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Date Posted: 18:18:49 05/28/08 Wed
Author: Wendy Plunkett (Pete's wife)
Subject: Re: 1853 Enfield Musket...bayonet??
In reply to: Justin Prince 's message, "Re: 1853 Enfield Musket...bayonet??" on 22:18:05 02/02/08 Sat

Justin,

Please don't make false, unresearched comments. Although I believe that a very small handful of misinformed folks may have banned Indian-made guns, the way that you put it misleads people that there are "many" units doing this. Less than one percent is not "many." I would like to know how many Civil War units you encounter in Colorado?

All I can say is that if so few units are allowing Indian made guns, then why is our waiting list hundreds of people long? Why are so many people purchasing several guns for their unit?

Grrrrr....

Justin, you seem like a nice kid, so please stop doing things that you will be embarrassed about later when you are a little older.

By the way, if you or anyone want info on the safety of our guns, then you may want to ask Pete for the legal report that was done on one of our guns. Nothing unsafe was found about our guns.

Wendy

>Sirs,
>
>What unit are you with? Check with your CO to see if
>they will allow Indian guns. For more info visit
>www.cwreenactor.com/forum for more information, but
>many units are banning Indian made guns as unsafe to
>use, even for blank fire. If yours is more of a
>mainstreamer unit they may allow it, and they may have
>your proof it to ensure it is safe. Most campaigner
>units would advise you not to get it. This isn't
>against MVT (even though Pete might think that since
>I'm less than satisfied with my 1816) MVT and Loyalist
>Arms as well. I don't know if either Enfield is fine.
>They probably are, but it seems based on a recent
>discussion of India guns many units in the CW hobby
>are moving to ban them. That goes for Loyalist Arms'
>line of 1840s, Lorenzes, 1842s, Enfields, etc.
>
>
>
>>>Hello Pete ,
>>>Does your 1853 Enfield Musket come with a bayonet? I
>>>have a friend who is interested in this musket but
>>>only if has a bayonet to go with is, he wants to use
>>>it reenacting ...Thanks Bill
>>
>>I asked Pete the same question yesterday and he sent
>>me the below email back. He states:
>>
>>Last month, we got in a crate of bayonets, but in the
>>case of the Enfields, they aren�t included in the
>>price since we had no source of bayonets for them when
>>we started carrying the Enfields and at this time are
>>offering them separately. We�ll have to raise the
>>price on the musket when we add the bayonet to the
>>deal, and for now they bayonets are available
>>separately (don�t know the cost, you�d have to check
>>with Wendy or Kathy on that, I stay out of the
>>paperwork). The only other musket we offer that the
>>bayonet is an extra cost item is the Baker, because
>>the bayonets are pretty expensive and we can�t afford
>>to throw them in free.

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