Become a musketeer in the Earl of Manchester’s Regiment of Foote!

Firing a musket can be a real thrill and lots of them firing together is one of the most crowd pleasing aspects of a battle. But firing a musket on the battlefield requires special equipment and training. A musket was an early kind of gun which used a burning piece of rope or sparks from a flint to ignite gunpowder, firing a round lead musketball. They took a long time to load and were often inaccurate, so large blocks of musketeers would all fire together. They could then turn their guns around and use the butt to club their enemies. Re-enactment muskets do not fire musketballs, but the gunpowder they use is very real.