Like most of the movies made about this era, it is not very historically correct. I really don't mind that. Lots of guys nit pick the heck out of these movies. I watch and enjoy them for what they are, entertainment about a place in time that I enjoy. If wearing the wrong hat, or if a flintlock fires with the frizzen open and the hammer not moving bothers you, you probably should not watch one of these movies. Me, I overlook it because there are sooooo few made concerning this time frame.