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These guys trying to be American Civil War, 1812, F&I and Rev War all at the same time will be the ruin of us all! :)

Harry

I have often wondered why, seeing as how there are more than a few re enactors who live fire, that the max service load of a rifle got confused with the max blank load! While it is true that the...

What is a period correct clear finish to use on wooden surfaces? Specifically I'm finishing up a simple trunk.

Harry

This question often pops up in the forum. There is a certain "ism" in the hobby that presumes artillerymen were unarmed. It's an easy cop out, after all, to believe this and search out documentation...

I buy stuff from Nick, talked to him at 150th Chancellorsville!

No, I meant what was the braid made of 150 years ago?

Harry

Was looking at some original CSA officer uniforms in a museum last month and I noticed that even though the uniforms themselves were somewhat moth eaten and worn, the "chicken gut" sleeve braids were...

Dueling Lincolns are much more common than dueling Jacksons. HaHa! Dueling Lees, Grants, how about dueling dismounted Stuarts...now that is rare indeed. You never see dueling McClellans though. I...

I once owned an original Yankee artillery shell jacket. It had the lining removed. There are several examples documented in EoG and other uniform encyclopedias. I expect it was a bit more common than...

Here in Ohio I run up to Lodi and stop at Log Cabin Sports Shop. They have all kinds of fuzzy leather. Lambs wool too. A little scrap fills a lot of cap boxes.

Harry

As I see it, after experiencing great events like the BGA Sharpsburg, normal events pale by comparison. Now, if I compared Chanceville to average events before the 150th I'd say it was a great...

Fall Creeks are the best for the money, by far!

Harry

Don't forget to add the "sneak ins".

Harry

Generally, Ohio is a great desert as far as finding any sutlers/shops that specialize in reenactor weapons and other stuff. Strange when considering how many reenactors live in Ohio. Lodi often has a...

Absolutely, and interesting too that they did not bother to unstrap the tarps to cover the stuff with.

Harry

Use Velcro! HAHAHA! Cant be any worse than modern shoes, modern eyeglasses, slat back chairs!

No...Don't!

Harry

Was reading through the catalog of a popular uniform provider and noticed in their chevron section the comment, in short, that confederate NCOs were issued colored tape to sew on for chevrons rather...

I do Confederate because of my handicap (missing right arm). In Union service I would have been discharged or at best sent to Veteran Reserve Corps. In Confederate service you'd be able to serve as...

Back in my Rev War days, especially in the mid 70's, there was a very large, perhaps the best, American infantry unit (9th Virginia, commanded by Marty West) that held George Rogers Clark Park in...

I have read that the brass casings hold up to 40 grains of fffg and the aluminum ones up to 50 grains. I have also read that a lighter charge offers most accurate results. 27 to 28 grains.

You...

I was sent a PM saying that the casing I was asking about is available through Dixie Gun Works, is aluminum, and holds the maximum powder load.

Been looking into Smith Carbine cartridge casings. I have found the brass, the orange plastic with the brass touch hole, and two types of the common rubber/plastic black jobs. What I am trying to...

I've found that to a certain degree caps are like brogans.......neither fits right until you spend a day in the rain. What is unknown is which part conforms most, the shoe or the foot/the head or the...

But, of course, there are a precious few who do deserve to be held above the massed files of privates due to not only their talent, intellect, contribution to the hobby, actual leadership and...

He was taking a picture! Can't blame him for that! There must have been at least one period incorrect camera there too....like the one that took that photo. My immersion is crushed! HaHa.

Harry

I go to a movie to be entertained. If I need a history lesson I get a book.

That being said, Last of the Schmohicans was worse, but none of you got upset about it.

Daniel Day Lewis wasn't the...