HISTORICAL MINIATURES BY GEORGE GRASSE IMRIE MINIATURES |

AMERICAN & BRITISH INFANTRY SUPPLEMENT
IMRIE MINIATURES
POSITION ORDER INFORMATION FOR
AMERICAN AND BRITISH INFANTRY SERIES 41, 42, 43, 44, 50, and 51
For Part Numbers ending in "br", "ri", "us", and
"xx"
HESSIANS, CAVALRY, AND ARTILLERY NOT INCLUDED HERE
The following table lists 54 positions
available for the American Revolutionary War Infantry Series named above. When you order a figure
from any one of these series, you must also replace the last two letters ("xx",
for example) of our item number with one of the position numbers below. For example, if
you want an officer figure from series IR43xx (Commander-in-Chief's Bodyguard), find the
officer's positions in the list below, select the one you want, and replace the
"xx" with, say, "53" (officer relaxed) giving a final item number of
IR4353.
SHORTCUT REFERENCE TABLE
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POSITION TYPES |
POSITION NUMBERS |
01 - 12 |
|
13 - 16 |
|
17 - 22 |
|
23 - 24 |
|
25 - 34 |
|
35 - 38 |
|
39 - 43 |
|
44 - 48 |
|
49 - 54 |

Position Number |
POSITION |
EXPLANATION |
01 |
SHOULDER FIRELOCK - Position of attention for soldiers of all armies. | Standing at attention, musket on left shoulder, see "support arms" (11 below) for musket on the right shoulder. |
02 |
POISE & COCK FIRELOCK - Bring musket before the face, cock back the hammer on command. | Standing, left foot forward, musket perpendicular to the ground. |
03 |
POISE & COCK FIRELOCK | Kneeling on left knee, musket perpendicular to the ground. |
04 |
TAKE AIM & FIRE - On commands, the musket is pointed and the trigger pulled. | Standing, right foot back firing musket. |
05 |
TAKE AIM & FIRE | Standing in normal position firing musket. |
06 |
TAKE AIM & FIRE | Kneeling on left knee firing musket. |
07 |
HANDLE CARTRIDGE | Standing, reaching for cartridge |
08 |
CHARGE CARTRIDGE | Standing, ramming cartridge |
09 |
ORDER FIRELOCK | Standing, musket resting on ground |
10 |
CHARGE BAYONET | Standing, musket leveled forward, a position to receive attack or offer challenge |
11 |
ADVANCE ARMS | The carry position of corporals and sergeants with muskets |
12 |
SUPPORT ARMS | An alternate to "shoulder arms" , resting the musket on the right shoulder |

13 |
SHOULDER FIRELOCK | Marching position for the musket |
14 |
ADVANCED ARMS | The formal marching position of the musket for NCO's |
15 |
SUPPORT ARMS | Alternative marching position |
16 |
SLOPE ARMS | Alternative marching position |
17 |
SLUNG MUSKET | Waking |
18 |
SLUNG MUSKET | Extended walk, bent forward |
19 |
SLOPE ARMS | Extended walk, bent forward |
20 |
TRAIL ARMS | Walking |
21 |
TRAIL ARMS | Extended walk, bent forward |
22 |
SUPPORT ARMS | Walking |
23 |
RELAXED | Standing relaxed, musket across body |
24 |
GUARD DUTY | Standing relaxed, musket slung |

25 |
LOADING | Kneeling on left knee reaching for cartridge |
26 |
FIRING | Standing, leaning forward, firing musket off hand |
27 |
AT READY | Bayonet leveled, feet spread |
28 |
AT READY | Bayonet leveled, advancing |
29 |
AT READY | Bayonet leveled pointed forward, running, right leg up |
30 |
AT READY | Bayonet leveled, across body, running, right leg up, |
31 |
AT READY | Bayonet leveled pointed forward, running, right leg back |
32 |
AT TRAIL | Running, musket at trail, right leg back |
33 |
WOUNDED | Falling backwards |
34 |
WOUNDED | Lying on back |

35 |
MUSICIAN - DRUMMER | Drummer boy at attention, playing |
36 |
MUSICIAN - FIFER | Fifer, at attention, playing |
37 |
MUSICIAN - DRUMMER | Drummer, marching, playing |
38 |
MUSICIAN - FIFER | Fifer, marching, playing |

39 |
OFFICER (with spontoon) | Officer, at attention |
40 |
OFFICER (with spontoon) | Officer, marching |
41 |
OFFICER (with spontoon) | Officer, feet spread, spontoon across body |
42 |
OFFICER (with spontoon) | Officer, relaxed, spontoon resting on ground |
43 |
OFFICER (with spontoon) | Officer, running, spontoon in right hand |

44 |
OFFICER (with sword) | Officer, at attention |
45 |
OFFICER (with sword) | Officer, marching |
46 |
OFFICER (with sword) | Officer, feet spread, sword across body |
47 |
OFFICER (with sword) | Officer, relaxed, sword resting on ground |
48 |
OFFICER (with sword) | Officer, running, sword in right hand |

49 |
OFFICERS (with muskets) | Officer, at attention, saluting, cocked hat type |
50 |
OFFICERS (with muskets) | Officer, at attention, saluting, other than cocked hat type |
51 |
OFFICERS (with muskets) | Officer, marching, rifle cradled in left arm |
52 |
OFFICERS (with muskets) | Officer, standing, firing musket |
53 |
OFFICERS (with muskets) | Officer, standing at ease, musket to ground |
54 |
OFFICERS (with muskets) | Officer, running, musket in right hand |
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