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http://www.ebay.com/itm/3rd-North-C...401?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a9ec07dc1
90mm 1/18th scale approximately 4 inches tall.
Built figure in pewter, it can be painted as a model soldier would be after assembly, since the figure is already assembled the cleaning,asembly,filling of gaps. Coating with primer and painting would be the next steps.
Figure cast in pewter by Imrie/ Risley part of the Franklin Mint set of thirteen solid pewter figurines, titled "The Fighting Men of the American Revolution". Issued in 1976, those figurines represented one soldier from each of the original thirteen colonies. The soldiers average 4" , 90 mm or scale 1/18 and were beautifully crafted with many fine details and facial expressions, naturally posed, great motion in action poses and correct proportions. This figure represents one of the best products, in terms of sculpting and casting of model soldiers parts, in the 1970's. The base shows the famous "IR" of masters Bill Imrie and Clyde Risley of Imrie/Risley Miniatures. Each is a limited edition and has the Franklin Mint mark on the underside This is a limited edition figure, only around 5,000 were made. At the time of purchase, they were about $60 each.
I/R
Bill Imrie was a pioneer in the field of miniature soldier collecting. He spent his life researching the world's military history. At age 24, after earning a business degree, Bill Imrie decided to pursue his passion for history by creating miniature soldiers full-time. Imrie Custom Miniatures, run by Imrie and his wife, Helen, was formed in 1947 as a home-based business in Greenwich Village.
In 1963, after partnering with Pratt Institute artist and fellow military enthusiast Clyde Risley, Imrie/Risley Miniatures was born. Quite possibly the oldest miniature soldier company in the United States, Imrie/Risley Miniatures, from The Saratoga Soldier in New York currently sells more than 1,000 different 54mm (1/32 scale) pewter model kits and about 25 75mm kits, complete with detailed directions and full-color Risley illustrations.
Bill did all the research and fine detail work while Clyde sketched the general concepts.
Prior to founding his company, Bill Imrie was commissioned to create a figure of Samuel de Champlain, which was presented to Princess Beatrix of the Royal Family of the Netherlands at the opening of the Champlain Canal. In 1976, for America's bicentennial celebration, Franklin Mint commissioned Imrie/Risley to create 13 pewter figures, each representing one of the original American colonies.
Dioramas of Imrie/Risley Miniatures have graced The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and permanent exhibits can be seen at Fort William Henry in Lake George, New Windsor Cantonment in Kingston, Plimouth Plantation in Plymouth, Mass,, and Trenton Barracks in Trenton, N.J..
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND..
Very little is to be found regarding the records and dress of the ten regiments of infantry recruited by North Carolina for Continental service from 1775 to 1782.
In the field both officers and men wore the hunting or rifle shirt and long overalls, of wool in winter, and of linen in warm weather, exactly as shown in the drawing. Their equipment was either made in the colonies, or captured from the regular British service, and their arms the same. In the picture we see a private with a home made haversack of painted linen, an English musket, and a cartridge belt like those worn by the British Army.
After 1780, when Washington's general order of October 2, 1779, provided that the dress uniform of the North Carolina Regiments should be blue faced with blue, and the button-holes bound with white tape or lace,. it is possible that the officers or some of them wore this dress when on parade, but we have no authority or record of it, as yet.
The 3rd North Carolina Regiment was raised on 16 January 1776 at Wilmington, North Carolina for service with the Continental Army. In April, Jethro Sumner was appointed colonel. The regiment was present at the defense of Charleston in June 1776. The 3rd Regiment transferred from the Southern Department to George Washington's main army in February 1777. Assigned to Francis Nash's North Carolina Brigade in July 1777, it soon saw action at the battles of Brandywine and Germantown, and was present at White Marsh. Sumner went home ill in early 1778. Together with the 4th, 5th, and 6th North Carolina Regiments, the 3rd Regiment was reduced to a cadre and sent home to recruit up to strength on 1 June 1778. The rebuilt regiment returned to the main army in late 1778, but it was reduced to a cadre again in April 1779 and sent back to its home state. Assigned to the North Carolina Brigade, the regiment fought at the Siege of Charleston where it was captured by the British Army on 12 May 1780. The regiment was officially disbanded on 15 November 1783.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/3rd-North-C...401?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a9ec07dc1
90mm 1/18th scale approximately 4 inches tall.
