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During the day, there will be free access to the museum for your group members who are confirmed for attendance. Any reenactors with S1. firearms might find this difficult, as it seems the Tank Museum staff don't approve of reenactors keeping such things on their person when entering the museum. Un...

This is the first I've heard of it but a quick DDG turned up this:

https://www.facebook.com/TARM-The-Alter ... 0962799656

Here's one article relating to firearms: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/travelling-with-a-european-firearms-pass-if-theres-no-brexit-deal/travelling-with-a-european-firearms-pass-if-theres-no-brexit-deal I'm not sure about black powder, though - usually this has always been supplied on s...

cal wrote:Sadly not when hosting on a multi-site windows platform...

Unfortunate. It does indeed look a little more troublesome:
https://medium.com/beyond-the-helpdesk/ ... 7556c811b4
Luckily for me my job only involves Linux servers.

Re https - why do you want it? The response notification was marked as spam so I didn't see your reply until now - apologies. PaulMurphy is correct about the ease of using LetsEncrypt (it's also easy to redirect users to the https version). There's more information here: https://www.eff.org/encrypt...

I still browse here and even post from time to time. One event during the past year was as a result of a post in the "reenactors wanted" section. As for Facebook, I refuse to create an account there and so forums like this are essential for me. This is not the only hobby of mine which has been so af...

You might find some stuff of use here:

https://www.riverjunction.com/Mens-Old- ... s_c_7.html
https://www.civilwarsutler.co.uk/produc ... -clothing/

Now sold... I've got a pair of these, 36" waist, for sale: https://onlinemilitaria.net/products/5557-British-Other-Ranks-Cavalry-Bedford-Breeches/?bc=no They've only been worn a couple of occasions on foot so they are in excellent condition. I'd be looking for £50 (of course, I bought them before th...

Frances Perry wrote: Oh, and those MOPs who actually have the knowledge and are clearly just testing your knowledge.

That's always a pain.
One one occasion, as I the person I was portraying wasn't British, I was tested on the appropriate language as well. Luckily I had a better knowledge of it than my questioner.

I just noticed that there's no SSL/TLS active on this site - apparently there is a LetsEncrypt certificate installed but it expired on the 21st.
Of course, this is something that will need to be fixed soon. I'd be happy to assist if I could be of any use.

To me, the question, ‘Is it real?’ reads as, ‘Is this item an historically authentic original item, on loan from a museum’s vault of exhibits, as opposed to a methodically researched replica made by you, the owner?’ Of course, lacking the correct subject-specific vocabulary, the member of the publi...

What I think the question means when applied to a weapon is some combination of: 1. Is that an original weapon from the period, an accurate modern reproduction or some sort of fake wallhanger? 2. Is it still capable of being used for killing the enemy, i.e. is it a live-firing rifle or a sharp sword...

Thanks for your reply. I've had similar concerns with insurance in the past, e.g. one insurer who would only ever say verbally that a particular weapon I used for HEMA fell within their policy terms. Perhaps I will see if I can get a copy of the policy to take a look at. the shooters rights web site...

It is not uncommon for people not to comment on posts like these. Don't know why it is just a thing. But the view count is very good and says the posts are worthwhile. Presumably because, though the article may be interesting, people don't have any specific question or comment to make and threads w...

I've been using personal insurance from Sportscover, which offers £2M public liability and personal accident insurance for about £50 per year, though I think one can pay more for higher cover. They also offer insurance for specific events or trips if required.

Thanks for your replies.

Dave - do they have a means to send online payment? I'd be interested to know what the policy is like but could not see a copy - is there anything particularly notable on yours?

I've been looking for insurance for a new group - at present we're using individual cover from Sportscover Direct but this only offers £2M liability and is a bit of a nuisance for much more than a handful of members. The Shooter's Rights insurance looks good from what is shown here: http://www.shoot...

Yes EventPlan has new management as Howard has retired but will be still seen around playing rather than managing. For you info about Hatfield, We had put it on our Facebook page. Thanks. Good to know that Howard will still be about, so we might bump into him from time to time. Thanks for the C&P o...

Isn't Hatfield now cancelled? I had heard so but it's still mentioned on the Eventplan website, along with some surprising (to me, anyway) news about a change of management.

Some members of this group are around that area:

http://www.c20warfare.org/croixdeguerre/CDGmain.htm

It is something we have been mulling over for some time- the problem is getting suitable guns- I believe that springfields bear a reasonable resemblance to the Russian muskets. I've been thinking about doing Crimean French, and have had similar difficulties. Other than buying antiques (expensive an...

Did you ever have any luck getting a Russian impression together?

abaddon1974 wrote:Could someone post a link to the WW1 forum please?

Craig

No problem, it's http://europeanww1lh.forumup.be/.

It might also be worth asking on the WW1 forum I'm on there now and pursuing a lead for a dummy repro Lebel. When I posted here I wasn't familiar with that forum, but a WWI re-enactor friend pointed me in the right direction. A dummy is certainly useful for showing to the crowd &c. but it would be ...

i have a rfd who could convert it to something other than a stupid french calibre. That is an interesting thought - I had not considered conversion. I'll have to investigate further as you suggest, as well as determining from my local firearms officer what steps I would have to undertake to "upgrad...

czartank wrote:Most calibres of blanks are available; although they can be of variable quality: What sort of gun are you after?

Unfortunately I'd need a Lebel, which I have heard are difficult to find ammunition for, as well as being difficult to find and rather expensive.

VCRA, theres been many threads about it already here and elsewhere. I always search before asking for advice, but was not able to find anything. Czartank's information is the sort of thing I was after, and it appears from discussion elsewhere that for the era that interests me (WWI) I will probably...

Hopefully no-one minds such a question, but I was wondering if anyone would be able to point me to some guidance on the use of firearms for 20th century periods, e.g the world wars. I'm familiar with the requirements for black powder periods (mostly having done Napoleonic for a few years) but not la...