The local army surplus shop has quite a pile of these knives, I have already bought quite a few if anyone wants them. They are what I believe are the later ones, the WW1 ones are slightly longer. (I have one of those too).
Regards, Matt
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- Wed Feb 12, 2014 10:13 am
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: British Enlisted Pocket Knife
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- Tue Feb 04, 2014 9:48 am
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: (Australian) military saddle
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Re: (Australian) military saddle
I would agree, I have seen a couple like that. One of them had a very weak front arch which had twisted quite badly and allowed the saddle to appear much wider than it should have been.
Matt
Matt
- Tue Feb 04, 2014 3:21 am
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: 1912 UP Saddle
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Re: 1912 UP Saddle
I use UP saddles all the time for my horses, the ones I have are only dated around 1990ish so not that old. I do also have a brand new 1902 that has never been on a horse but I am keeping it in reserve as I have no reason to use it yet. I did for a time use a very old specimen that I had rebuilt and...
- Sun Dec 10, 2006 7:28 am
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Infantry on a western campaign
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- Sat Nov 04, 2006 3:41 am
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Killer Viruses III. The Camp Funston Funk
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I did recently read an alternative theory on the lethality of the flu at the end of the war being directly linked to the use of aspirin to reduce a fever. the theory states that the fever is the bodies natural way of dealing with virses as they can't stand the heat and that by taking aspirin for thi...
- Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:46 pm
- Forum: Public Forum - General Topics
- Topic: Constabulary Horse platoon photo
- Replies: 48
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His leathers are not short at all, see many modern pictures of eventers, they use much shorter leathers. I do agree with your thoughts on this, I competed in endurance for a number of years and found that not only is a long leg more stable but also for long periods mounted it is more comfortable and...
- Thu Oct 05, 2006 12:00 pm
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Battlefield Horse Carcasses
- Replies: 70
- Views: 21523
The book I refer to was printed around 1920. It was very graphic even by modern standards so must have been quite shocking in it's day. Have you seen the book I refer to? I forget the title. I also find that poem to be hard to read without getting upset. I think it would have that effect on anyone w...
- Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:29 am
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Battlefield Horse Carcasses
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I have a photograph fromt WW1 of I believe a saddled German horse absolutely caked in mud standing with a faraway look with the reins still clutched in the hand of his dead rider laying in front of him. it came from a book published a couple of years after the war to show later generations how nasty...
- Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:45 am
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Battlefield Horse Carcasses
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A lot depends on where they fell. If there was a starving local population the they tended to dissapear to feed the locals. I have seen plenty of photographs of the aftermath of actions in which the carcasses have been stripped of saddles and bridles but left where they lay. I believe that they woul...
- Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:24 am
- Forum: Archive
- Topic: Mounted Police Today
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- Views: 89924
Dubai
I found this article about the Dubai mounted Police, I hope the image works... Patrolling the streets of Dubai on horseback at night By Mona Ahmed, Staff Reporter http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d177/mattbody/DubaiPolice.jpg On a crowded Thursday night on Diyafa Road, an unusual sight stands out f...