The 2011 Summer Collection and Club Standard. (1 Viewer)

[Jefman]

Richard/Ken: Seeing that well done Zulu era mounted figure on the heels of the fantastic Napoleonic Dragoons and Lancers set for late year release I did some homework on my 2012 Confederate Cavalry suggestions I chimed in with this afternoon. Apparently the Rebels sensing that rebellion was in the future began as early as 1859 to accumalate a rather obscure carbine called the Maynard into the state militia arsenals of Mississippi, Georgia and Florida (yes Florida did muster some cavalry units) in particular. In fact as late as spring 1861 the Massachusetts made Maynard's were still being purchased by the southerners under the guise of "sporting" rifles when in reality they were stockpiling this splendid lightweight (under 10 pounds) cutting edge for its day carbines for equipping there state backed cavalry regiments and brigades. The Maynard was exceptional as a breech loading carbine as accurate and durable and on par if not better (superior range) than the Federal's chief carbine: the 1859 Sharps. As the war took flight in April of 1861 many Confederate cavalry units in the three mentioned southern states along with others equipped their riders with a carbine perhaps better than anything there northern foes could muster. It is a topic akin to the Germans of the 1930's hoodwinking the British and French into believeing that their development of terrific high speed (275 mph+) for its day aircraft at Heinkel, Dornier, Junkers etc were for civilian purposes when in reality the goal was to accumalate and develop platforms to battle with under the noses of their prospective foes.So if you choose to depict some Rebels on horse for 2012 and onward don't just confine the depictions to the usually accepted two band muzzle loaders and breech loading Sharps. In reality some of the Rebels were equipped with those splendid Maynard's and they achieved some terrific results with them particularly in the first two years of the conflict. If you go late war Confederates on horse then I would favor multiple pistols and double barrelled shotguns sprinkled in with muzzle loaders and breechloaders but either or would be a great variation for those depictions.

 

[The Military Workshop]

My favourite would have to be the Ponsonby/Lancer set.

 

[Fraxinus]

Superb collection.

 

[GICOP]

This is the new one due out in December.

That is on my list..............just below the Nile boat:wink2:

Cheers

Martyn