1760 N.C. Sess. Laws 521
Abstract
Every trooper (horseman) needed "Holsters, Housing, Breast-Plate and Crupper, a Case of good Pistols, a good Broad Sword, Twelve Charges of Powder, Twelve sizeable Bullets, a Pair of Shoe-Boots, with suitable Spurs, and a Carbine well fixed, with a good Belt, Swivel and Bucket."
Summary
This law requires every cavalry trooper to be fully equipped with specific weapons and military gear, including a case of good pistols, a carbine (fitted with a belt, swivel, and bucket), a broadsword, and twelve charges of powder with matching bullets.
Law Text
XIV. And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, That every Trooper shall be provided with a good, serviceable Horse, not less than Fourteen Hands high, with a good Bridle, Saddle, Holsters, Housing, Breast-Plate and Crupper, a Case of good Pistols, a good Broad Sword, Twelve Charges of Powder, Twelve sizeable Bullets, a Pair of Shoe-Boots, with suitable Spurs, and a Carbine well fixed, with a good Belt, Swivel and Bucket.
Description
Categories
MILITIAS, REQUIRED POSSESSION