Saturday, May 9, 2009

The Mission’s Military Muster

Mission San Luis, here in Tallahassee, had a day of special activities and we went with friends to take it in.

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There were visiting historical interpreters from the Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine, some of whom performed military drills. The cannon was fired.

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Muskets were fired.

The first was new to me, called a hand gun. It came early in gun development.

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Then came the matchlock.

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And then the flintlock.

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Here seven flintlocks were fired and two misfired, which supposedly is not a bad record.

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The two men nearest kept their stance to the count of ten, in case it was a slow burn from the pan down to the charge.

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Outside the fort, we walked through the living history exhibits and talked with the volunteer interpreters.

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Their lunch prepared outdoors smelled heavenly. It smelled like Spanish bean soup.

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It was a very warm day, but enjoyable.

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