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Bob Burke has four copies of Nigmann to sell and is more than Happy to deal with International customers...for the same price and (basic) conditions. If you're...
I have just completed my annual website revamp, and it should now be up and running. There may be a few minor teething problems with it, but if you visit...
Any ideas on what a padre or political officer would look like, India late 19th cent? I'm guessing a political would look like any sort of colonial adventurer....
I was quite excited about my gift. A bayonet to attach to my Martini Henry IV rifle! My wife told me that nothing says love like a bayonet at Christmas. I...
Anybody have some surplus Foundry Gurkas they would care to part with.I have a group of five which includes the officer and bugler and any additional figures...
I think many politicals actually had military titles: major, captain, or whatever. If so, they would probably wear at least some elements of military uniform....
For the padre, a cheaper suit, which of course won't show up in a lead figure. Also, you could probably get away with a wide-awake, though a pith helmet would...
... I assume by "Padre" you mean an Army Chaplain? If so then they would probably dress much as any other British officer as they were part of the Royal Army...
While I was cleaning out a box of books I purchased for a library book sale, I found an interesting book titled "Prince Charlie's Bluff, by Donald Thomas....
... wrote: Any ideas on what a padre or political officer would look like, India late 19th cent? I use an old RAFM figure for my civilian missionary, the...
You could use the Sword to Adventure as it is intended for 20th century campaigns. Mark Stevens ... From: jcpotn [mailto:thepass@...] Sent: Wednesday,...
Yes, he should wear a "dog collar", a light linen suit with black shirt, & a straw hat. Army padres would probably have a variant of the army uniform but with...
"It has been suggested that Colour Sergeant Bourne DCM took promotion instead of a VC. He ended his career as Lieutenant Colonel Frank Bourne OBE DCM." ...
For those of you further east, that same day is one of Michigan's best conventions -- Spartacon. A number of colonial games on the schedule. Take a look ...
Cavarly are left out of the With Ol' Gimlet Eye rules, and it is explained that they were used mainly for long range patrolling. Despite that, these are a...
All my copies of GEAPF by Nigmann have been sold. Thank you all, very much! Bob Burke still has one or two copies available though, at the same price I...
You have the same ideas that I have. I plan on equipping my marines with the 2.95" howitzer that Reverisco makes although a Stokes mortar might make more...
... Colonel ... honor ... No offense but are you sure about this? (It ought to be easy to check via the Net.) It would have been financial suicide for a...
The source of this remark (commission instead of VC) probably is: http://www.rorkesdriftvc.com/defenders/bourne.htm. According to the website of the Royal...
Mark......"Infantry, Mountain and Airborne Guns" by Peter Chamberlain and Terry Gander, WWII Fact Files, 1975 says development began in 1920 on the 75mm Pack...
http://www.rorkesdriftvc.com/zulu_dawn.htm A nice site, I didn't know it existed. Seems Bourne was an Officer but not as a result of the Zulu war. He says...
Thanks John. I have been tempted by the Redoubt Colt since I love guns of any sort. I've always liked that pack howitzer. I could buy the Battle Honors WWII...
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