My+Brother+Sam+is+Dead+2010+jonathanr

To fire the brown bess first you would have to load the gun. To do that you would have to bite the cartrage ,push the frizzen

forward to open the pan add a small amount of gun powder ,pour the remaining amount of gun powder in the barrel ,

insert the bullet in the barrel ,

push the cartrage paper in the barrel ,Remove ramrod from pipe under the barrel and use to push wadding and bullet down the barrel, and then replace the ramrod.

To fire you would have to raise the musket into firing possition with the butt of the rifle on your shoulder, pull back the hammer, then fire. []