http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/ British Victorian Military Society Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:00:18 GMT danskilt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/message/6568 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/message/6568 On Saturday, December 5th, the City of Alexandria, Virginia, is having its annual Scottish Christmas Walk. I would like to extend an invitation to any member Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:44:08 GMT http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/message/6567 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/message/6567 Reminder from: BVMS Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/cal Battle of Inkerman, 1854 Thursday November 5, 2009 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (This event Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:18:51 GMT zred_baron http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/message/6566 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/message/6566 Does anyone have a close up photo of an original biscuit box or mealie bag and perhaps some dimentions? Thinking about whipping a few up for a little Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:30:30 GMT zred_baron http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/message/6565 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/message/6565 Does anyone know of a good source for full size 24th Foot Belt Buckles? We had been ordering them from Tenniswood but his supply seems to have dried up and he Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:43:23 GMT http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/message/6564 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/message/6564 Reminder from: BVMS Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/cal Battle of Balaclava, 1854 Sunday October 25, 2009 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm (This event Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:46:52 GMT karvinton@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/message/6563 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/message/6563 I will also put some pictures together as soon as I can. This impression was too easy to put together, really. I took some US fatigues from the Vietnam time Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:54:56 GMT S P http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/message/6562 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/message/6562 I'll get some pics of my Brit forces Falklands impression, too. Perhaps in a separate "Off-Topic Impressions" folder. I haven't decided on which unit to do Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:10:02 GMT Todd Birch http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/message/6561 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/message/6561 In researching something else, I ran across a 1926 edition of poetry by little known (at least to me) Canadian poet Dr. William Henry Drummond (1854-1907). He Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:13:59 GMT karvinton@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/message/6560 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/message/6560 I guess by all accounts I can portray an Argentine Army soldier or officer at living histories. I have everything but the weapon, a FN FAL rifle. I live in NJ Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:57:02 GMT Todd Birch http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/message/6559 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/message/6559 Not Victorian, but .... I recently watched "My Boy Jack", the story of the death of Kipling's son at the battle of Loos in WWI. Lots of interesting kit, Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:22:59 GMT karvinton@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/message/6558 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/message/6558 I enjoyed it. Tony Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:01:33 GMT S P http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/message/6557 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/message/6557 The British Film Institute has posted a large number of films from the archives. While many of them are WWII and later, I found "A Sneaky Boer" from 1901: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:12:44 GMT karvinton@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/message/6556 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/message/6556 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:11:47 GMT karvinton@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/message/6555 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/message/6555 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:50:57 GMT Todd Birch http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/message/6554 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVMS/message/6554 No, it isn't Victorian, but it's at least as valid as a discussion on the kit of the Falklands War. Todd Subject: Best Band Type: HMKG 04 Norwegian Military