I thought about that. A family in Dorset could "be on watch" or "be vigilant" guarding the coasts. Have some doubts though.
I know this is Quixotic. But somehow these 19th century guns take on more than wood and iron. There is a social history about them as well and delving into it takes you back to the way society was organized, the economy and the politics of that era. I can spend a lot of time reading 1800's Brit newspapers. (I happened upon the first account of the battle of the Monitor and Virginia, the ironclads, in looking at Reilly guns....and that and the follow-on almost immediate conclusions that the navies of Europe were suddenly outmoded was a inescapable lure for a Southerner.
Last edited by Argo44; 04/16/23 11:05 PM.
