The 95th Rifles were an elite unit of hard marching, sharp shooting light infantry that served in many bloody battles of the Napoleonic Wars. Unusually they did not wear the classic red coat of the British army, but instead a dark bottle green uniform which gave them their nickname of the Sweeps or the Grasshoppers by their French foes. They were equipped with the Baker rifle - a supremely accurate weapon for the period - which would hit single targets at ranges unheard of for the smoothbore muskets which most other troops carried. This fantastic metal boxed set contains 14 characterful riflemen, as well as one dog!
Group
Sculptural Figure(s)
Condition
unpainted, kit
Scale
Size 28 mm
Material
Metal-Alloy
Number of parts
14
Epoch
Napoleonic
Time
1789 - 1815
Nationality/Location
Great Britain
State
New
Not a toy! Not suitable for children under the age of 14!
Warlord Games Centre, Lenton Blvd. NG7 2BD Nottingham, Vereinigtes Königreich
