New Land Pattern Light Infantry Musket

The New Land Pattern .75 inch Light Infantry Musket was approved in 1803 to eventually replace the India Pattern Musket in the British Army‘s newly converted light infantry regiments. The New Land Pattern Light Infantry Musket had a 39-inch browned non-reflective barrel, improved front and grooved rear sights, and a scrolled brass “pistol” grip which improved handling and marksmanship. Produced from 1810, the first production batch of 20.000 light infantry muskets was well underway in 1812. The Light Infantry Musket was issued to most light battalions of the King‘s German Legion (KGL) serving in the Peninsular War, the 43rd, 51st, 52nd, 60th, 68th, 71st, and 85th Regiments of Foot, as well as regular British colonial light troops like the Canadian Voltigeurs, Canadian Chasseurs, Frontier Light Infantry, and New Brunswick Fencibles.

The center companies of the 7/60th Royal American Regiment were armed with New Land Pattern Light Infantry Muskets, while the flank companies had Baker Rifles.

After the Napoleonic Wars, British arms were widely exported. The New Land Pattern Light Infantry Musket was used by the Mexican Army during the Texas Revolution of 1836 (Battle of the Alamo), and the Mexican-American War of 1846–1848.

Available Miniatures

  • British Light Infantry Command, advancing, 28 mm Perry BH30
  • British Light Infantry, muskets at trail, advancing, 28 mm Perry BH32
  • British Light Infantry, muskets at trail, running, 28 mm Perry BH54
  • K.G.L. 2nd Light Battalion with muskets, 28 mm Perry BH62
  • British Light Infantry on the March, 1:72 Strelets 294
  • British Light Infantry in Attack, 1:72 Strelets 295
  • Mexican Infantry, 1:72 IMEX 510
  • Mexican Round Hat Infantry, 1:72 IMEX 553

Technical Specifications

  • New Land Pattern Light Infantry Musket
  • Type: muzzle-loading smoothbore Flintlock Musket
  • Overall Length: 55 inches (1.397 mm)
  • Barrel Length: 39 inches (991 mm)
  • Calibre: .75 to .80 inches (19 to 20 mm)
  • Bayonet: 17-inch triangular cross-section Blade, 4-inch cylindrical Shank
  • In Service: 1812–1840

Historical Employment

  • British Army and KGL, Peninsular War, 1812–1814
  • British Army and regular Colonial Light Troops, War of 1812, 1812–1815
  • British Army and KGL, Waterloo Campaign, 1815
  • Mexican Army, Texas Revolution, 1836
  • Mexican Army, Mexican-American War, 1846–1848
  • Māori Warriors, Musket Wars, 1820s–1830s
  • Confederate Army, 1861–1865
  • Zulu Warriors, Anglo-Zulu War, 1879

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