BRITAINS SOLDIERS CLASH OF EMPIRES 16092 - Fifer 2nd Continental Artillery

Name: BRITAINS SOLDIERS CLASH OF EMPIRES 16092 - Fifer 2nd Continental Artillery
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 16092 - Art of War: Fifer, 2nd Continental Artillery\nIn the 18th century, military field music acted as a melodic communication system that ordered the soldiers\u2019 day and sent vital communications through the chaos of battle. The unique frequencies of the fife and drum were chosen for their ability to carry over long distances and cut through the sound of musketry and cannon fire. In camp, a single fifer and drummer could be heard from nearly a mile off. In British Regiments of the 18th century only the grenadier companies officially had fifers so the ratio was 10 drums to 1 fife. Like drummers, fifers were not always boys; some men spent their entire military careers playing the fife, showing the importance of that skill to the ar;