A small cluster of muskets stacked tripod-fashion, bayonets interlocked at the top. The standard camp arrangement when troops fell out at rest - off the shoulder, but not on the ground. Period: Napoleonic Era, 1799-1815.
Stacking arms was drilled at every level of every army of the period - French, British, Russian, Austrian, Prussian. Three or four muskets locked by their bayonets formed a stable tripod that kept the wood out of the mud.
Painting tips
- Stocks: warm wood with sepia wash.
- Barrels and bayonets: dark steel, edge highlights.
- Slings: muted off-white pipe-clay or dark leather.
- Optional mud at the butt-plate contact with ground.
Historical sources & further reading
- Napoleonic drill manuals
- Period camp iconography
⚠ Small parts. Not suitable for children under 14.





