Looking for their man

 Right, back to the present: the Dominion of Faraway Mounted Rifles are ready for service.

Dismounted and Mounted
(Hmm, the men actually have yellow trouser stripes, they just can't be seen in any of these pics )

I was going to put the dismounted figures on a wider base but there could be occasions when they have to travel by sleigh, railroad or steamboat or garrison a blockhouse so I kept it small. 

Unlike dismounted cavalry, the mounted rifles picket their horses, therefore their dismounted combat strength is the same as their mounted strength as no horseholders are needed.  

I should really do a picketed horse stand for each unit of dismounted rifles on each side in case they move away from them. Scaring the enemy's horses off (or shooting them) was considered a valid tactic  but that's going to take a bit of work to either remove harness from spare plastic limber horses, or remove riders from mounted officer castings, so it won't happen soon. Some sort of marker can always be improvised.

A side view to show that they do actually have rifles.

I think I need a game now!   Put the new troops to work or take a break and pull something that hasn't seen action recently off the shelf or out of the cupboard?