31415 Union Iron Brigade Ramming Cartridge Wearing Gaiters K&C Crusaders & Saracens Towards the end of WW2

Towards the end of WW2 a few Japanese soldiers decided it was better to live with the shame of surrender especially when they could see they were fighting for a lost cause and Japan’s defeat was inevitable

Navy-style inflatable Life Vests together with their British steel helmets and white anti flash hoods

two of his top fighter aces

This dismounted vaquero again has the short ‘Mexican’ – style jacket topped by a long ‘poncho’ and the ever present sombrero

the Marquis de Lafayette

31415 Union Iron Brigade Ramming Cartridge Wearing Gaiters K&C Crusaders & Saracens Towards the end of WW2Union Sergeant in State Jacket Standing Reaching for Cap Introduced in the early 1820s, the percussion cap was a type of single use ignition device for muzzle loaded firearms. When released, the locks hammer fell on the percussion cap and set off a small explosive charge discharging the weapon. Even though research shows the Confederate army did use flint lock ignition muskets during the early stages of the war, the percussion system was the most