after shooting, what would one do with the musket when the enemy closes? you have a sword and dirk (no bayonette-this is not france, after all), and the musket is a rather expensive item to just toss down in a field (i do not remember seeing a sling or a stacking swivel in any of the pics you have posted in your period garb), and it looks a bit too delicate to simply use as a club on a regular basis.