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172 Years Young! (M1842 Horse Pistol)
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Steve Blancard
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As we advanced on the fort I stopped and loaded behind cover, then advanced. I loaded and fired as fast as the sailors with muskets. Not hard.
L- R: cutlasses m1841 navy cutlass, m1861 and m1861 navy cutlasses. Long arms: .58 cal M1855 Springfield, .69 cal navy plymouth rifle, .577 cal 2 band Enfield.
Here is a photo of me by a professional photographer after Saturday's battle.
L- R: cutlasses m1841 navy cutlass, m1861 and m1861 navy cutlasses. Long arms: .58 cal M1855 Springfield, .69 cal navy plymouth rifle, .577 cal 2 band Enfield.
Here is a photo of me by a professional photographer after Saturday's battle.
Steve Blancard
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Here are a couple more photos of the old horse pistol in action. BTW, I checked the USS Wabash's weapons inventory. They did indeed have Aston pistols.
thank you sir! it was great of you to take the time to respond to my questions! again thank you. your impression as I said earlier, rite to the nat's a-s. kuddo's to you and your mates!! what a variety of gear you guys have. I don't see many reenactor's doing that impression on the reenactor sites?? BEST!
Steve Blancard
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Thanks. Naval living history and reenacting is a very small part of Civil War reenacting. As a retired Navy Chief, I'm right at home with it.
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Pretty cool...thanks for sharing that!
