English Civil War reenactors?

[Jim McArthur]

Any English Civil War reenactors here? If I were in the UK, I'd want to be one. An artilleryman, naturally! Artillery lends dignity to what would otherwise be merely a vulgar brawl. :)

Jim

[English]

This a may be of help to you..............

http://www.thesealedknot.org.uk/

Best Regards,

English.

[Smokeless Coal]

Re-enactors are applying for FAC's in order to obtain primers:eek:

http://www.dorset.police.uk/pdf/ACPO_Felwg21_06_07.pdf

section 14

[robinghewitt]

This is me with a bit of dead sheep on a stick :D

http://www.robinhewitt.net/oldsarum.jpg

[English]

This is me with a bit of dead sheep on a stick :D

http://www.robinhewitt.net/oldsarum.jpg

Suits you Sir, Suits You!

[Jim McArthur]

This a may be of help to you..............

http://www.thesealedknot.org.uk/

Best Regards,

English.

Yes, English, these are the blokes I have in mind! :D

Jim

[Jim McArthur]

Re-enactors are applying for FAC's in order to obtain primers:eek:

http://www.dorset.police.uk/pdf/ACPO_Felwg21_06_07.pdf

section 14


That's interesting, SC: I knew that you needed an SCG to have a cannon, but this is odd.

Jim

[Jim McArthur]

This is me with a bit of dead sheep on a stick :D

http://www.robinhewitt.net/oldsarum.jpg

Robin, I recognize what you're doing - we call it "sponging" on my 1815 crew - but do you use both wet and dry sponge?

On our crew we use a sponge-rammer: when the sponge (sheepskin side) is down the bore, the ram end (solid wood) would be outside the bore. It seems odd to me - backwards - to see someone laboring to push the implement DOWN the bore, while the sheepskin is visible. :) :confused:

Jim

[robinghewitt]

Hi Jim

That's a double ended wool mop with a bucket of water down the bore and a thumb over the touch. Easier to push down than pull out :D

Robin

[Adam77K]

My family were in the Sealed Knot when I was a lad. At one time I was a powder monkey on the cannon crew :D

This was before they got all anal about authenticity of uniforms etc. Yes, we were "crimplene cavaliers"! :o

[Jim McArthur]

Hi Jim

That's a double ended wool mop with a bucket of water down the bore and a thumb over the touch. Easier to push down than pull out :D

Robin

But why is there a mop at each end? :confused:

Jim

[Jim McArthur]

My family were in the Sealed Knot when I was a lad. At one time I was a powder monkey on the cannon crew :D

This was before they got all anal about authenticity of uniforms etc. Yes, we were "crimplene cavaliers"! :o

Come to New Orleans and you can join our Baratarian cannon crew. Uh, oh, you'd have to shoot redcoats, though! :eek: :)

Jim