2015) </Td> </Tr> <P> This is a list of infantry weapons used in the American Revolutionary War . </P> <P> The Brown Bess Musket muzzle - loading smoothbore musket was one of the most commonly used weapons in the American Revolution . While this was a British weapon, it was used heavily by the American Colonists . This musket was used to fire a single shot ball, or a cluster style shot which fired multiple projectiles giving the weapon a "shotgun" effect . There were two variations of the Brown Bess: the Short Land Pattern and the Long Land Pattern . The Short Land was shorter, less bulky, less heavy than the Long Land . Most American fighters implemented the Long Land Pattern . </P>

What type of gun was used in the revolutionary war