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The Center of Camp => People of the Times => Topic started by: Morgan on October 23, 2009, 07:55:47 AM

Title: Sword, Hawk or Hatchet
Post by: Morgan on October 23, 2009, 07:55:47 AM

For those that do a militia/milice personna, do you carry a sword, a hawk or a hatchet?  

Morgan

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Post by: WhiteBlanket on October 23, 2009, 03:43:10 PM

I carry a hawk; French Trade style..

 Edit: Je suis milice, naturellemente.

Title: Re: Sword, Hawk or Hatchet
Post by: mario on October 23, 2009, 08:20:59 PM

Quote from: "Morgan"

For those that do a militia/milice personna, do you carry a sword, a hawk or a hatchet?  

Milice= tomahawk. It was provided by the King.

Militia= Depends. Any of the 3 qualified under the laws. The sword being the best weapon, but least versitile.

Mario

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Post by: Loyalist Dave on October 24, 2009, 08:09:45 AM

Hawk unless I am doing British military as I am a sergeant, and they carried their swords even through the AWI..., it's part of the rank along with the sash with the center stripe.  So even if the lads omit theirs, I have to keep mine.  I know at one point the Highland units omitted their back swords for woods combat.  

LD

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Post by: biliff on October 24, 2009, 10:29:01 AM

The original act establishing the New Jersey frontier guard called for a cutlass or hatchet. See signature line.