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We use the highest quality
reproduction items!
Muskets! We have the famous Brown Bess muskets and both Long Land
Pattern and Short Land Pattern were in use by the British Army in America.
The majority of ours are the Long Land Pattern as these were general issue for
the 43rd just before leaving for America. If required, we can do a live firing
demonstration at events or demonstrate the drill and show the distinctive
difference between the types of muskets, known as firelocks.
Above you can see some
of our tin ware, carefully
reproduced by experts Hatchet (with British Army
in America, and our ash arrow mark),
trestle table. To the right spade and
are two examples of the mallets.
originals that informed
our choices.
Insurance - we have full public liabiltiy insurance and each member
with a firing musket has a firearms certificate and Black Powder licence.
