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Historical Reenactment / Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!

« on: October 08, 2018, 03:59:12 pm »

That's a lot of moustaches in that second pic

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!

« on: August 24, 2018, 09:04:04 pm »

We're educated privates, I'm sure we can pass off as officers or gentlemen with the right stolen uniforms.

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!

« on: August 24, 2018, 08:25:54 pm »

You don't need a sword in your cane to wave it angrily at the damn youth of today.

But having a sword in it does allow you to challenge people to duels, though.

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Off Topic / Re: What do you study?

« on: August 06, 2018, 09:12:43 pm »

Contact me when you do, Duuring. We'll write one together. It's gonna be great.

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Off Topic / Re: What do you study?

« on: August 06, 2018, 06:45:54 pm »

History, in particular I am specialized in American history from about 1750-1850. I'm going to follow that up with a master's in American Studies in about six months time.

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!

« on: July 25, 2018, 05:57:20 pm »

Aye. But you should be totally fine with purchasing and using an original gun.

Handling blackpowder without license is like 250 euro fine over here in Germany, so its doable. No idea what it is in the NL.

Confiscation of your firearm and your name being included on a list of people that are not allowed to handle firearms at all.

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!

« on: July 25, 2018, 05:28:50 pm »

Besides, no one ever checks this shit anyway.

You are right on that part.

I thought firing fell under the event permit? If not, we might as well stop re-enacting in the Netherlands altogether.

Technically it does not. In most cases, event permits specifically state they only apply to people with licenses and who are part of an LPLG affiliated reenactment unit. It's not an either or system but a checklist of things that all have to be in order.

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!

« on: July 23, 2018, 01:14:18 pm »

For muskets, the barrel is key. As long as the barrel is original, and you can prove to the authorities that it is original, you should be safe to replace everything else. Doubt they'd even notice it if you replaced stuff like the lock or the ramrod. Most police offiers that came to my house to check my musket didn't even know what a fucking musket was beforehand. 

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!

« on: July 20, 2018, 05:28:02 pm »

My backpack has been finished. So that means I now have everything, except linen trousers and some more correct shoes.

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!

« on: July 10, 2018, 11:04:28 am »

Yoeri, looking swell in your new uniform. Good job, especially for such a short period of time.

Some determination and a bit of stashed student loan money can get you quite far.

I'm quite pleased with it. Only thing I do miss from my equipage kit are my black woolen trousers. You wouldn't believe how incredibly comfortable those things are.

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!

« on: July 02, 2018, 11:12:49 pm »

Well, how are we going to expand the German 85e.

Eat more.

Actually I am. I have an app to count my calories. I already hate it.

You have the perfect body type for a malnourished conscript, tbh. Something I can't pull off. I have the correct height however. so that's something at least.

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!

« on: July 01, 2018, 12:33:42 am »

I don't have four friends that would spend money on a new NW kit

you severely underestimate the amount of stuff Olaf has lying around to equip people with.

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!

« on: June 26, 2018, 11:59:01 pm »

How is your 85e impression going along anyway?

The basics are pretty much done, I have my shako, greatcoat, gillet and habit-veste. Only thing I was missing was a backpack but my dad surprised me lately with informing he had ordered one from Willem for me. Best gift I could have wished for honestly. The next part is just minor touch ups really. Get a proper pokalem, canteen etc. That said, I really do want to look into ditching cotton trousers for linen in the future. Gonna have to wait at least till next year however, I spent a quite a lot this year and I don't have unlimited funds.

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!

« on: June 26, 2018, 11:22:17 pm »

Lol, I just bought one of those 'old' model bonnets a few months ago.

Why though? The 85e does a Bardin impression. They even told someone not to get an 1810 model coat.

Equipage also uses that exact model (which we're also not entirely sure if that's correct, but we are suffering from a lack of information instead of conflicting information). My old one was cheap and sloppy so I wanted to get a proper one. I am gonna get a Pokalem for my 85e impression but until then I use my bonnet as a backup option.

As for your issue, it seems to me that technically both are correct for post 1808 events and impression. Red being the correct regulation one, but blue also being a possibility that isn't entirely inaccurate.

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!

« on: June 26, 2018, 10:27:18 pm »

Lol, I just bought one of those 'old' model bonnets a few months ago.