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The British soldier was well-trained and immensely brave, willing to march through flames for his stalwart commanders. Then why is it that the mighty redcoats of the then greatest army in the world were slaughtered by American citizen-soldiers at the Battle of New Orleans in January of 1815? Sir Edward Michael Pakenham was one of the Queen’s best, the leader of 8,000 crack men, while our own Andrew Jackson had 3,500 to 4,000 under him. Statistics vary, but they do not depart far from 385 Brits killed, 1,186 wounded and 484 captured, while the Americans suffered 13 dead, 58 wounded and 30 captured. You may read that the British soldier fought in rank and file while Jackson’s boys sniped from trees and behind rocks. Not so, according to best records.

This blade type front sight is mounted in a dovetail slot. Drifting this sight to the right will move bullet impact to the left and vice versa. To raise point of impact, the sight is filed down. To lower point of impact, a taller front sight must be installed.