Russian Bullmoose Man said:
They hated French stuff??? HUMMMM
All I wanted to know was, could I use a IX cavallier musket.
1790's thru 1820's is my persona, California Spanish Dragoon Soldier.
Can't find a Spanish gun, so I was wondering if a captured French would work.
Yep they hated French people and anything to do with France. Relations were hostile after the revolution in 1783 and the execution of the Spanish King's cousins, the royal family of France.
The French invaded Spain 1807, installed a puppet regieme, and then ripped the country apart for the next 7 years fighting the English, Portuguese, remnants of the Spanish royal army and guerillas. By 1814 when Napoleon was defeated the country was a smoking starving ruin and for many years any French traveller risked being murdered by the roadside
I can't speak specifically for colonial cavalry but regular spanish cavalry in the era you mention would have had the choice of :
"Carabina para Caballeria" issued 1780's-1790's cal. 69 length of barrel 34-37 inches,sometimes pinned barrel, sometime barrel bands. Model 1753 "french" style lock fitted.
"Escopeta para Tropas Ligeras" issued around 1770's cal. 69 length of barrel 37 inches, barrel bands or combo of pins and one band at the muzzle, spanish style lock fitted.
"Carabina para Cabelleria" issued 1790's-1800's
.69 cal 37 inch barrel, bands, sling attachment on side of lockplate and middle band, spanish style lock
"Tercerola para caballeria" (short carbine) 1790's-1800 issue. cal .69, 26 inch barrel, 2 barrel bands, svivel ring on lockplate, spanish style lock
"Fusil para dragones" 1800's issue,
.69 cal, 36 inch barrel, pinned to stock, spanish style lock.
"Tercerola para caballeria" about 1800-1808
Two models. Same as previous short carbine but with improved stock fittings. One issue had the spanish style lock, the other had the "llave mixta" with internal mainspring and tumbler but the sear poking through the lockplate
"Fusil Modelo 1815 para dragones"
cal 69, 37 inch barrel, barel bands, regular sling attachement. Looks like a slimmer shorter French An IX infantry musket but the band springs face the shooter. Because of the state the country was in it was years before the productiuon kicked off. the ones I have seen are all dated 1822
You won't find any of these, even at TRS, so I guess a French gun, or anything else with barrel bands will work.
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Stupid Pedersoli, would much rather they make some interesting Spanish stuff than Wuttemburg or Austrian muskets. Someone in Spain was making "royal model of 1717" 1750's issue muskets years ago, but they all got snapped up by spanish re-enactors lucky devils.
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