 | | | | | | | | | | | | View All Published Releases  Subscribe Un-Subscribe | | Date: 01-15-2008 | | Napoleon's Flintlock Rifle Replica | | Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to power in France and the spread of this power over much of Europe was rapid and remarkable. Educated in the military and commandeering a part of the French army by the age of 27, Napoleon became an emblem of military leadership. | | |  As a war strategist, Napoleon introduced a new era of military organization and also contributed to the development of new weaponry. A skilled mathematician, Napoleon used his genius with numbers to his advantage in the battlefield. His ability to quickly calculate the marching distances and supplies needed by his troops resulted in strategic battlefield maneuvers that provided his Grand Army with a tactical advantage over opposing armies. His military strategy relied largely on artillery from his infantry and reserve columns and during the French Revolutionary Wars, the flintlock rifle came to be indispensable. Napoleon, as the supreme military leader, carried his single shot flintlock rifle into battle like the rest of them. | | | | Napoleon's Single Shot Rifle. Manufactured by Denix. This is a replica of Napoleon's personal flintlock rifle with Emperor Napoleon’s crest on the butt of the rifle. Uniquely ornate and befitting an emperor, this piece is surely to become a standard amongst Napoleonic collectors. | | | To order a Napoleon's Flintlock Rifle Replica please visit the following link:
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