"Pennsylvania Provincials " Topic
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| Tango01 | 04 Sep 2017 9:39 p.m. PST |
Like them a lot!
More here
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Amicalement
Armand
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| Porthos | 05 Sep 2017 1:42 a.m. PST |
Thank you, Armand ! This is the reason for me to still visit TMP dayly. I have immediately downloaded the pictures to help me with the painting. |
| Bill N | 05 Sep 2017 4:21 a.m. PST |
Nice looking but I suspect they are from the FIW. |
| rmaker | 05 Sep 2017 8:27 a.m. PST |
Nice looking but I suspect they are from the FIW. Agree, which makes them imaginary, since the Quaker-run legislature wouldn't vote money for Provincial troops and even attempted to stop the non-Quaker citizens from forming militia companies. |
 ColCampbell  | 05 Sep 2017 9:09 a.m. PST |
Yes, according to the blog link, they are labeled as FIW. Jim |
| Tango01 | 05 Sep 2017 10:48 a.m. PST |
Happy you like them boys!. (smile)
Amicalement
Armand
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| Virginia Tory | 06 Sep 2017 6:21 a.m. PST |
According to Wiki, there were 3 battalions raised, despite the Quakers' discomfort. link |
| historygamer | 08 Sep 2017 9:36 a.m. PST |
They are F&I period – I think likely 1758 during the Forbes Campaign time period. I am guessing the foot officer has a pistol for skirmish gaming, though pistols were not commonly carried while on foot. Also, like many figures done on the period, the muskets seem to me to be way too short. The common firearm of the time for the Crown was the Long Land Pattern King's Arm – later called the Brown Bess. This version had a 46 inch barrel and was a long musket indeed. Some were carried during the AWI period as well – specifically by the Guards as well as other units. Point being – few smaller muskets were carried by British and Provincial troops of the periods – and those that were are usually associated with Light Infantry units of the 1759 period and beyond. |
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