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Lovely folks to work with and great products. Heartily agree, even though my Enfield was defarbed oh these many years ago.

Again, thanks for sharing your knowledge, Curt.

Thanks for sharing that, Old Timer. Beats another thread about fire grates or who the best sutler is.

RJ, I did not say 60 rounds was a limit or desirable. But you leave the door open for an almost unlimited powder burn. For all the fights like Culp's Hill, there are accounts of units who ran out of...

Thanks, RJ, I'm open to historical corrections. But I believe the detail shows they got around 60 rounds, not the hundreds of rounds some will bring to these events. And don't you be sayin' nuthin'...

Don't let Bill Rodman fool you: he accepted at the first CPH event he attended that "when you play by our rules, you're good," and has been a model CPH soldier at any number of events. He was my...

Gents, anyone who knows me will attest that I am no bully, but if someone can't stand a little sarcasm, then they are not going to make it, either in this hobby or on ANY Internet forum. In the Rowdy...

Mrs. Lawson, PUH-LEEEZE don't tell me they have ****ed the huck!

That is utterly annoying. Is there a fiber content tag to worn ignorant men folk?

Domet flannel shirts are really correct only for Federal impressions. You will hear the shirts decried for their scratchy feel, but they are amazing in hot weather: wool will "wick" moisture away...

Unless you plan on walking on your hands, MB&S.

The three most important items in your kit are your shoes, your hat and your jacket. Almost everything else can be "finessed" or improved.
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We don't bite and you might actually enjoy yourself.

How many rounds? Why thousands. No point in being historical....

1501815019150201502115022Some of you may recall Michael Falco, the pinhole camera photographer who was at Elizabethtown PA during a Seven Days Battles reenactment last year. His plan is to document...

The biggest problem with deciding this issue is the lack of information about what officers did in the field. Even the photos from the LoC, while marvelous, are staged in their own way. First of all,...

A correct great coat is a significant investment....

The "cheapo" solution for a long time was a Jarnigan coat, but you had to replace the buttons, which are incorrect and too large, which meant...

My wife's CW ancestor died after the war of complications of this or that. His medical benefits were denied, his widow's petition was denied and his mother's after the widow died was denied. "Not...

What is your reason for a Bowie knife?

We see many period photos of soldiers brandishing Bowie knives and other flamboyant pig stickers, but we don't see so many in the field. I suspect that's...

Well, I started the thread and I'm satisfied we've made all the points that can be made:

1." Eternal Colonel because the boys make me lead them and you can put in on my tombstone"
2. "I'd rather...

The logical question would be: why the **** would you want something so uncomfortable and hot? ;)

As has been stated already, eating "period" is sometimes easier than lugging a cooler full of anachronistic ****. Air-cured meats don't need to be refrigerated, and simple bread or hardtack will do...

Thanks, Ken, for the very thoughtful post. I have long admired your "slogan," and feel it applies to this topic in a profoundly simple, yet elegant way.

I think you have misunderstand my point. I am not against firing or taking hits, just surrendering to the imperative that "the boys" must have "trigger time" or they won't enjoy the event, preferably...

I should hope so!

You only NEED one.

THEY only had one in most cases (that was all they were issued).

Unless you plan on being a Sergeant, as a grunt, you only need one shelter half.

And from my own...

The other thing that's being overlooked by you partisans of "trigger time" is fouling.

CW muskets became unfire-able very quickly do to the build-up of black powder residue. I have read numerous...