trethmeier
Sergeant Knight
To prevent it from bending, right?
trethmeier said:To prevent it from bending, right?
why do i need to know that. it doesnt help me at all so why know it. And the guy above me just answered itGhost Dad said:marchal davout said:stfu. There are so many groups out there who represent the whole regiment. How are they bad at history? The ******** reenact it
I appear to have struck a nerve, so I will end this. Right after I leave you with a rather simple question, the answer to which I shall forever judge you by:
What is the primary reason for the shape of the triangular bayonet, and the function of the grooves in the blade?
It's not because of the wound it could cause, and the grooves aren't "bloodlets." If either of those was your answer, you're wrong! And if you're a reenactor, you should really do some more research on the period you claim to represent. If you aren't a reenactor, I wouldn't expect you to know the answer to this, so you get a free pass! You lucky dog, you.
marchal davout said:why do i need to know that. it doesnt help me at all so why know it. And the guy above me just answered it
sod that, we just go to the beer tentgaham1 said:If your re-enacting which I will soon be doing once I hit 18. You should know that so if a little kid comes and asks you that question you can answer it.
damn ninjas
No. Most groups have a couple of people that are hardcore napoleonic know-it-all's who usually prefer to hand out the knowlege to the public instead of others incase something said is incorrect. And after marching, drilling and fighting for hours, what would you rather do, Ice cold refreshing beer or talking to the public that most of the time don't come and talk to you cos they feel shy or intimidated. And also you get these bloody wards that walk around thinking they know it all giving people the wrong picture saying "don't go to them because they are french and are rubbish. Instead go and talk to the British as the know everything" so a lot of the time we never get asked anything. This is just my experiance in the 21e and because we are one of the biggest french regiments in the UK, most of our members never get the chance to answer anything.gaham1 said:So you just re-enact for the hell of it and then go inside a tent instead of seeing if the onlookers actually learned anything from your hard work?
onions bread cheese garlic wine steak and crates of beer is all we usually take for food . There was this one guy who hunted rabbits with his musket and made this stew which was one of the best thing i have tasted. Nothing he used was modern, all periodicVincenzo said:Actually I rather talk to the french re-enactors, with some luck their also re-enacting the french cooking and you could taste something delicious
Not that this conversation needs to be prolonged any further but, I doubt many French soldiers themselves knew why their Bayonets were triangular, they probably never gave it a second thought; and since those are the individuals reenactors attempt to imitate, then why should that be required knowledge?marchal davout said:why do i need to know that. it doesnt help me at all so why know it. And the guy above me just answered itGhost Dad said:What is the primary reason for the shape of the triangular bayonet, and the function of the grooves in the blade?
Silly. A .75 cal shot will go straight through trees, forget about rabbits.Stevon said:Did he actually shoot the rabbit with his musket? I wonder if there are any adverse affects of eating meat which has had a lead ball lodged in it.
Stevon said:Not that this conversation needs to be prolonged any further but, I doubt many French soldiers themselves knew why their Bayonets were triangular, they probably never gave it a second thought; and since those are the individuals reenactors attempt to imitate, then why should that be required knowledge?marchal davout said:why do i need to know that. it doesnt help me at all so why know it. And the guy above me just answered itGhost Dad said:What is the primary reason for the shape of the triangular bayonet, and the function of the grooves in the blade?
Did he actually shoot the rabbit with his musket? I wonder if there are any adverse affects of eating meat which has had a lead ball lodged in it.
marchal davout said:You use a smaller ball than nprmal when hunting