http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/ Spanish Colonial and Mexican Reenactors/Living Historians Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:26:42 GMT hldiaz55@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/message/7565 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/message/7565 Amigos Took a look at the 1757 Spanish musket by Pedersolli. It is evidently a high quality weapon. However, its hammer is incorrect, as it is that of a late Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:16:45 GMT Rick Collins http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/message/7564 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/message/7564 This is the 1757(the 1752 had a wooden rammer), but the cock and barrel bands aren't correct. One of our Garrison had spoken to Pedersoli directly about making Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:42:47 GMT Eliud http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/message/7563 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/message/7563 Hi, I would call it a 1757 Spanish replica since it uses brass hardware and the ramrod is metal. The 1752 was the same basic design but did not use brass and Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:16:56 GMT Phil Graf http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/message/7562 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/message/7562 I'd call it a 1752 model as well, though I'm not really up on all the Spanish muskets either, being that my interest lies in the Mexican era campaigns where Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:45:48 GMT anthony campisi http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/message/7561 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/message/7561 At a quick glance it looks like the 1752 musket. The French-style lock was characteristic of that weapon. It's not on the Pedersoli website, so either it's Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:41:08 GMT john navarro http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/message/7560 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/message/7560 Phil, do you know what model this is? I'm mounted and use a carbine I'm not up on my Infantry muskets. John Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:02:04 GMT Phil Graf http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/message/7559 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/message/7559 Here's the link to it in their online catalogue: http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?products_id=15323 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:57:01 GMT john navarro http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/message/7558 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/message/7558 Soldados, I just got an order from Dixie Gun Works and In the package is the little newspaper with new items and specials. WHAT did I find on page 15? A Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:42:50 GMT daviswwalker http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/message/7557 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/message/7557 Per our companero, Tim Burke, of Calderon's Company ( http://mysite.verizon.net/calderonscompany/ ): To: EarlyFla_SE_History@yahoogroups.com From: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:48:55 GMT Eric Paul Ziegler http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/message/7556 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/message/7556 David, That?s my memory of the conversation, too. I?m leaning towards the saddlebags or the pockets, personally. Zieg Eric Paul Ziegler Double E Farm Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:40:32 GMT drickman1 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/message/7555 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/message/7555 Hello Zieg, I think what I told you earlier was that there was no regulation cartridge carrier for soldados de cuera in the mid-18th century. There are at Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:25:24 GMT Eric Paul Ziegler http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/message/7554 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/message/7554 Great news, Charlie! We can never have enough sources for our equipment. Forgive the hijacking of this thread, but . . . This reminds me, did we ever settle Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:57:09 GMT moosenmoo35244 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/message/7553 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/message/7553 David Scroggins has finished the prototype boxes. I own 10 Scroggins cartridge boxes of various areas and this is absolutely the best work I've seen him do. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:56:23 GMT daviswwalker http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/message/7552 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/message/7552 To: 1740garrison@yahoogroups.com From: daviswalker@... Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:40:55 +0000 Subject: [1740garrison] San Juan 1797 Event Website To all our Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:46:06 GMT Bruce W http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/message/7551 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Soldados/message/7551 Steve, Please send me a personal EM. Thanks Bruce Willis