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- Fri May 26, 2006 3:40 pm
- Forum: 1715-1810
- Topic: Do we expect to much?
- Replies: 43
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You have to be carefull with the US. Some stuff is cheeper than the UK. Some stuff is more expensive. Some stuff is out and out tat. It's still very dificult (without inside knowledge) to buy decent French leatherwork for example. I have yet to see a comercially availible gibearn, or a gargousier th...
- Fri May 26, 2006 1:02 pm
- Forum: 1715-1810
- Topic: Do we expect to much?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 10309
Hi Tod, Unfortunately it is a fact with post 1700 re-enactment that folks wanting to join a regular military unit will have to buy uniform kit. The problem with C18th military is that the period is not as well catered for as the Napoleonic period for example. When we first got involved it was a shoc...
- Fri May 26, 2006 12:45 pm
- Forum: 1715-1810
- Topic: The New Hercules (or the Modern Jacobite Revealed)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4880
- Fri May 26, 2006 11:27 am
- Forum: 1715-1810
- Topic: The New Hercules (or the Modern Jacobite Revealed)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4880
- Fri May 26, 2006 11:09 am
- Forum: 1715-1810
- Topic: The New Hercules (or the Modern Jacobite Revealed)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4880
Strangely they seem to be lacking spears………………….. Well, they ain't doing it right then are they :D On a picky note, the officer of Dillons in the picture on Pulteney's site looks like he's wearing a 1750's Justaucorps (9 button) as opposed to the 1740's justaucorps (18 button) True that's how Gerry...
- Fri May 26, 2006 9:50 am
- Forum: 1715-1810
- Topic: The New Hercules (or the Modern Jacobite Revealed)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4880
That, Alan, is because you are not a believer in the aura of protectiness granted by the spirit of tartanalia. As I found to my cost, any attempt to install the idea that later Jacobean highlanders were equipped with guns is a blatant lie that flies in the face of primary evidence (like Braveheart)....
- Tue May 16, 2006 9:58 am
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: 18th century shoes - men
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5675
- Tue May 16, 2006 8:49 am
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: 18th century shoes - men
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5675
There's a push at the moment from some of the old Franco-Canadian groups to re-invigerate that side of things with NFOE. I bumped in to Dave at the re-enacters market a couple of years ago, but he said then that he'd had enough of the period. Well, for the work and effort put in by de la Reine I wou...
- Mon May 15, 2006 11:07 am
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: 18th century shoes - men
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5675
- Wed Apr 26, 2006 1:36 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Looking for patterens for late 1400's trews
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2872
Yes, the Dungiven trews especially as the pattern was designed for single elle (sp?) width cloth if I get my pattern right. There are a few patterns for good c17th trews that come from original remnants. You will have to excuse my absolute ignorance on the finer points (any point) of earlier hose :D
- Wed Apr 26, 2006 10:16 am
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Looking for patterens for late 1400's trews
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2872
- Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:18 am
- Forum: 1715-1810
- Topic: Clear out continues Big Targe for sale
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4574
- Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:12 am
- Forum: 1715-1810
- Topic: Picture 18th century Militia capt. Osprey book?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2097
Hi Tod, following on from your request for hose, would this be a Highland officer? Book 2 certainly covers fencibles/invalids/militia, and plate F has a picture of an officer of the Sutherland fencibles 1759. Also worth checking out is his Warrior series book on the British redcoat 1740 to 1793 whic...
- Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:11 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: What is wrong with the film, The Patriot?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 9881
I sent a copy of that portrait to an American friend of mine. He's an ex major in the US army, a re-enactor who despises the American Silly War (as he puts it) and their current government. But on receiving picture of Tarleton he asked me if I would like a picture of Hitler in return? Following on f...
- Mon Feb 27, 2006 11:53 am
- Forum: 1810-1900
- Topic: Diced hose used by Scots Regts.
- Replies: 1
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- Wed Feb 22, 2006 10:33 am
- Forum: 1715-1810
- Topic: Kings of the Wild Frontier.....
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6886
- Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:38 am
- Forum: 1715-1810
- Topic: Kings of the Wild Frontier.....
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6886
An old member of NFOE still runs F&IW tacticals from his secret woodland location in Wales (Usk). I mailed him last October as I only ever did one vent with him but it was quite frankly the best c18h event I have ever done (the Rgt De la Reine were there also as one of their first outings - it was t...
- Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:37 am
- Forum: 1715-1810
- Topic: Kings of the Wild Frontier.....
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6886