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Post by redjoshman on May 18, 2008 10:07:46 GMT -5
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Post by barrelhunter on May 18, 2008 11:39:56 GMT -5
An Airborne reenactor doing Alcoholic Americans with chutes and all the toys? Hot damn.
I love the red signal marker your keeping under the helmet too, nice touch.
Fantastic photos.
Jim
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Post by redjoshman on May 18, 2008 11:54:57 GMT -5
Thats not a red signal marker, thats my hair. From what I can tell the red signal marker wasn't seen in quantities till Normandy. Or were you referring to the luminous disk? Thanks.
-Josh
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Post by Beaver on May 18, 2008 12:23:56 GMT -5
Thats not a red signal marker, thats my hair. LOL, Jim, get your eyes checked
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Post by jack90th on May 18, 2008 14:26:46 GMT -5
Nice pics and nice equipment! But I have a question. How many Paratroopers with a Garand had a Colt in Salerno before the jump?
Martin
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Post by barrelhunter on May 18, 2008 16:32:46 GMT -5
Now darned it Beaver, you know I was pulling Reds leg. Besides with the clarity of those pictures I'm seeing just fine...especially with the added glow of the red signal beacon.
Red
The weapon duality is an issue that needs to be over come. I'd suggest a second photo shoot and use your equipment to the best of its ability. If you have a cartridge belt ditch the pistol, if not go with the .45. No reason you can't interpret a Lieutenant with the .45 or a grunt with the rifle, just going with the two is going to make you a stitch nazi magnet. I figure us old farts are pretending to be young and in shape, so there's no reason you can't pretend to be older. If you've got a costume shop in the area really ckuf them up and wear a mustache.
Blow the socks off both forums, find a backdrop of nothing but trees, and do it again beating their expectations.
Damn, I thought the signal flag dew rag was funny.
Jim
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Post by cactuspatchkid on May 18, 2008 17:17:41 GMT -5
Very nice. Good to see someone doing an uncommon impression (even if it is still AB).
What parts are you missing on your M1?
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Post by thejeepgeneral on May 18, 2008 18:24:28 GMT -5
Why dont you have an cartrige belt
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Post by Beaver on May 18, 2008 18:39:56 GMT -5
Why dont you have an cartrige belt caus he has rigger pouches
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Post by redjoshman on May 18, 2008 18:57:46 GMT -5
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Post by barrelhunter on May 19, 2008 10:38:56 GMT -5
Red
I surfed the sites provided and blew up some of the pictures. Of the men with .45 pistols there is no evidence of them having a rifle. Evidence would be slung arms or holding and I don't see any with troops with holsters on their hips. As for the TO&E it's conclusive of nothing and for this dicussion used out of context. The one picture of the layout does not include a .45.
In order to get the stitch nazis to agree you're going to have to prove that rifle and pistol weren't battlefield pick up off the dead and injured when posting photo's of you in a harness pre-jump.
Jim
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Post by thejeepgeneral on May 19, 2008 19:57:35 GMT -5
I never heard of those rigger pouches before but I have only done this for a about year.
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Post by dac2009 on May 19, 2008 21:08:03 GMT -5
^^^^ Airborne units used rigger made equipment. This gear was made by the riggers aka the guys who packed the parachutes etc. Here is a link for explaining more in-depth about what they(the riggers) are and what they did. www.qmfound.com/aerial_delivery.htmDean
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Post by barrelhunter on May 20, 2008 5:55:18 GMT -5
Riggers did more then just pack chutes. They were responsible for inspection and repairs of the canopy, bags, harness, and lines.
As for packing, it was most often a detail from the ranks, picked from non-judicial punishment rolls, who would lay out the chutes for the riggers to inspect and under supervision pack the chutes. All airborne personnel are required to know how to pack their own chutes as well as inspect all aspects of the rig.
Every branch has its own Maintenance Company to repair tents, cots, weapons, and vehicles. Infantry calls theirs euphorically Mess Kit Repair while Cavalry calls them the blacksmith. To this day scheduled maintenance in the motor pool is known as Motor Stables.
Jim
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Post by thejeepgeneral on May 20, 2008 19:02:28 GMT -5
I wish I had a matence unit for my jeep
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