Quote Originally Posted by tom simkins View Post
i collect deacts,, first off i am involved with the CHESHIRE REG ASS and give children the chance to handle and see what that tools of there job where,, i have bren mk1 1941,, webley 38,, sten,, 303 ,, 1854 ,2 band enfield ,, 1857,,3 band enfield,, soon to own a brown bess ,,all have papers for deact,, and the rest are obbs.. i spoz they could be made to shoot but they cost far to much for me even to think about that,,
I always enjoyed doing demos for the kids. My wife and I used to be 1815-era cannoneer reenactors, and in between firing the Park Service's 6-pounders, I had a scale model cannon that I used for demos.

Jim