Andrew, Ask any conservationist of artifacts at any museum. Dramatic is your word...I did not say it was dramatic. Though, sometimes it can be. I have seen...
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ebolton123
May 30, 2012 9:24 pm
J, Well, as usual I'm sorry I mentioned anything at all ! :/ Cheers, Bob Bolton Pa. Associators...
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ebolton123
May 30, 2012 9:40 pm
J, Not contesting your expertise in the matter, just wondering if you'd care for a friendly wager? If your going to be at Rockford Plantation, I'd like it...
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JH
rushonboys
May 30, 2012 10:07 pm
Bob, I will not be there,however I can tell from a photo , at 10yards and more, pretty often. Much of it is knowing what to look for,in a cocked hat the...
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Andrew Watson Kirk
awkirk243
May 30, 2012 11:35 pm
I too have handled many items from the period, and the cracking and deterioration appeared to be minimal enough not to cause a difference from being once...
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Jack Gardner
jwgneg
May 31, 2012 1:33 am
_____ It is appropriate that this most patriotic of women passed away so quickly and quietly as many of us were marking Memorial Day events. Karen Caron was ...
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gregsandor
May 31, 2012 2:43 am
Can anyone help identify what these are? In the same warehouse, orders for Sanko, Sanco, and one for "Old moth eaten Sanqure hose" -- it's the same thing,...
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Roy Najecki
roynajecki
May 31, 2012 11:07 am
A few months ago at a Minute Man NHP hat workshop I mentioned the hat felt thickness issue with Jay. All the original Rev War hats I have handled are quite...
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Myrmiddon@...
clan_mccracken
May 31, 2012 3:05 pm
List, Here's a question for those researching British units. Did British units issuing out linen/linen vests for soldiers serving in hot weather climes...
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eric_schnitzer@...
ericfuzil
May 31, 2012 3:51 pm
Hi Alex! Are you asking about LI drummers, and/or drummers of buff and white-faced regiments in particular (I'm thinking you are looking into what the 71st ...
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Myrmiddon@...
clan_mccracken
May 31, 2012 4:04 pm
Howdy Eric, I was thinking of drummers in general, and 71st drummers specifically. I've got an account book mentioning linen vests for hot weather service for...
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Sherri Rapp
j12creations
May 31, 2012 6:07 pm
This topic re-ignited a long-standing curiosity of mine: are linen weskits proper in any way for portraying British soldiers serving on the NA Continent aside...
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Sgt42RHR@...
sgt42rhr
May 31, 2012 6:29 pm
Sherri, if I recall correctly, John Peebles in his Diary talks about procuring winter weight waistcoats for his company. I do not remember if he makes...
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PAUL & LAURA PACE
paullaurapac...
May 31, 2012 6:34 pm
John and list, because the 42nd was a Royal regiment, the drummers in the line and gren coys  did not wear reversed colors, so they always wore white.  The...
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Myrmiddon@...
clan_mccracken
May 31, 2012 7:22 pm
Didn't Lt Jeremiah French have white and red waistcoats? I'm pretty sure he did, so being a light officer painted in a white weskit might be a red herring... ...
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mcanady@...
hm45thfoot
May 31, 2012 7:47 pm
He did have both. Both are wool, the red one is square cut and laced while the white one has no lace and has skirted front panels. Mark Canady...
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sean Joyce
seanjoyce42
May 31, 2012 8:49 pm
Peebles sent for Russian sheeting for weskits for his Co. I dont have my copy handy for the date.Sean Joyce22 LI ... From: Sgt42RHR@... <Sgt42RHR@...> ...
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ebolton123
May 31, 2012 9:12 pm
J, ;) Cheers, Bob Bolton Pa. Associators...
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ebolton123
May 31, 2012 9:15 pm
Andrew, I just don't feel like getting into a whizzing contest about this. I have enough background in being a dealer in military artifacts for a dozen years...
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gourdidol
May 31, 2012 9:44 pm
Andrew, There *certainly* will be in our camp. Stop by for a visit any time. cheers, Niels 40th...
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britmarinecapt
Jun 1, 2012 12:39 am
OK Mister Kirk, you got me. What is a "documentable" style camp kitchen? Do you mean a permanent camp like a Hyde Park, and advanced training camp, or a...
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gourdidol
Jun 1, 2012 1:12 am
I'd imagine he's referring to any of those. Something a little less like the proverbial Williamsburg-on-Wheels and more like, well... any of those on your...
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Andrew Watson Kirk
awkirk243
Jun 1, 2012 10:33 am
Nail on the head, Niels. Specifically, the type specified by Bland. "First, you draw a Circle or Square on the Ground of what Dimension you please, after that...
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Todd Post
secondvaregt
Jun 1, 2012 12:13 pm
Andrew, There will be circular camp kitchens in both the Continental and Crown camps this year at Brandywine Creek in September, as well as other additions to...
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joshmetteauer
Jun 1, 2012 2:07 pm
My name is Josh Metteauer. I am very interested in this same Dr. Francis Joseph Mettauer. I was wondering if anyone had any new information regarding his...
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stephen switzer
switzer_stv
Jun 1, 2012 3:07 pm
Hi Just read this - its excellent - http://www.amazon.co.uk/With-Zeal-Bayonets-Only-Commanders/dp/0806141522/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1338563207&sr=8-1 Stephen...
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ltmitch3rdny@...
mitchlee3rdny
Jun 1, 2012 5:11 pm
New York June 1, 1777Fort Schuyler,(Stanwix Current Rome NY 6 Miles from Oriskany). Peter Gansevoort to John G.Van Schaick noting they had received a report...
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Edward West
smersh43
Jun 1, 2012 6:08 pm
Greetings Everyone, Has anyone ever heard of a Mr. Todd Dickerson or Dickenson who heads a Rev War reenacting group which portrays North Carolina Loyalists?...
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Edward West
smersh43
Jun 1, 2012 6:08 pm
With Zeal and Bayonets Only is indeed a fine book! It was one of the few titles which I have ever purchased at retail price, and I have no regrets. Two other...
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Todd Post
secondvaregt
Jun 1, 2012 6:18 pm
Edward, That would be the North Carolina Volunteers, AKA the King's Own Patriots. Haven't seen them as much as in the past, but they're on Facebook:...
