It's New Year's Day, 2021, here in the Land of the Small Flightless Bird, and so I've decided to start the year with a bang.
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| It is New Year's Day, 1813, and the Emperor is reviewing his Guard |
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| The newly-raised Horse Artillery are ordered to demonstrate their remarkable manoeuvrability. |
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| The Battery Captain shows off his stuff by advancing... |
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| .....deploying and pivoting with speed and precision. |
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| The Emperor is really quite chuffed. |
My new battery looks ever-so-slightly ridiculous with its tiny wee Hinton Hunt gun, so perhaps it's less of a bang and more of a pop and and puff. Nevertheless, I'm delighted to have finally got my hands on one.
Happy New Year, everyone
WM
Edit: The gun, of course, is a vintage Hinton Hunt A3: French Field Gun. It's missing its little ammunition chest, unfortunately, but I have another gun which still has this which will be making an appearance eventually.
Edit: The gun, of course, is a vintage Hinton Hunt A3: French Field Gun. It's missing its little ammunition chest, unfortunately, but I have another gun which still has this which will be making an appearance eventually.
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| Horse Artillery Captain: What are you looking at, old boy? Foot Artillery Captain: I'm trying to see what he's going to paint next. |
