My brother Jesse turned 13 last May and is approaching the time when he will be old enough to go onto the battlefield with a musket. Granted in reenactments no bullets are being fired, powder is still in use and can be extremely dangerous. Before firing it is very important that men (and women is some cases) learn how to properly take care of their musket.
Learning to clean a musket Monday, Jan 8 2007
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Living History: 18th Century 
It’s good to see an Officer in his Majesty’s forces “clean” his own musket. Must be a Ranger!! 🙂 No British Regular Officer would have been doing so. Is that Major Robert Roger? He looks distinguished enough to be.
Nice Picture! Cleaning and care of a musket is an excellent point. A functioning musket was sometimes the difference between life and death in battle.
Too many Brits sitting around may have been the reason the French were so successful in the first years of the war!
Nice uniform!
This is a neat picture. It appears that Jesse is teaching Tom how to clean a musket.