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Captchee · March 23, 2014, 09:02 AM

i would add to what Gary and JN01 said in that while the regulars carried muskets a lot of the militia also carried muskets or smoothbores in the form of either older military arms or even fowlers . In some cases the arms were a mix of parts and pieces that were refurbished and re issued . “see Board of ordinance guns of the American revolution” in the case of such guns , they often did not follow a given school of gun building but may have the stock of a fowler , with rifled bore , smoothbore and a mix of hardware from any number of different guns .

Riflemen , were a completely separate classification and while sometimes mixed in line units they were also most often deployed separately. The reason for that was that while a rifle was highly accurate , it loaded slower and thus would disrupt the volley fire capability of a line . In which case accuracy was of less importance then firing on mass . Especially concerning line formations . The rifle for the most part also didn’t have a way to mount the bayonet . Which next to the mounted cavalry charge was the most feared on the battle field when deployed by a highly trained front . Hence the innovation of the plug bayonet which frankly was useless
So while the British bayonet charge was greatly feared , the deployment of trained rifleman as a unit was as big a shock an AWWW to the British side especially the to officers and unit NCO’s .
thus for most of the revolution the rifle was for the most part of civilian make and of verying types and calibers . Excluding the later British deployment of Jaeger units , which deployed rifles distinctly different then our own long rifles , of standardized caliber and design .

Imo If your looking for a representation of a revolutionary piece , I would not look at Cabalas unless they had something along the lines of one of the better Pedersoli military representations , like the Bess , charlieville or Jaeger or a better original or custom build in their gun vault . but often for the cost they ask for such a gun , you could have Steve or any number of other gunsmiths make you one . at least come very close to the cost depending on what your looking for .
Defiantly nothing in the lines of a Traditions ,Blue ridge , investment arms or TC

March 23, 2014, 09:02 AM	#10
Captchee Senior Member Join Date: April 2, 2013 Posts: 439	i would add to what Gary and JN01 said in that while the regulars carried muskets a lot of the militia also carried muskets or smoothbores in the form of either older military arms or even fowlers . In some cases the arms were a mix of parts and pieces that were refurbished and re issued . “see Board of ordinance guns of the American revolution” in the case of such guns , they often did not follow a given school of gun building but may have the stock of a fowler , with rifled bore , smoothbore and a mix of hardware from any number of different guns . Riflemen , were a completely separate classification and while sometimes mixed in line units they were also most often deployed separately. The reason for that was that while a rifle was highly accurate , it loaded slower and thus would disrupt the volley fire capability of a line . In which case accuracy was of less importance then firing on mass . Especially concerning line formations . The rifle for the most part also didn’t have a way to mount the bayonet . Which next to the mounted cavalry charge was the most feared on the battle field when deployed by a highly trained front . Hence the innovation of the plug bayonet which frankly was useless So while the British bayonet charge was greatly feared , the deployment of trained rifleman as a unit was as big a shock an AWWW to the British side especially the to officers and unit NCO’s . thus for most of the revolution the rifle was for the most part of civilian make and of verying types and calibers . Excluding the later British deployment of Jaeger units , which deployed rifles distinctly different then our own long rifles , of standardized caliber and design . Imo If your looking for a representation of a revolutionary piece , I would not look at Cabalas unless they had something along the lines of one of the better Pedersoli military representations , like the Bess , charlieville or Jaeger or a better original or custom build in their gun vault . but often for the cost they ask for such a gun , you could have Steve or any number of other gunsmiths make you one . at least come very close to the cost depending on what your looking for . Defiantly nothing in the lines of a Traditions ,Blue ridge , investment arms or TC Last edited by Captchee; March 23, 2014 at 09:07 AM.