"Perry plastic union infantry for plains wars?" Topic

are they suitable? Even for 1870's? The difference between the muzzle loaded springfield and the trapdoor is neglectable in this scale, I think.

Agree with you. It was the same rifle, just converted. Maybe trim off any ramrods and Nelson Miles is your uncle!

I was considering this very same idea…

The Model 1865 and 1866 Springfields (1st and 2nd Allin Conversion) were based on the Civil War rifled musket. They looked the same except for a flip-up breech. The 1866 conversion was used on the Bozeman Trail in 1867 at the Hayfield Fight and the Wagon Box Fight; before that the muzzle-loading rifled musket was used. Don't trim off the ramrod: the breech-loaders retained it as a cleaning rod.

In 1873 the Allin conversions were replaced by a new model that was used throughout the remaining Indian wars and in the Spanish-American war. It looked similar but was shorter and had only two barrel bands. It too had a cleaning rod, so don't cut it off.

Also, a cartridge box similar to the Civil War type was used until 1876, when the first webbed cartridge belt was introduced. After the breech loaders were introduced there was no more use for the percussion cap pouch.

I would certainly go ahead and use them for both Civil War and Indian wars.

Hope that helps.

"Don't trim off the ramrod: the breech-loaders retained it as a cleaning rod"

Yup this is true, I own a trapdoor and it has the rod. I always thought that was very curious.

Artisan does plains wars infantry.

I think this is what is so interesting about the Perry Plastics. The conversion possibilities are wide: I plan on using several for Boshin War figures with Bach Ninh heads.

I have Artizan's 7th Cav minis and they are very nice. However I am considering using the Perry Union plastics myself for an upcoming project for Plains War infantry. The biggest drawback for the Artizan minis are there are only 8 rifleman poses plus 3 command figures.

You could wait for this,

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