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Offline Morgan

Sword, Hawk or Hatchet
« 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?  

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Offline WhiteBlanket

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« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2009, 03:43:10 PM »
I carry a hawk; French Trade style..

 Edit: Je suis milice, naturellemente.
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Offline mario

Re: Sword, Hawk or Hatchet
« Reply #2 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.

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« Reply #3 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.  

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Offline biliff

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« Reply #4 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.
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