For God, Family and Republic

For those that don't know already, I like to collect militaria. I don't have much anyway, but one of the hallmarks of my collection is a Continental Soldier from the American War for Independence from 1776-1783.

The official blurb is as follows:

Created by Congress on Dec. 9, 1775, and lead by Col. John Haslet, The Delaware Regiment, according to some sources, were the best-equipped and best-uniformed unit in the army of 1776.

As part of the Fife and Drum line, Sideshow Toys brings you the Continental Soldier 12" figure, representing the Delaware Regiment at the Battle of Monmouth. The figure includes Delaware uniform coat, gaitered trousers, buckled shoes, short land pattern musket and bayonet with shoulder carriage, haversack, knapsack, canteen, cartridge box, and military ed hat with Alliance ade.

Only 3,000 of these are on the market. I think it is amazingly detailed and life-like. And to settle any morbid curiosity, I do not play with it. I would just assume no one touched it! This figure graces the top of my American history bookcases at eye-level, beside a desk flag set of historical colonial and revolutionary flags from the period.