Joseph, Your trip to Scotland sounds wonderful, did you hit the military museum in Edinburgh Castle whilst you were there? And by the way, feile-breacan...
I have a copy of this book, it's excellent. Stunning photos, lots of detail, great information on life in the field. However, most of it post-dates our ...
Dear List, There have been several threads on betrayal and loyalty recently, and they have resurrected some questions that have long puzzled me: 1) I recall...
List- Anyone who wants a break from bowl games, the movie "Zulu" is on tonight at 8 pm on AMC. "Why us Colour Sergeant, why us?" "Because it's us, lad, just...
This game-Tip Cat- was demonstrated in a movie starring Laurel and Hardy- "The March of the Wooden Soldiers" I think it was called, about the bogey men...
Bob, Don't forget this one.... If it is a miracle, color sargent, its a short chamber Henry .45 caliber miracle." And a Bayonet, sir.....with some guts behind...
Greetings all! Potentially dumb question ahead. Is the Navy Arms Brown Bess Carbine made by Pedersoli of Italy, or by whatever company in India that's making...
My favorite quote wasn't in the movie. It was from Chard's report to Queen Victoria: Major Spalding told me he was going over to Helpmakaar, and would see...
Howdy, ... Be aware that there never was a Brown Bess Carbine. That is a totally fabricated weapon. Now with a handful of modifications I was able to take my...
Check out the Heritage Trail Association, www.heritagetrail.org. for info on Bound Brook Battle and Van Horne house, and other cool things here. Also, the...
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List, Here in town we get a little paper ever week filled with different facts. The paper today dealt with Breakfast foods. One of the things it said is in...
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Jan 2, 2004 1:45 am
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One of the things it said is in early America the colonist would mix milk and I believe to get gray paint. Is there any truth to this. Milk paint is still in...
I have a note with ingredients for milk paint - 4 lbs (1/2 gal skimmed milk) 6 oz lime - newly slaked 4 oz linseed oil or neets foot oil 1/2 lb. color (rust...
hello folks,i'm looking for a book on barrel making /cooper trade,i have tools that were left to me by my grandfather for making kegs,barrels etc.but i have no...
ah, yes, ZULU-- back in 1986 in High School when girls my age were watching, um, whatever were the hot chick-flicks of 1986... i was watching ZULU... and Monty...
Speaking of Monty Python, this has nothing to do with the Revolutionary War, other than it's a subject dear to reenactors of all time periods, but Eric Idle is...
... Been there before but not this trip. Spent most of my spare time (it was a business trip, after all) around Stirling. Went to Stirlig Castle, which is...
... tonight at 8 pm on AMC. ... To bring this topic back to relevance within this list, at the bicentennial of Monmouth, the organizers set up a huge screen to...
Dear List, For those wondering what ZULU has to do with our period...... Lieutenant General Sir Gonville Bromhead Born 30th September 1758, educated...
... From: "gstk1776" <gstk1776@...> To: <Revlist@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 7:18 AM Subject: [Revlist] Re: ZULU ... So, the movie...
When building craftsman style houses in th early 1900s, nails bent during constuction were put in a can of water for a couple weeks and the rusty water was...
There was one incident in the movie (whether accurate or not) that I have used frequently to illustrate to this "less than desirably disciplined modern army",...
In a message dated 1/1/04 8:08:26 PM Central Standard Time, ... It was one of the paints of the period, probably used mostly in interior applications. The...
Mike, It seems you've been given more than enough leads for a single trip to Central Jersey, but here are a few more: While you're at Monmouth, stop by the...
Now Todd Braisted could tell you much more, but, Colonels Skinner and Von Buskirk of the British Provincial force the NJ Volunteers quit the 'protest' movement...
In a message dated 1/2/2004 12:14:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, Glenn@... writes: Now Todd Braisted could tell you much more, but, Colonels Skinner and...
<<And contrary to present day myth, folks of the period liked glossy finish, and bright colors.>> Makes perfect sense, doesn't it? Just consider the light...
Dear List, I'm not very familiar with how rifles became part of the American army, but have long assumed that, for the most part, rifles were individual...
Some rifles were privately owned; either by the riflemen or purchased for them. There were however contracts to rifle makers to make rifles for the riflemen;...
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