Fixed Bayonets on Standing Firing Figures (1 Viewer)

[Grey Heron]

Hello,

I'm hoping you may consider adding fixed bayonets to the French Old Guard standing firing and Nassau Grenadier standing firing. The other figures of both nations go through the loading a musket sequence all having fixed bayonets. Thank you for your time.

Cheers,
Grey

 

[jason foote]

I think they usually wouldn’t have bayonets fixed while firing

 

[Grey Heron]

I think they usually wouldn’t have bayonets fixed while firing

Understand Jaon, but if you look at their range there is inconsistences in their Napoleonic range when it comes to this pose. Some have fixed bayonets firing others don't. Loading their muskets have bayonets fixed.

 

[theBaron]

I think they usually wouldn’t have bayonets fixed while firing

Once the socket bayonet was developed, in the early 18th century, it became common in most, if not all, of the armies in Europe, to drill with fixed bayonets, including firing practice. Frederick the Great was the first to order this; the Prussians came to see the musket and bayonet as one. The others quickly followed suit.

So it's likely that the Old Guard and the Nassau had them. The question would be if those figures are based on any source, like a contemporary illustration, that shows that they didn't. But if Britain were to decide to sculpt its figures with bayonets fixed in all cases, it'd be a relatively safe assumption to make. Again, unless there's a specific example that they want to depict.

Prost!
Brad

 

[jason foote]

Understand Jaon, but if you look at their range there is inconsistences in their Napoleonic range when it comes to this pose. Some have fixed bayonets firing others don't. Loading their muskets have bayonets fixed.

But then at least you get a bit of variety. Maybe they could make them eith and without to give some choice