Hey Dave, It looks like this may be it for the mission life. I'm home on medical leave, but unless I can find a neurologist that will okay my brain for ...
Good Morning Fellows, The long awaited shipment of Repro P-08 Equipment from Schipperfabrik is here! Paul did a great job with this. The only really...
Guys, You will be hearing a lot from Rich and I about the future of the 42nd. It is time to think about what you can do to make this all happen. We have 1/2...
Does anyone know where I could find the specs...or at least a good picture of the british grenade boxes...andrew and I are gonna make a few for November..along...
Bryant, From what I know, there were interior dividers for each grenade and the box was wooden with rope or wooden handles. THere are pictures in Gordon's...
Paul, I'm interested in the Maine event, and I think I should have enough of my kit together for it. As I play with the Schenectady Pipe band and we sponsor...
Carney thanks for the link, By the looks of this, it shoud be fairly simple to reproduce....the only problems i can see are...getting the labels to look...
Bryant, I have a large amount of modern tins that look very close to the ones in the grenade crates. Once you get into the production stage, give me some...
Fellows, I will try to run this down through British sources through one of the museums over there. In the mean time, here are three good sites on Mills Bombs....
Good Day Fellows, First - KILT COVERS. Going back over the math of this, I overcharged everyone $10 who purchased one of these. I can refund everyone but also...
Hi Rich did anyone pick up the gear that you bought on my behalf? And how much do I owe you? Lastly are you going to Bordentown this weekend? Cheers! Dave W....
As all of you should know, Rich has posted to the files section a listing of the kit that we need along with some vendor information. I will work to identify...
Hey Dave, Can't make Bordentown - I am on Diaper Fatigue this weekend. What did you need for kit? I think you were still deliberating on the Kilt Apron. Very...
I had you order me a mess tin and cover, and helmet liner. I think that was it at this time & how are those diapers???? Hope to get down there some time soon. ...
Dave, I think I sold your mess tin to one of the new guys but need to order a few more things from the mess tin dude so will get you one. I am not terribly...
i was wondering if anyone knew of a distributor with black watch kilts(other than jerry lee) or if anyone had any they would be willing to sell that would...
Hi Andrew, We need to do some more work on that subject be for you buy government tartan. From the history of the RHC the pipers went over seas with them. They...
Hey thanks alot Dave, I'll look further into that subject. -slainte, andrew ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com....
Guys, It may not be related but I found the enclose dinteresting reference in the Canadian Corp War Diary: 05/31/1917 – Notified that all drafts will be...
Thanks rich, that clearly says no royal stuart so I guess i need to get a black watch tartan kilt to be on the safe side, if anyone has any recommendations, im...
If you don't want to go with one of Jerry's, you can troll Ebay for a post 1953 military kilt as they come up often. At the same time, don't sweat it too much...
That would mean that they were wearing it up to the last year of the war. Also was it the Canadian War Office or British? would that have made a difference?...
Hey Dave, This was in the Canadian Corp War Diary. My take on this was that there was a request originating from the battalion to the Canadian War office to do...
