About 1760, height 10 cm. The musketeers, from the French mousquetaire, pl. mousquetaires; were a troop type of infantry armed with muskets Unlike in other European countries, however, the Prussian musketeer regiments under King Frederick II retained their name as an honorary title, even though they used the new flintlock rifle. The 1st to 31st Infantry Regiments (with the exception of Infantry Regiment No. 6) were musketeer regiments.
Group
Flat Figure(s)
Condition
Standard painted
Scale
Size 100 mm
Material
Pewter-Alloy 55%Sn 39%Pb 6%Sb
Time
um 1760
Nationality/Location
Prussia
Not a toy! Not suitable for children under the age of 14!
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