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Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!
« Reply #1530 on: January 31, 2015, 12:00:49 pm »
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We stole that fancy chair from a guy doing WW1 Pilot.

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Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!
« Reply #1531 on: January 31, 2015, 01:27:12 pm »
Has chairs, still sits on the ground....
Polan is of dangerous to FSE
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Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!
« Reply #1532 on: January 31, 2015, 01:41:12 pm »
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Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!
« Reply #1533 on: January 31, 2015, 10:14:45 pm »
That's just soviet logic

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Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!
« Reply #1534 on: February 01, 2015, 05:23:40 pm »
"Tovarish Serzhant, what is wooden thing with legs?"

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Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!
« Reply #1535 on: February 01, 2015, 06:01:07 pm »
I'm not sitting on the ground, I'm sitting on a supply box.

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Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!
« Reply #1536 on: February 01, 2015, 06:03:45 pm »
Practically on the ground! There is a chair nearby!

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Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!
« Reply #1537 on: February 01, 2015, 06:06:37 pm »
Oh wait. The chair at the table? Oh no. No can do. That be the officer's chair.

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Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!
« Reply #1538 on: February 01, 2015, 06:30:36 pm »
Officers with privileges? I thought the Reds were all about equality.
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Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!
« Reply #1539 on: February 02, 2015, 12:17:46 am »
Yeh. Shoot him in the back. He is gonna be replaced the next day anyway.

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Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!
« Reply #1540 on: February 02, 2015, 08:36:53 am »
in soviet-russia officer shoots you in the back...or in the face...or stomach....or chest.... atleast the officer or his political commisar officer friendo shots you somewhere  :-*

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Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!
« Reply #1541 on: March 02, 2015, 01:34:34 am »
Over the next few months I want to try get my hands on a bunch of stuff to mainly fill up my backpack.
I have compiled a list of stuff that a Fusilier in 1812 was supposed to carry and noted the sutler or site I was planning on getting some of these items.
Could anyone please give me some places to look up which make these accessories, and recommend stuff to put in my backpack that isn't on the list. Cheers.

Things I already have for filling my backpack:
2 spare shirts
Spare pair of black gaiters
tin plate, large wooden bowl, small horn bowl, knife, fork, spoon
Tankard
Leather pouch with coins and die
2 packs of cards



Stuff I need/want to buy:
Ball extractor
Spare pantaloons – from Shakos GBL
Oil bottle – MacFarthingbowls
Comb
Leather brush – Amazon (less there are better suggestions)
Coat brush – Amazon (less there are better suggestions)
Shoe brush – Amazon (less there are better suggestions)
Button stick
Shaving razor
Uniform repair kit – Coopers Choice
Account book (livret de compte) – Leather journal from Coopers Choice
Clay pipe – MacFarthingbowls


Maintenance stuff:
A copper brush
Tripoli powder
Spanish whitener (blanc d’Espagne)
Pipe clay
Brush for applying whitener
Linen polishing cloth
A bag of wire wool or emery

Optional: martinet - whip for beating clothes

Also does anyone know anywhere that sells authentic shoes?


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Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!
« Reply #1542 on: March 02, 2015, 02:51:17 am »
I believe a ball extractor was only issued to a squad of 15 men, so it isn't necessarily needed.

For brushes, I have no references, not sure if there actually are any...
What I am using is a WW1 french brush, and whip to clean clothes and shoes. You can find these on French ebay and declampe.net.
Same goes for the button polisher.

Shaving razor, just search on ebay, there should be plenty.
I bought a pack of like 50 copper brushes on amazon, shouldn't be a problem to find.

For whitening, just get some pipe clay, or white powdered chalk. Should be easy to find on amazon or ebay. There is no need for both spanish and another form of whitening. On campaign they most likely wouldn't have whitened their belts anyway.
If you actually plan on whitening your leather works the historical way, use a mixture of chalk and milk, or use some kind of modern paint. Both pipe clay and spanish are not very good for your belt, it will eat it away.

The brush for the whitener... People would get these, but there are a lot of accounts of people actually loosing them, or throwing them away. If you have some old ragged cloth you can just use that instead of a brush. Its just as historically accurate and it doesn't cost a whole lot.

Linen cloth, amazon. Just buy a pack of them for 3Euro.

Wire wool is not accurate for the time. Buy a polishing block from MC Farthingbowls. I have one and it works really well.

You should add some stuff to start fires with.
You know, stuff like this small mushroom that grows on trees. (I forgot its name and I am to lazy to google right now)
You can also get a firestriker set, although I never quite understood why a infantryman, who has a musket would get a flint and striker. The musket is the perfect portable firestriker...
Anyway, if you want a fire starter kit, either search on ebay or add "Frank Grenadier" on Facebook.  He sells those.

I don't know how you plan to sleep and eat, but maybe you should add a blanket or two? Also, especially on campaign events its useful to have cooking gear and a cloth bucket (for safety)
What about stuff to roll cartridges, and fill them with? Not really needed, but I put that in my pack because it is quite useful to have. Not necessarily 100% accurate though.

About shoes... There is this Czech guy making high quality replica shoes. But I forgot his name and the website link. Contact vince on facebook, he ordered a set from him, maybe he remembers.

A couple of days ago, I packed my backpack just to see what I can fit in there and how I can pack it properly.
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Ignore the cloth bucket and the brown strap. I will replace the brown strap with a white strap once it is time, and because I don't know if it is accurate, but still need it for safety, I lhid the bucket in side the pack (after the pic was taken).

This is how I would pack it if I don't want to wear the greatcoat. The blankets simulate the greatcoat. I would simply roll the blankets inside the greatcoat and then strap it on top.
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Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!
« Reply #1543 on: March 02, 2015, 10:48:53 am »
Yeah the whitening stuff is just for show really, I'll just get some pipe clay then.
I'll see about adding fire starting stuff in the future.
I have a large blanket but it's to big to go in the backpack, although if I have to wear my greatcoat I can try put the blanket on the greatcoat straps.
For cooking equipment I'm probably going to get those when I'm eventually going to move into the period camp.
Looks like I'm going to use a fair amount of linen, both to wrap stuff in and as period cleaning rags, I can probably get linen fairly easily locally.
I am seriously tempted to get a martinet because they were issued to 2 men each squad, depends how full my backpack gets I guess, and if anywhere even makes them.

Also does anyone know if The Sutler Store down under ships to the UK?
Thanks for the pointers Olafson.
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Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!
« Reply #1544 on: March 02, 2015, 11:36:02 am »
Yeah the whitening stuff is just for show really, I'll just get some pipe clay then.
I'll see about adding fire starting stuff in the future.
I have a large blanket but it's to big to go in the backpack, although if I have to wear my greatcoat I can try put the blanket on the greatcoat straps.
For cooking equipment I'm probably going to get those when I'm eventually going to move into the period camp.
Looks like I'm going to use a fair amount of linen, both to wrap stuff in and as period cleaning rags, I can probably get linen fairly easily locally.
I am seriously tempted to get a martinet because they were issued to 2 men each squad, depends how full my backpack gets I guess, and if anywhere even makes them.

Also does anyone know if The Sutler Store down under ships to the UK?
Thanks for the pointers Olafson.

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