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Thread #47876   Message #717605
Posted By: GUEST,re-enactor 23rd RWF
26-May-02 - 02:23 PM
Thread Name: Help: Which Regiment(s)
Subject: RE: Help: Which Regiment(s)
The 23rd wore a fur hat as Walrus described before Waterloo, It was never a "bearskin" but a fusileer cap,the bearskin was a lot bigger .
Then bayonet issued with the baker rifle was a sword bayonet with a handle and a lot longer than the 17-19 inch socket bayonet issued with the brown bess.