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Mystery Figures Series / Re: Figures Series 28 (Boys 71889, Girls 71890)
« Last post by Alex4420 on Today at 13:23:34 »My apologies, it has been a long time since I posted a reply and forgot how quirky this system is
The Marching Band Girl's hair doesn't quite fit the chin band
First: the Highland Warrior.Definitely. The Jacobite army ordered a couple of thousand targes to be made but in the end most didn't get used. Muskets were the preferred weapon, a mix of French and British designs depending on where they could source them. Swords are the iconic weapon but most didn't have them. The sword was a basket hilted sword, the pirate cutlass is probably the closest sword, not the big sword featured in this set. Those big swords stopped being used probably in the early 18th century, they weren't around by the time of Culloden. Also the bonnet should be blue, practically all the bonnets in Scotland, lowland and highland, were some shade of blue but I guess you could claim this one was a very dark blue.
Hatwear, legs and body print however suggest a more recent historical date than the original Highlander; I'm thinking about the Battle of Culloden or thereabouts. I wonder whether a musket wouldn't have been more suitable than a sword and shield.