BRITAINS SOLDIERS 16185 - French Royal Deux-Ponts Standing Make Ready Figure
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NEW\nExcellent Condition boxed\n\nBy William Britain \n\nCLASH of EMPIRES COLLECTION\n\nITEM NUMBER 16185\nFrench Royal Deux-Ponts Standing Make Ready\n\n Metal Figure, 1:30 (54mm) scale, matte painted. \nBy the middle of the 18th century most military drill manuals followed 12 to 13 steps to \u201Cload by the numbers.\u201D The French Ordonnance Du Roi 1776 used 12 steps, and the constant drilling of the men in these sequential movements guaranteed that the soldiers could successfully deliver deadly volleys toward their foes in the heat of battle. The \u201Cmake ready\u201D command, appre\u0302tez vos armes, had the soldier move his weapon from the shouldered position by grabbing the musket at the wrist with the right hand while moving the left hand up the musket toward the swell and turning the lock in toward the body, during this movement the thumb of the right hand fully cocks the hammer. The soldier is now ready to \u201Cpresent,\u201D en joue, which isS
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