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Gunfreak21 May 2018 8:32 a.m. PST

Given the M1842, M1855, M1861 and Enfield were all banded and generally quite similar. So the same figure could be armed all these muskets and rifled-muskets. Only leaving the few still armed with flintlocks out in the cold.

DrSkull21 May 2018 9:05 a.m. PST

Those lucky, lucky bastards. I'm torn up with envy inside.

ScottWashburn Sponsoring Member of TMP21 May 2018 9:51 a.m. PST

Yes, the differences between the three-band percussion weapons would be hard to spot at 25mm scale and pretty much impossible at any smaller scale. All that leaves are some rarer things like Sharps, Spencer, Henry, and some of the two-banded weapons.

darthfozzywig21 May 2018 10:00 a.m. PST

LOL DrSkull

79thPA Supporting Member of TMP22 May 2018 5:57 a.m. PST

At most common gaming scales, a muzzle loader looks like any other muzzle loader.

Gunfreak22 May 2018 9:16 a.m. PST

Not really it's easy to tell the difference between a banded muskets (like French or American vs say a brown bess.

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