Built figure in pewter, it can be painted as a model soldier would be after assembly, since the figure is already assembled the cleaning,asembly,filling of gaps. Coating with primer and painting would be the next steps.
Figure cast in pewter by Imrie/ Risley part of the Franklin Mint set of thirteen solid pewter figurines, titled "The Fighting Men of the American Revolution". Issued in 1976, those figurines represented one soldier from each of the original thirteen colonies. The soldiers average 4" , 90 mm or scale 1/18 and were beautifully crafted with many fine details and facial expressions, naturally posed, great motion in action poses and correct proportions. This figure represents one of the best products, in terms of sculpting and casting of model soldiers parts, in the 1970's. The base shows the famous "IR" of masters Bill Imrie and Clyde Risley of Imrie/Risley Miniatures. Each is a limited edition and has the Franklin Mint mark on the underside This is a limited edition figure, only around 5,000 were made. At the time of purchase, they were about $60 each.
I/R
Bill Imrie was a pioneer in the field of miniature soldier collecting. He spent his life researching the world's military history. At age 24, after earning a business degree, Bill Imrie decided to pursue his passion for history by creating miniature soldiers full-time. Imrie Custom Miniatures, run by Imrie and his wife, Helen, was formed in 1947 as a home-based business in Greenwich Village.
In 1963, after partnering with Pratt Institute artist and fellow military enthusiast Clyde Risley, Imrie/Risley Miniatures was born. Quite possibly the oldest miniature soldier company in the United States, Imrie/Risley Miniatures, from The Saratoga Soldier in New York currently sells more than 1,000 different 54mm (1/32 scale) pewter model kits and about 25 75mm kits, complete with detailed directions and full-color Risley illustrations.
Bill did all the research and fine detail work while Clyde sketched the general concepts.
Prior to founding his company, Bill Imrie was commissioned to create a figure of Samuel de Champlain, which was presented to Princess Beatrix of the Royal Family of the Netherlands at the opening of the Champlain Canal. In 1976, for America's bicentennial celebration, Franklin Mint commissioned Imrie/Risley to create 13 pewter figures, each representing one of the original American colonies.
Dioramas of Imrie/Risley Miniatures have graced The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and permanent exhibits can be seen at Fort William Henry in Lake George, New Windsor Cantonment in Kingston, Plimouth Plantation in Plymouth, Mass,, and Trenton Barracks in Trenton, N.J..
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND..
Very little is to be found regarding the records and dress of the ten regiments of infantry recruited by North Carolina for Continental service from 1775 to 1782.
In the field both officers and men wore the hunting or rifle shirt and long overalls, of wool in winter, and of linen in warm weather, exactly as shown in the drawing. Their equipment was either made in the colonies, or captured from the regular British service, and their arms the same. In the picture we see a private with a home made haversack of painted linen, an English musket, and a cartridge belt like those worn by the British Army.
After 1780, when Washington's general order of October 2, 1779, provided that the dress uniform of the North Carolina Regiments should be blue faced with blue, and the button-holes bound with white tape or lace,. it is possible that the officers or some of them wore this dress when on parade, but we have no authority or record of it, as yet.
The 3rd North Carolina Regiment was raised on 16 January 1776 at Wilmington, North Carolina for service with the Continental Army. In April, Jethro Sumner was appointed colonel. The regiment was present at the defense of Charleston in June 1776. The 3rd Regiment transferred from the Southern Department to George Washington's main army in February 1777. Assigned to Francis Nash's North Carolina Brigade in July 1777, it soon saw action at the battles of Brandywine and Germantown, and was present at White Marsh. Sumner went home ill in early 1778. Together with the 4th, 5th, and 6th North Carolina Regiments, the 3rd Regiment was reduced to a cadre and sent home to recruit up to strength on 1 June 1778. The rebuilt regiment returned to the main army in late 1778, but it was reduced to a cadre again in April 1779 and sent back to its home state. Assigned to the North Carolina Brigade, the regiment fought at the Siege of Charleston where it was captured by the British Army on 12 May 1780. The regiment was officially disbanded on 15 November 1783.
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