Rifle - English Baker 1802-1837 (Live Firing) For Hire

The firearms used throughout the Napoleonic Wars were mostly of the flintlock design. Many of the weapons were of older design, some dating from the late 17th Century and mostly developed and improved throughout the 18th Century. We have a large stock of Flintlock Muskets and Pistols which are 100% accurate reproductions of the original pieces. Proofed to fire live ball or Black Powder blanks. Firing Muskets are available through our Armoury Service. We also stock deactivated Small Arms and Replica Firearms for contracts where the weapons are not required to fire. Most Muskets are available with slings and Bayonets if required.

This is a replica English Baker Rifled Musket. It is a practical weapon and is fully functioning.

All weapons in this hire category are capable of firing live ammunition and are therefore strictly controlled by the UK firearms act. However, for film and theatrical use, we have adapted many of our firearms to function firing blank rounds only.

All of our practical firearms are available for hire for film, television and theatrical performance on the condition that each contract is strictly supervised by an approved and qualified company Armourer.

Please refer to our standard Terms and Conditions of hire.

Description:
The Baker rifle (officially known as the Pattern 1800 Infantry Rifle) was a flintlock rifle used by the rifle regiments of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars. It was the first standard-issue, British-made rifle accepted by the British armed forces.

The Baker rifle was first produced in 1800 by Ezekiel Baker, a master gunsmith from Whitechapel. The British Army was still issuing the infantry rifle in the 1830s.