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That #5 drawing would make for a nice figure. I'd collect that one if produced. My only comment is that 'why do all rifles have to have slings?' Just thinking; open for comment.
 
samwise II said:
That #5 drawing would make for a nice figure. I'd collect that one if produced. My only comment is that 'why do all rifles have to have slings?' Just thinking; open for comment.
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Good question, if you carry one any distance you appreciate having your hands free for other things, though of course slinging a rifle over a shoulder, can get tiring as well.
Anyway agree, #5 looks like it'll be a nice figure.
 
When I made my comment referring to slings on rifles, I was referring to JJD figures, of which the majority have slings on their rifles. (I think that I only saw one new charging Jacobite w/o a sling on his musket after a quick search through 18th- century JJD figures.) Historicly, I know that soldiers had slings on their muskets, which were used when a soldier would carry supplies, etc. Muskets were not slung over the shoulder b/c soldiers wanted to take the musket's weight off their hands. An officer would soon tell them otherwise. They marched/carried their musket on their shoulders or at various carrying positions. However, not all indians nor colonials would have a sling attached to their tradegun or longrifle. Slings may make it easier to carry other items, but in the woods I think that I would be carrying my rifle at the ready with unfriendly natives or enemies lurking close by. This I have learned from living history, i.e. reenacting AWI and ACW and thru research. Just my 2 cents (eh, 5 cents now); feedback is welcome.
 
samwise II said:
When I made my comment referring to slings on rifles, I was referring to JJD figures, of which the majority have slings on their rifles. (I think that I only saw one new charging Jacobite w/o a sling on his musket after a quick search through 18th- century JJD figures.) Historicly, I know that soldiers had slings on their muskets, which were used when a soldier would carry supplies, etc. Muskets were not slung over the shoulder b/c soldiers wanted to take the musket's weight off their hands. An officer would soon tell them otherwise. They marched/carried their musket on their shoulders or at various carrying positions. However, not all indians nor colonials would have a sling attached to their tradegun or longrifle. Slings may make it easier to carry other items, but in the woods I think that I would be carrying my rifle at the ready with unfriendly natives or enemies lurking close by. This I have learned from living history, i.e. reenacting AWI and ACW and thru research. Just my 2 cents (eh, 5 cents now); feedback is welcome.
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Thanks for clarifying Sam and I should think it gives you s lot of insight into the day to day life of the revolutionary and civil war times.
Civilians not doing any sort of military duty and not having anyone to keep them in line, in a settler, pioneer, scenario would no doubt commit all sorts of
mistakes and dangerous when every second would count.
But back to slings, it may be it is just a detail collectors have come to expect and see. What do you think ?
 
Horus said:
Thanks for clarifying Sam and I should think it gives you s lot of insight into the day to day life of the revolutionary and civil war times.
Civilians not doing any sort of military duty and not having anyone to keep them in line, in a settler, pioneer, scenario would no doubt commit all sorts of
mistakes and dangerous when every second would count.
But back to slings, it may be it is just a detail collectors have come to expect and see. What do you think ?
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I'm no expert on 17th-18th century warfare, but you can wrap the sling around your arm to steady your rifle when aiming.
 
Great looking figure. Cant wait to see some Ancients, ACW or Jacobites…….. but do feel i have been spolit by John with the figures he has produced this year
 
So far out of the 5 sketches, we only have one that isn't set in North America and there are no military figures!

Maybe that is where all the interest is so far, or is it the biggest collector base and so that is the $$$ for the manufacturer ????

John
 
Horus, I beleive you are correct in your comment regarding collector's expectations in today's toy soldier world. But while there are 'accuracy' discussions in WWII on this web page, the same type of discussions can occur for 18th-century figures, too.
Go for Broke, yes, slings were/are used to steady a rifle in the 20th-21st-century years, but "sharpshooting" per se only really became a practice in the mid 19-century stemming from the practice of target shooting. If a 18th-century shooter wanted to steady their aim, they would have used shooting sticks or steadied themselves against some immobile object, i.e. a tree, etc. (Watch "Last of the Mohicians" as Hawkeye shoots from the fort in protecting the runner with the dispatch.) In today's reenacting world, it is referred to as using a 20th-century mind-set instead of thinking like the individual one is portraying.
I hope this makes sense. I still like this figure #5 and am looking forward to it getting produced in the near future.
 
Morgan's rifle corps were certainly known for their sharpshooting prowess, especially against British officers. There were others. I appreciate your comments/perspective.
 
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