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The Baker Rifle was the first rifle to be issued to the British Army. It entered service in 1801, and gradually replaced the muskets that had been used before. It was .625 calibre (15.9mm) and was muzzle-loaded. The barrel was 1,162mm long and it weighed 4.08Kg.The Baker Rifle stayed in service until 1837, and was used in the Napoleonic Wars, the Indian Wars, and the Texas Revolution.
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Someone in my town actually makes reproductions of these! I think I could get one for $600-$700.
-Doc
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Touch of Sharpe there.
Very nice rendition. Makes reading the novels a lot easier to visualise. 3-5 rounds a minute must have been hard work.
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you forgot the side mounted bayonet lug? what gives?
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Got a reference picture of that?
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i could find one its not hard.......the weapon had a saber bayonet and it could only be mounted on the side ill find one and show you
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Thanks, I'm always happy to fix stuff I did wrong.
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Here's a pic of a Baker with the bayonet sword next to it
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not replace the musket, the Baker was only issued to the Rifle battalions of the British army, like the 5th/60th Royal Americans, or the 95th Regiment. The 'Brown Bess' continued to serve until it was replaced in 1851 by the P1851 MiniΓ© Rifled Musket.
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Sorry, I just wanted to say that the 'Baker' rifle wasn't the first rifled gun issued to British troops. Both the P1776 and Ferguson breech-loading rifle were issued to the troops in the American Revolution War, thirty years before the Penninsula. The Baker rifle also did
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Ah well, live and learn - not my strong subject I'm afraid...
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Awesome work
I love the Sharpe TV Series
"Over the Hills and far away"
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The Baker Rifle nominally remained a limited issue weapon, and the Brown Bess was still in great use until the advent of percussion cap weapons.
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OK, maybe I should re-write my comment slighty...
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nice rifle... i always wondered which rifle they where using at those times... thanks for clearing it up for me!
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I want to look at some even earlier guns next, and swords...
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I have some ideas brewing
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a trebuchet could also be interesting...
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Yes, I started two new projects and they both have stalled due to being crappy 
I have to take a break for today and think of something new...
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take your time... i'm sure this kind of things rent easy...
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this faces the opposite direction to everything else youve done
it also kicks ass
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I know, it could be the start of a new trend, and thanks!
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Dang, thats some awesome work there Clave.
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Thanks man! How have you been? Not seen you around dA for a while...
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ahhh yes. that thing was used against us when the british try to invade buenos aires in 1806 and 1807 (but fails XD)
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Yeah, damn Brits were always invading everywhere back then...
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remember who STILL are here.... mavinas islands =3
-at least they know recognize the strategic value of our lands....many of our goverments not 
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It was a weird deal, I had never even heard of the place until it all kicked off, and then I just kept thinking I would be sent away to die defending a place that nobody wanted anyway...
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XD! isnΒ΄t the most nice place of the world, in fact.... ^^U
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Beautiful work.
Since I'm very much into the shooting sports you can never have enough gun images.
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I had a base colour as a 'background' then added 3 more layers of slightly different colours and various shapes, all at 25% opacity so they blended in, and then a top layer with the little dashed lines - all drawn individually - yes I am that crazy!
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Same techniques for my drawings. I was afraid your answer would be that - draw individually... i hoped there was a faster way... thank you very much for the tip; i admire greatly your technique.
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No problem - There is a faster way in Photoshop, I think... you could use a large brush on 'dissolve' and click to make a load of dots, then use 'motion blur' to stretch them into lines...
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Yes, but i'm using corel. Not very confortable with vectors and photoshop. Drawing them "by hand" has an advantage - one can give it a more random look, simulating the natural texture.
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Very nice work with the woodgrain and brass. Having spent 12 years in the Army, I'm not a big fan of weapons, but I like this.
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Ooooh this puts my weapons profiles to shame, nice work!
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Thank you!
It's something new for me, I might try a cannon next...
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