- wallaka
- Jun 8, 2010
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Least it wasn't a fucking red shell
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Oh hey a reenactment thread! I still do that, primarily as the squad leader for our club's British section, representing the King's Own Malta Regiment, 1st Battalion. Although we occasionally do Durham Light Infantry, of varying battalions, as they've fought on pretty much every front.
Here's a few of us and our vehicles in Normandy last year;
[timg]https ://i.imgur.com/uYA2xQ6.jpg[/timg]
My pride and joy; a first contract Matchless G3L. Drove over 500kms in France with only minimal acting up.+
[timg]https ://i.imgur.com/7Q10y66.jpg[/timg]
Some of my squaddies, I am on the far left coordinating the mortar team; Mortar itself is a replica of a 3-inch mortar, and uses 12Gauge blanks, which we custom load.
[timg] https://i.imgur.com/kTDQi8m.jpg[/timg]
Also my dear friend (and leader of the German section) and I have formed a company that specializes in reproducing stuff for museums and reenactors. We also have made some unusual blank firing devices for both film and reenactments. So here's a shameless plug at what we been up to.
[timg]https ://i.imgur.com/TTjb7up.jpg[/timg]
(Hooo boy, that grenade model on the far left... Was made for us by a third party. I quickly took over development and the one in the center is my handywork)
(Some rare and unusual bits, early K98 Grenade Launchers)
[timg]https:// i.imgur.com/5GZBmiQ.jpg[/timg]
(And the metal counterparts that we are currently making)
I actually talked with some of you guys and got pictures when I was deployed to the Normandy 60th Anniversary. We did all of the US Army communications for the event. It was pretty sweet, we were encamped on Omaha Beach but had other installations at Utah and Pointe du Hoc. Fun fact: it’s really easy to flip a golf cart at Pointe du Hoc.
Edit: the girls in St. Mere Elise love American soldiers still.
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