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Great! I'll use yours.

An EIC Bess,..... used in India?.... Just guessing.

@@britishmuzzleloaders That makes sense to me, although I got so many different information that I am not sure anymore. Also weren't these guns traded all over the world? I was hoping that you might know something. Thank you anyway 🙂👍

@@Squarecycle_ A marked HEIC musket (Windus Pattern) was made for the HEIC for use by HEIC troops, so no, not traded all over the world.... Remember that the Windus Pattern Musket was the HEIC's pattern.... it was this musket that was "copied" by the Ordnance to create the "India Pattern" musket.... a bit confusing I know...

@@britishmuzzleloaders I understand now, then what I have is a pretty cool piece. Thank you sir, I really appreciate your help. 😁🙏

They are surprisingly rare... most are post war stand and fall collars... Try regimental-quartermaster.com

Butt mounted sights were common in the era of supine shooting….

Great rifle.

It really is not that much of pain...

Nice! Hope your Canada Day was great!

There is more Bess content on the Channel, if you are interested, including a Bess Introduction video..

@@britishmuzzleloaders Yes, I am watching them and I am subscribed. Great content 👍👍

Somewhat glad to hear!

@@britishmuzzleloaders Nah, excellent content as always

A fun rifle for sure! A different beast, those small bore rifles!

​@britishmuzzleloaders i don't suppose there is any chance of the possibility of seeing a couple pictures of your shooting box? I like your setup and would like to try and build something similar for mine. N-SSA shooter here and my shooting cart for skirmishing isn't really and ideal setup for this rifle.

@@t.jameskerr7561 I am going to do a Pt 2… The spec of the box will be part of it…

​@britishmuzzleloaders awesome, i look forward to it. My volunteer rifle is set up a little different, I have a 6x Malcolm side mounted scope on mine. ua-cam.com/video/6_66XB5v6fc/v-deo.htmlsi=uNDFFa2aYZoCMhi2

This series and others like it are exceptionally labour intensive…. I can only manage them in fits and spurts….. this series, for instance, took 5 years to film and produce…

No uniform... just personal winter clothing....

Like in the title,..... "modern".... 😀

Yes.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Glad you are enjoying things! Welcome!

Haha!

Barrels get hot, don't you know! 😀

In the military, you just got what you got... service ammo.... as for commercial offerings, I suppose that it would have been like today with manufacturers making versions of the same round.

@@britishmuzzleloaders thank you for your reply

Thank you! Cheers!

@@britishmuzzleloaders 🍻

Indeed. Though leadership of the Battalion and company officers at Inkerman was beyond reproach... and were there right alongside their men.

Haha!

You are most welcome!

Glad you enjoyed it! The hits are indicative of general accuracy only... a link with their position on the target and the actual casualties on the day is a bit spurious.... We are after all dealing with non service loads and bullets which require excessive workup to find sight settings and sight pictures to achieve the accuracy that would have been taken for granted with service ammo and sights.

@@britishmuzzleloaders Oh agreed, but would service ammo at the time in Canada been that consistent? How long had it been in store etc etc etc. Not a question that can easily be answered if answered at all. I was more commenting that your results seemed a fair reflection of casualties on the day, the Fenians were not, as I understand it, trained soldiers so when they came under effective fire they went to ground and when the chance eventually arose they buggered off. You don't have to annihilate the enemy, just persaude them that they have better life options available. Once again, thanks.

Glad to hear!

The Fenian Raids is an important, though little known part of Canadian history...

Thank you.

Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers!

A fun rifle for sure!

Agreed John. There are no markings, or other identifying features, nor is it of a pattern that is seen literally anywhere else at this point... The fact that it was a 'cartridge' piece is notable as Artillery at this point, was still in the era of bagged charges. It was rifled, yes.

Yes it is!

Indeed it was. It's the first series on the Channel with so many guests (and so much footage/discussion) to pair down.... almost 9 hours in just talk with the guests. Glad you enjoyed it!

Don't know what you are talking about. The Fenians were outright and thoroughly defeated at Eccles Hill... Have you watched the other videos in the series?

Hey Son of Dawn, I suspect your comment is referencing the May 1866 raid some years before Eccles Hill. That raid had punitive success, in that it repulsed a similarly sized enemy force (by the standards of the day very low casualties on all sides, more a morale thing), looted some civilian houses near the border, and caused some excitement in town. The Fenians then went home ...... I'm assuming this is the bit of that story you're referring to in your remark. Canadian/British authorities were moving to deal more fully with that raid, and if the Fenians hadn't left, they would eventually have met overwhelming forces with a logistics tail, artillery and cavalry way beyond the capacity of a few hundred plucky chaps to deal with. The next battle or perhaps three fights later, their number would inevitably be up. There was no swarm of reinforcements and wagons of supplies rushing on their heels in aid. It was literally just a bunch of guys with whatever they were carrying and their rifles. Their prior battlefield victory was more due to the Canadian/British troops getting confused and making a sequence of bad calls, rather than any remarkable skill or tactics by the Fenians. I think for all concerned, it was terrific the Fenians went home at that time, saving their own and Canadian lives from an inevitable end-game, and saving a bunch of hardship for Canadian civilians having their homes ransacked and looted.

You are most welcome!

Cheers!

A good friend...

I don't have a Martini Enfield. Never say never on the revolvers, but its an area that is fraught with friction and expense in this country...

Very kind. Glad you enjoyed the clip!

Cheers!

Indeed. As mentioned, there have been many people, serious in motivation, try to figure it out, but to no avail thus far...

@@britishmuzzleloaders I don´t know if it´s fun or sad. If I got this right. as I didn´t even know about the conflict before your videos about it.

Very kind. You are most welcome.