BRITAINS SOLDIERS CLASH OF EMPIRES 16119 - Wayne’s Legion Infantryman Advancing

Name: BRITAINS SOLDIERS CLASH OF EMPIRES 16119 - Wayne’s Legion Infantryman Advancing
Brand: Britains

Britains

A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION!!!\n\nFOR COLLECTORS OF 14 YEARS +, THIS IS A DETAILED SCALE MODEL PRODUCED BY WILLIAM BRITAINS (FAMOUS FOR YEARS OF PRODUCING METAL \""TOY\"" SOLDIERS).\n\nBRAND NEW IN BOX\n \nLegion of the United States (Wayne\u2019s Legion) Infantryman Advancing Loading, 1794\nLoading and firing a muzzle-loading smoothbore musket required about 12 different steps, or movements. The cartridge needed to be retrieved from the cartridge box, the paper cartridge was then torn open and a small amount of gunpowder poured into the pan on the lock. The ball and remaining powder in the cartridge was then placed in the barrel, the ball was then rammed to the breech with the ramrod, and then the ramrod returned beneath the barrel before the weapon was ready to fire. Although a trained soldier was expected to do this procedure three times a minute in platoon firings, the rate of fire was much lower when on the move. In most cases;