Messing a bit with a bit of rarely used kit got me a cool new summer loadout...
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
And i think excluding webley all that their is less than
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
i,d do the same but with a nice pair of bombay bloomers, just to show of my lovely knees,
nice to see some thing differant 
team shoot and scoot, TL
check the action man poses out 
Looks good gadge 
I'll have you know the second one is straight from the 1936 small arms manual for targets under 50 metres away!
I got ripped on a re-enacemtn forum over having the 'wrong grip' on my webley until i dragged out period manuals showing it done several ways
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
And the regualtion 'load' drill for a revolver which makes no -sense at all cos after six shots that barell will be warm, after 12 its going to be hot...
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
haha,
and i bet it was from a load of fat buggers that re-enact commandos ah
team shoot and scoot, TL
A lot of folk dont realise (especially folk who havnt been soldiers ) that there are th e official ways of doing something or carrying something and then there is what works and what is comfy which is what soldiers end up adopting.
I had lengthy discussion wiht a guy about the Arnhme promo shots as he picked us up on having a 'modern' stance carrying the lee enfield.
I had to find period pics and a 1941 manual picture to prove to him that the rifle was oftne carried pointing down and in the shoulder, depsite the 'official' way of carrying it being bayonet up.
Its liek i refuse to believe that nobody loaded their revolver while holding on to the pistol grip
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
still say its action man poses 
I wouldn't take too much heed of those o'er on that forum, some are well read and up on info, others think they are and have most likely read the beano and assimilated it into the same thing you did ya research you don't need to explain it to me (I'm clueless when it comes to brit stuff
I got ripped on a re-enacemtn forum over having the 'wrong grip' on my webley until i dragged out period manuals showing it done several ways
They need a slap round the chops!
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
Very nice outfit especially for the 'price' and pics Gadge
looking great there gadge! love it
Very nice mate, Get yourself a nice duffle coat tho, for that complete SAS look(Its pretty cold at night in the med & N Africa)
Geat look but get yourself a decent waist - blummin thin people! (Although very authentic 
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Is that shed like your tardis or something, it appears to be behind you, regardless of what theatre you're in?
Good outfit, reminds me of an old B+W film starring Dirk Bogarde about a commando raid in the desert....can`t remember the name though
Is that shed like your tardis or something, it appears to be behind you, regardless of what theatre you're in?
Yup
Actually its just th least modern backdrop in lenton... well at least where i can have a replica gun out and not get shot.
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
Nice kit Gadge, what I don't get is why a regulation stance for shooting at targets less that 50 metres away with a pistol is firing from so low down. I wouldn't be able to hit anything from not aiming down the barrel!
Mad isnt it
You hold the pistol like that, and then as you shoot you push the arm towards the target.
Like you're punching them,
I've no idea why this is.
Its really a very close combat approach, officers were not supposed to be shooting except in self defence, they *should* be directing their men.
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
Yea I guess, you see a lot of this kinda firing on old war films don't yah, you think PAH thats just holywood rubbish,... but some truth behind it!
