Sounds like you are being a bit paranoid on the security front, stick it on your wall over the fireplace, or if you want to keep it securely put a simple lockable hasp over the handle, I lived in a dump of an estate with genuine halberds lances and historic arms on the walls and apart from a quizica...

Heritage sites are boring, buildings and old stuff that you don't know wot it is and don't care because you are with your mates or been dragged along by the rents to get culture, possibly through a theoretical osmosis. People doing stuff is interesting enough to watch and you can ask questions, like...

Sounds like the blxs that comes from over enthusiastic idiots to me, a while back there was a lot of silly nonsense about deactivating blades and how sharp blades were illegal coming from certain middle aged reenactment groups, it then got carried off as being what the law says by a lot of people wh...

User data- most active topic- Victorian underpants! Or I talk a lot of pants, email address is already on so many spam lists, every now and then the spam mail changes when lists get passed around, I have different passwords for different sites and change them regularly as sop, there's not a lot on h...

Really obvious answers, sealed knot and they have various events in those areas, have a look at sealed knot site and sundry regiments including stanings,

i havent seen any direct evidence for leather tents, though i have come across a number of long outdated general statements of the generic sort of tents would likely have been of... as long ago such general statements were made, wool and linen are materials available in suitable sizes, marine sails ...

my brain has been melting this week with old sheets and textiles, i have boxes of them and after a while the brain melts at identifying the difference of century+old well washed cotton and linen all done on victorian and older looms, so for those well washed examples of cloth, without bothering to l...

zombies, right we have most periods covered, which way are they coming from? form up the archers with the fire arrows, meanwhile i'll go and see if we can get the flamethrower tank to work-- :angel: facebook, a most dreadfull creation, created by a dropout student so he didnt actually have to bother...

The key word is intent, technically when you have intent to fire it, you get on to iffy ground, as in it is no longer kept as a curiousity, meanwhile, ignoring the technical implications of intent, we go to licencing, go to the website for the police in the area in which you live, look for firearms ...

a quick google of picklehaube lining will give you a selection of linings on different models, the liners depended on model but revolve around variations on a theme- picklehauben.net may be a useful resource if you know the age and type, presumably something like a ww1 1916 infantry version? as ther...

You did ask about why you weren't getting responses to posts and discussions etc here on forum, the answer has been given above, apart from a generic nice vid post, there isn't much to say so the above is relevant to your question.

Had a look at video on YouTube, a quick film review- presentation style overall is good, coverage of subject matter good, though there is some room for further technical discussion it would be on minor points that would detract from the overall subject, demonstrations are aimed at those with some fa...

I get can't load plug in with your media, left a few general comments on some of your threads that may be relevant? Different period for I have the advantage that you can find a relevant century easily, downside is not everyone is passing through the same century or looking at all the different fori,

A local shop sells old film sizes, more than once I have walked around events with a box brownie, no one thinks it has film in so pull some ridiculous poses, some of which cause embarrassment when the film is developed, a fiver for a camera, about 8 for film, and only a few shots so make them count,...

Couldn't load plug in message again, nice collection of kit, the hatchet is a good size, with brass/bronze barrel on old guns, be aware of crystalization of the metal, not visible to the eye, but in old metal it occurs and can lead to barrel failure, so don't hold them the first couple of times they...

Couldn't load plug in message came up, so can't watch, there's a group who do rangers in Canada and spend weeks at a time trekking in the wood,

Couldn't load video, char cloth has its uses but is a pain to use at times, a length of slow match is quite a good thing to carry along with a bit of wax, natural fluffy seed pods, fungi from trees, dry rotten wood pulp and if its wet a split and shaved stick usually work in UK settings, fire kit va...

If you want a slightly crazy archaeologist with fortifications experience, a mumber of practical and historic skills, I am looking for work at present, any more details?

Most equipment would be what was at hand, wooden or leather buckets primarilly, there's a link to several makers on the links section,

Transient presence, things have gone quiet on many lh fronts and periods in recent years, that and thee yoof like being hit in the face with books apparently, something I don't like, but the world moves on, with ref to me loup, would you like discussion on anything in particular? Tallow for damp pro...

Barrel casting to a 19th century pattern, who made the safest barrels, well that depends on size and period if you are looking for barrels cast around a cooled tube, then that tech is no longer available, also do not repeat do not trust Chinese cast or forged iron if you are not 199 percent in the f...

So, do you think you will be providing any pennies to cover the expense of going there feeding people and the costs of just turning up etc, :wink: As for 19th century cavalry, you should try rearranging direction of approach and ask about the lancers, good fun tent pegging as long as you remember wh...

found a 19th century/modern pattern to suit, things don't change that quickly, now to find an older one and some goodly wool
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the masters hoods of 15th century and modern (19th century) would be of great interest, the difference of colours not being a problem just the pattern, (academic wear being variable under current rules as they specify pattern and colour but not age or date, it leads to most amusing discussions with ...

looking at academic hoods of the Cambridge pattern, finding a pattern is irksome, and I don't want to spend the money to buy a hood just to get the pattern to make one in wool, in other words, does anyone have a pattern for the Cambridge pattern academic hood? being a bit mad I want to make one in w...

no worries, the stamp is similiar to ones i have seen on period naval arms of the late 17th century while at armouries, its just an obscure name thats bugging me, the arm is of a shape and pattern usually not in use after 1700 and isnt a victorian copy, thought i would see if it was familiar to anyo...

having recently acquired an original 17th century type pole arm, i am being driven batty by the lack of info on makers of arms in the period, does anyone know of a maker called lowson? a nice deep mostly rectangular stamp.

with the hair singed get it stuffed, then apply wax to give it that cooked look?

why not take a real one to the taxidermist and have it stuffed?

blackouts were made of various things from thick brown paper on a cheap wooden frame, to simply having a thick pair of curtains, there are a couple of advice leaflets issued by the arp on blackout standards, but no light was supposed to be visible from the exterior of the building, fabric in particu...