Equipment
C.
AMMUNITION
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We
do not supply members with powder. You will have to purchase
FFG or FFFG black powder. Do Not Buy Pyrodex!!!
You will also need percussion caps. Caps are usually available
from the same store you buy your powder from and are also available
from most sutlers. Be sure to buy the correct type of caps -
Musket caps (They look like small top hats), not the small no.11
caps for revolvers. Do Not Buy CCI Caps!!!
Roll
an adequate supply of blank cartridges before each event. They
are simple to make once you get the hang of it, being simply
a rolled paper tube filled with 60 grains of powder for 58 caliber
weapons or 80-90 grains for 69 caliber weapons. Any veteran
will be happy to show you the correct way to roll your own cartridges
and pack into arsenal packs, or check out the
articles page for instructions. Each arsenal pack contains
10 rounds of ammunition and 13 percussion caps rolled up in
a tube. At larger events, you can purchase pre-rolled paper
tubes from the sutlers. You will fire anywhere from 10 - 40
rounds at a drill or living history event to 100+ at the larger
reenactments.
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Arsenal Packs - 10 Rounds and 13 Percussion
Caps |
Blank Ammunition |
Percussion Caps |
D.
MISSOURI STATE GUARD IMPRESSIONS
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1.
CIVILIAN OR EARLY 1800s WEAPONS
Civilian shotguns, early
(1842 smoothbore or earlier) percussion or flintlock military
muskets, or percussion or flintlock civilian longarms.
Flintlocks will usually only be allowed at living histories.
Recommended
Vendors:
Dixie
Gun Works
Fall
Creek Sutlery
Or check Civil War shows for original weapons
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2.
CIVILIAN COAT
Civilian style frock coats, paletots, or sack
coats, made of a period pattern and materials. Civilian
garments are usually made of wool, linen or cotton, although
cotton jean is acceptable for sack coats. Wool jean was
reserved for slave clothing or the lower class citizens.
Buttons should be of a natural material: brass, pewter,
hard rubber, mother of pearl or cloth covered.
Recommended
Vendors:
Carter
& Jasper Mercantile
C
& D Jarnagin
Corner
Clothiers
Past
Patterns (Pattern only)
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Civilian
Linen Paletot
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Civilian
Sack Coat
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3.
CIVILIAN TROUSERS
Civilian style trousers, of a period pattern and materials.
Civilian trousers were usually made of wool, cotton, linen
or cotton jean, but wool jean trousers are acceptable.
Wool jean trousers were usually encountered in the lower
class and in slave clothing.
Recommended
Vendors:
Carter
& Jasper Mercantile
C
& D Jarnagin
Corner
Clothiers
Past
Patterns (Pattern only)
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Civilian
Wool Trousers |
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Civilian
Shawl Collar Vest
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5.
SHIRT
Civilian pattern cotton shirt with a collar. White pleated
front shirts or the common plaid, checked or striped cotton
shirts are all acceptable. Calico ready-made shirts were
beginning to become popular during the war, but should
not be represented in large numbers.
Recommended
Vendors:
County
Cloth (patterns)
W,
W & Company
Carter
& Jasper Mercantile
Corner
Clothiers
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Civilian
Cotton Shirt
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6.
CIVILIAN HAT
Civilian pattern felt slouch hats in a period style and
color. Common colors were black, brown, or tan. It should
have a ribbon around the bottom of the crown, and a also
around the edge of the brim. Most hats have a lining in
the crown. Straw hats are allowed, but please check with
the captain before you purchase one!
Recommended
Vendors:
Tim
Bender Hats
Clearwater
Hats
Dirty
Billy Hats
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Civilian
"Mosby" Style Flat Top Bowler
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You
may wear your military brogans if you do not have civilian
style shoes or boots. Any cotton or wool socks are acceptable.
Accoutrements are up to you. The Missouri State Guard
was not issued much, if anything, so they gathering whatever
they could find to suit their needs. You should use a
non-military haversack if you have one. There are also
accounts of MSG using powder horns or powder flasks and
shot pouches since they were not issued cartridge boxes.
Military cartridges boxes with tins may be required at
certain events, but percussion caps may be placed in a
pocket instead of using a cap pouch. Canteens should be
tin drum or civilian style canteens, wicker bottles or
gourd canteens. Military canteens are acceptable if you
have nothing else. Civilian style blankets and oilclothes
are preferred over military blankets and rubber ground
clothes.
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Civilian Cotton Blanket
Civilian Boots
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The
Lamar Rifles as the Missouri State Guard at Athens, MO 2005
E.
VENDORS
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The
clothing and equipment listed above are all available through
various vendors and the list provided below is by no means a
complete list of all vendors available. Listed below are vendors
that we have used and we know provide a quality product. If
in doubt, speak with a member of the company staff before making
a purchase.
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