Gettmore
Sergeant Major
- Joined
- Jul 5, 2015
- Location
- Western N.C.
Sorry for the late response, busy day at work. Generally you always elevate your muskets especially at close range, most events don't let us fire within 50 feet of eachother. Any kind of saber or hand to hand is strictly choreographed and practiced and yes the horses can get dangerous and require much training. When I get to my computer I'll sent a link to safety rules from a typical event.Never reenacted, but I've observed there are significant variations regarding how much "enthusiasm" is permitted in these battles.
I'm just curious, what are the typical safety rules for aiming muskets in someone else's general direction or swinging sabers around?
I consider the horses to be the most dangerous ingredient to introduce into the mix since they literally have minds of their own.
Here is a link to the reenactor guidelines, including safety, for our upcoming event at Olustee which is pretty typical for most events http://battleofolustee.org/forms_docs/2020_guide_for_reenactors.pdfNever reenacted, but I've observed there are significant variations regarding how much "enthusiasm" is permitted in these battles.
I'm just curious, what are the typical safety rules for aiming muskets in someone else's general direction or swinging sabers around?
I consider the horses to be the most dangerous ingredient to introduce into the mix since they literally have minds of their own.