Showing posts with label Arms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arms. Show all posts

Friday, March 1, 2024

A History of Colonel Fraser's Carbines

After being inspected and issued from the Tower of London in 1757, the carbines assigned to Colonel Fraser's Second Highland Battalion were loaded onto transports and shipped with other ordnance to Glasgow, Scotland, to meet the men. In 1745, those same rifles once defended soldiers of the 10th Light...
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Monday, March 1, 2021

Swords of the 78th Regiment, 1757-1763

A bustling 18th-century metalsmith workshop, its ambience suffused with the fiery glow of forges and the rhythmic clanging of hammers against metal. At the heart of the scene, skilled artisans are hard at work crafting basket-hilted army swords, a symbol of protection and valor during this era. The...
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Sunday, November 1, 2020

Orders Providing Arms to the Highland Regiments, 1757

A meticulously detailed close-up of a Lord Barrington in his office within the 18th-century War Office Building in London. He is hunched over an antique mahogany desk, quill poised in hand, as he carefully inscribes confidential letters by candlelight. The flickering flame casts a warm, golden glow...
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