Folks, thanks for the compliments. But, I do not think of myself as any kind of expert. I have just been very lucky. I live in a part of the country where...
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Karl Feldmeyer
mardetcv41
Jul 9, 2004 3:42 am
Sorry Steve I wasn't trying to hook a tire pump to yer head! I'll retract my "expert" statement. How about if we refer to you as, " the most informed...
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ass0mine1
Jul 9, 2004 9:44 am
I have a question for the CS Marine experts. Approx half of the CSMC officers were former USMC officers. In 1859, the Mameluke hilted sword (or sabre) was...
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kenneth berry
historymarti...
Jul 9, 2004 2:44 pm
I will chime in on Mr Drakes posting (since I work for him) we Use Hesson clothiers for supplying our interpretive program here at Cincinnati Museum Center. I...
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Stephen Fairman
fairmans
Jul 9, 2004 4:37 pm
Steve, Thanks for the well expressed info. This is what I have been looking for. Your gear always looks the best. If I had work, I would be buying from you ...
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sigsaye2000
Jul 9, 2004 11:56 pm
... bunch of Steves here? Any way. About the flannel. The original uniform that is made from the Federal Blouse flannel is in the museum at Annapolis. It...
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Chuck Veit
swabbie58
Jul 12, 2004 1:04 pm
Based on various accounts and period sketches (including one by Stedman), I know the Siebe diving suit and helmet were used during the CivilWar. Were there...
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mdcowan@...
maddogcowan
Jul 12, 2004 7:20 pm
Steve Thank you for the information. At least you did not respond to me like a ranting lunatic or some juvenile flamer like some responses I received. I know...
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sigsaye2000
Jul 13, 2004 2:03 pm
... not. I've never made Jim a frock coat. I made him a frock which is an imtierly different thing. Frock coats were an officers garment, actually a suit...
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usmc1862@...
usmc1862
Jul 13, 2004 2:15 pm
anyone know where i can get a white surgeons frock for CW period? Did surgeons really wear White frocks? Thanks DOC HALLIDAY ASHEVILLE...
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Bobby Brown
bobbrown731
Jul 13, 2004 2:37 pm
On Steve Hesson's site are some pictures of white surgeons uniform.... He made it from an example in a museum http://www.hesson-clothiers.com/officer.htm Bob...
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sigsaye2000
Jul 13, 2004 2:44 pm
... one in the National Civil War Naval Museum In Port Columbud GA. We make them, and there are pictures of one on our site www.hesson- clothiers.com in the...
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usmc1862@...
usmc1862
Jul 13, 2004 2:56 pm
thanks...what type material was the surgeons frock made of? i get the impression it might have been a white canvas or heavy cotton? CAN YOU GIVE ME A PRICE ON...
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mdcowan@...
maddogcowan
Jul 13, 2004 5:02 pm
Steve Thank you for your input. The confusion about the frock coat is mine. Jim had one made for him about the same time you said you made the frock. I...
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sigsaye2000
Jul 13, 2004 6:07 pm
Sorry, I mis spoke on that last post. There were no white Frock Coats, there were white Sack Coats that were worn by surgeons. They had from one to five...
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President, NMLHA
swabbie58
Jul 13, 2004 6:13 pm
It's a scary thought that the very little I know about divers in the mid-nineteenth century is more than anyone else knows...! No takers on this question...
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Karl Feldmeyer
mardetcv41
Jul 13, 2004 6:40 pm
Sorry chuck! I did the diver thing but I wasn't Mk5 qual'd. I looked through some of the old books but they don't offer any history on the gear. Karl ... ...
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President, NMLHA
swabbie58
Jul 13, 2004 6:49 pm
Thanks, Karl. This actually relates to research on Alligator: We can't imagine a diver in full Siebe gear (the stereotypic "deep sea diver" rig) being able to...
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Karl Feldmeyer
mardetcv41
Jul 13, 2004 7:15 pm
Those boys must have had some big brass ones!!!! KF ... From: President, NMLHA To: cwnavyandmarineforum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 11:49 AM ...
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President, NMLHA
swabbie58
Jul 13, 2004 7:22 pm
Assuming you mean helmets, yes, that's what we're trying to figure out. . . :) Chuck...
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Karl Feldmeyer
mardetcv41
Jul 13, 2004 7:48 pm
Hmmmmmmmmm.........leg holes in a helmet!!!!!!!!! LOL:^) ... From: President, NMLHA To: cwnavyandmarineforum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004...
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dispenzas
Jul 13, 2004 10:10 pm
Since I portray an officer (Lt. and Lt. Cmdr. George Brown), I have had to deal with the "bucket of squid" that is Navy officer uniform regs. To make a long...
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nmprovost
Jul 14, 2004 1:36 am
Good Evening, Thought I'd throw my two cents into the discussion. I noted in several period photos of officers, just as Steve H. did, that some of the older...
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jeffcowvplanning
jeffcowvplan...
Jul 14, 2004 3:08 am
Cutting and pasting 20th C. PO insignia? WWII Uniforms? Fireman's hats? I won't try to preach again for fear of truth being labeled "flaming" by those who...
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nmprovost
Jul 14, 2004 1:41 pm
Good Morning, My apologies for the misunderstanding. I am referring, in all the configurations I mentioned, to the 1861 uniform regs. In those regs (as...
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President, NMLHA
swabbie58
Jul 14, 2004 3:39 pm
Anyone know what USN medals were available during the CW? Obviously the MoH, but what other ones? I ran across an entry in the OR-N where Welles replied to a...
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tuckahoe1607
Jul 14, 2004 6:49 pm
... officials ... Well Done Brian! Thanks to your efforts and those of other active parties, it seems that logic and history has prevailed. I read with...
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Bobby Brown
bobbrown731
Jul 14, 2004 7:31 pm
Steve Hesson has asked me to let the group know that his area has lost power and will most likely be without power through the weekend. He knows that he had...
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mdcowan@...
maddogcowan
Jul 14, 2004 8:01 pm
Gentlemen It seems that I have made myself unwelcome in this forum for simple asking questions about uniforms. Several of you have answered my questions with...
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Stephen Fairman
fairmans
Jul 14, 2004 11:46 pm
Mr. Bockmiller, The tone of your messages is always hostile to anyone trying to make do. For your information, the fireman's dress hat looks exactly like the...
