{"product_id":"na563","title":"NA563 ‘Sharpe’s Rifles Sergeant Patrick Harper’ | King \u0026 Country","description":"\u003cp\u003eNA563 – ‘Sharpe’s Rifles Sergeant Patrick Harper’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFew characters are more closely associated with Richard Sharpe than the formidable Irish rifleman Patrick Harper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNA563 – ‘Sharpe's Rifles Sergeant Patrick Harper’ portrays the fictional soldier who becomes Sharpe's trusted friend and senior enlisted companion throughout the series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHarper's appeal comes partly from the strong partnership at the centre of the Sharpe stories, but his rank also gives him a useful place within a miniature formation. A sergeant was essential to the everyday functioning of an infantry unit, helping maintain discipline and translating officers' orders into action among the men.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWithin the fictional rifle company, Harper can therefore sit naturally between Sharpe and the chosen men such as Harris and Hagman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor display, the Sharpe figures work particularly well in the broken terrain of the Peninsular War – a ruined wall, rocky hillside, woodland edge or Spanish village provides a much more appropriate setting than a rigid parade ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable from The Military Workshop – King \u0026amp; Country's Sergeant Patrick Harper, an essential character for collectors assembling Sharpe and his famous band of riflemen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"King \u0026 Country","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52792773804314,"sku":"NA563","price":75.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/0154\/0890\/files\/NA563_1.jpg?v=1788521379","url":"https:\/\/themilitaryworkshop.com\/products\/na563","provider":"The Military Workshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}