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Post by Redeye on Nov 30, 2008 21:22:18 GMT -8
Ausgezeitnet! (I think thats the way its spelled). Had a fantastic time and can't wait until the next one. My son is asking for a Kar98 for Christmas! Look what you've started....
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Post by norseman on Dec 1, 2008 10:22:42 GMT -8
I had a great time as well! Thanks again guys!
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Post by AG1944 on Dec 1, 2008 17:20:03 GMT -8
It was a blast, it was great to meet some of you finally and welcome aboard norseman.
We will be sitting down here soon and planning the next event
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Post by nolareenactor on Dec 1, 2008 17:26:46 GMT -8
I am going to send out a craigslist add in a few days to get people to come to my house and have a little event to see if anyone might be interested over here. if you guys want to trek over it'll probably be in two weeks. Also Nick, thanks for letting me use your M-1 it was a pretty sweet rifle.
Ian
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Post by AG1944 on Dec 1, 2008 17:46:27 GMT -8
Hey Ian, I want to let you kow, you got to be the first person to take my M1 into battle  I just got it blank adapted a few weeks back. So you got to be the first, congrats! Hopefully she served you well. Once you get the dates set, start a new post and keep us informed of the event. |
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Post by nolareenactor on Dec 1, 2008 17:48:55 GMT -8
Sure will, also i might be getting a rifle tomorrow, unfortunately it will be a Lee Enfield but still WWII so I'm excited for that.
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Post by mrsparkle on Dec 1, 2008 17:54:40 GMT -8
The event went really well. And my ammo arrived today. Just in time.
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Post by norseman on Dec 2, 2008 11:20:29 GMT -8
Ausgezeitnet! (I think thats the way its spelled). Had a fantastic time and can't wait until the next one. My son is asking for a Kar98 for Christmas! Look what you've started.... Iam currently bartering with Clarks All Sports on a Kar98 as well. What's nice about it is that it still works as a Viet Cong impression! Evidently the Soviet Union sent all of it's captured Nazi stockpiles to her third world revolutionary allies during the cold war. So the rifle could pull double duty. |
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Post by Redeye on Dec 2, 2008 15:11:31 GMT -8
How much Wade?
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Post by Klaus Schüßler on Dec 2, 2008 15:48:57 GMT -8
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Post by ktm300exc on Dec 3, 2008 8:51:01 GMT -8
Greetings all,
Looks like you guys had a good event, Hopefully We can make the next one.
I work at least 2 weekends a month so it is hard to make some events.
My next event will be an RPS event in Jan. At Camp Roberts in CA. We get to crew an M8! Yee Haw!!!!
Thank goodness the price of gas has gone down enough that it makes it almost affordable to travel.
Take care you guys, and who knows maybe we will be able to attend the next one.
Kevan Bowen
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Post by norseman on Dec 3, 2008 12:52:02 GMT -8
They want 360 for it. Iam on gunbroker and auction arms all the time and can tell you that is abit high. You can buy a mitchell mauser for that. This K98 has the nazi stamps on it.........but looks like a T34 ran over it repeatedly. It looks like this one only rougher (and note the price). www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=117620094Unless the service grade mauser looks much worse than pictured: www.mauser.org/rifles/K98k%20German/index.htmI'd say its the way to go. Maybe Sean can weigh in on this. (If I have hijacked this thread, I apologize) |
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Post by Otto on Dec 24, 2008 0:42:11 GMT -8
Question,
I have already seen a couple of pics with the FJ with M42 type helmets, The question is, When did they go to those types of helmets, and why didn't they have the FJ helmets? I am kind of new to the uniform ID thing, but I have studied WW2 for some years, but never paid much attention to the uniforms tilll I started re-enacting. Thank you for the help Otto
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Post by congofal on Dec 25, 2008 10:27:53 GMT -8
The FJs never switched from the M38 jump helmet to the M42 , but at around '44 there was a shortage of M38s and new replacement troopers where issued with Luftwaffe M42s , by the time of the Battle of the Bulge there where no jump qualified FJ units and the new FJ divisions where made up Luftwaffe ground personnel with no jump training at all , this troops came from flight units that had no planes because of the massive losses inflicted to the Luftwaffe by the USAAF , so you had mechanics , Flak gunners and any one who they could get their hands on to give a rifle to , usually this guys just brought their own M42 helmets along and just got issued the Jump trousers , jump boots , jump smock and weapon.
There where even members of the Kriegsmarine that had no more U-boats or surface ships to man that where used to make up the new FJ division , this FJs had no for the most part very little combat training so they could not fight as well as the more seasoned FJ units and could not complete their given objectives.
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Post by Otto on Dec 26, 2008 12:25:08 GMT -8
Thank you that explains alot. Because I saw a picture during the Battle of Aachen with a FJ with M42. Thank you
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I just got it blank adapted a few weeks back. So you got to be the first, congrats! Hopefully she served you well.
