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Discussion in 'World War 2 Hobbies' started by merlin phpbb3, Mar 19, 2006.

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  1. Cholbert

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    LOL, and that's just the fathers ;)
     
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    Merlin those Bren guns, are they chambered with .303 or were they converted after the war? I forget to what it was i am thinking of 7.62 NATO but I cant be certain.
     
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    bren

    .303
     
    merlin phpbb3, Apr 9, 2006
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    I was only asking because I heard that it is hard to find working .303 brens from WWII. Good to know there are still some around.
     
    Gunter_Viezenz, Apr 9, 2006
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  5. dave phpbb3

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    there's quite a few around, at least ten working models that chamber .303 in Jersey alone
     
    dave phpbb3, Apr 10, 2006
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  6. Ricky

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    I guess you mean Jersey the Channel Island, not New Jersey the US state...

    (just clarifying!)
     
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    yes sorry, jersey the channel island
     
    dave phpbb3, Apr 10, 2006
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    more pics

    a few of the latest Tommy Atkins pics (not the Ardennes this time!!)
     
    merlin phpbb3, Apr 19, 2006
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    tommy atkins

    two more
     
    merlin phpbb3, Apr 19, 2006
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    Tommy pics

    More recent Tommy pics.
     
    merlin phpbb3, May 15, 2006
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    more tommy pics

    two more recent Tommy pics.
     
    merlin phpbb3, May 15, 2006
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    Which unit is that? I don't seem to recognize the shoulder patch.
     
    Roel, May 17, 2006
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    49th infantry div.

    Hello Roel, they are the 49th(West Riding)Infantry Div.
    Named by the Germans as the 'Butcher Bears'.
    First saw action in Norway in 1940. after which they spent two years in Iceland at Reykjavic, Akureyri and Halfurdorfjord.
    The original Div. badge had been the White Rose of Yorkshire but adopted the Polar Bear Badge in Iceland. The first bear badge had its head pointed downwards as if looking into water, this was later changed to the bear looking upwards with its head thrown back in defiance.
    The Div. returned to England in 43 and became part of 21st.Army Group, landing in Normandy in June 44. It operated in France, Belgium and Southern Holland and took part in the final liberation of the Netherlands under the command of the 1st.Canadian Army.
    The lads in the pics re-enact the Leicestershire regiment and are part of a very active and authentic group, (remember the 'Ardennes'!!! pics).
     
    merlin phpbb3, May 17, 2006
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    re-enactment pics

    a few more re-enactment pics. Close up of Div Sign on middle pic.
    Note authentic collar-less shirts on Food pic.
     
    merlin phpbb3, May 17, 2006
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    some more

    just a few.
     
    merlin phpbb3, May 17, 2006
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    Those are some really great pictures! :D
     
    JCalhoun, May 17, 2006
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    yes, I have to admit, those lads do it about right.
     
    merlin phpbb3, May 18, 2006
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    Husbands Bosworth pics

    I'll do a few at a time, taken at Husbands Bosworth Leicestershire.
     
    merlin phpbb3, May 22, 2006
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    bosworth

    three more, would appreciate your comments.
     
    merlin phpbb3, May 22, 2006
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