How is the First New Hampshire uniformed and equipped?
Each unit is as nearly an exact recreation of the original First New Hampshire unit as present study and research will permit. All cloth, leather, fastenings, etc., are authentic copies. Patterns for uniforms are made from surviving examples in museums, and from contemporary sources such as prints, paintings, and books. No modern, man-made fabrics, plastic, or zippers are used. Weapons are exact reproductions of British and French muskets, American long rifles, cannon and period edged weapons of all types: bayonets, halberds, pikes, spontoons, swords and tomahawks. Cartridge boxes, canteens, belts and buckles, and other accoutrements are all copies of the originals. All members personally own their weapons and equipment; either making it themselves, or purchasing it from craftsmen members. We learn the most about the people by using the most accurate tools to try to accomplish the same tasks.
