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  • #16
    Re: to lighten things up a bit,,, you HAVE to see this to believe it.

    if his uniform is made of leather then hypothetically his accoutrements should be made of wool :sarcastic . guy looks like he used one of the patterns from (dare I say ) wal-mart :confused_ .
    Very Respectfully,
    Robert Young

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    • #17
      Re: to lighten things up a bit,,, you HAVE to see this to believe it.

      No, after looking through his listings I am quite convinced that he went to his local thrift store and purchased all the blue and gray wool jackets thay had and added trim and buttons to them. He didn't use no patterns, making new stuff would be way too much work. Even the straps on his kepis look like ald children's belts.

      (Saddly, much of my early reenacting kit was likewise obtained at Value Village when I was but a poor college student. I took more care in remaking my stuff though. :sarcastic )

      if his uniform is made of leather then hypothetically his accoutrements should be made of wool . guy looks like he used one of the patterns from (dare I say ) wal-mart .
      Troy Groves "AZReenactor"
      1st California Infantry Volunteers, Co. C

      So, you think that scrap in the East is rough, do you?
      Ever consider what it means to be captured by Apaches?

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      • #18
        Re: to lighten things up a bit,,, you HAVE to see this to believe it.

        What is the fascination with this garbage????:sarcastic
        Mike "Dusty" Chapman

        Member: CWT, CVBT, NTHP, MOC, KBA, Stonewall Jackson House, Mosby Heritage Foundation

        "I would have posted this on the preservation folder, but nobody reads that!" - Christopher Daley

        The AC was not started with the beginner in mind. - Jim Kindred

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        • #19
          Re: to lighten things up a bit,,, you HAVE to see this to believe it.

          I suspect it makes us feel a little better about ourselves and reminds us why so much of the hard work, research, money, and effort put forth is worth it.

          It is important for pilgrims to look back every once in a while and remind themselves why they started on this journey.

          What is the fascination with this garbage????
          Troy Groves "AZReenactor"
          1st California Infantry Volunteers, Co. C

          So, you think that scrap in the East is rough, do you?
          Ever consider what it means to be captured by Apaches?

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          • #20
            Re: to lighten things up a bit,,, you HAVE to see this to believe it.

            Originally posted by dusty27
            What is the fascination with this garbage????:sarcastic
            I'm personally amazed that someone would put that much time and effort into trying to turn a bargain found at the local Goodwill store into a business of selling reproduction CW gear. Also, I've seen some pretty bad farbs in the past few years, but this guy makes them all look good.
            Phil Graf

            Can't some of our good friends send us some tobacco? We intend to "hang up our stockings." if they can't send tobacco, please send us the seed, and we will commence preparing the ground; for we mean to defend this place till h-ll freezes over, and then fight the Yankees on the ice.

            Private Co. A, Cook's Reg't, Galveston Island.

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            • #21
              Re: to lighten things up a bit,,, you HAVE to see this to believe it.

              Comrades,
              You know, the more I think about it, (and it's a wicked thing to be so attracted to such perversness of history, sort of like staring transfixed at a train wreck), the more I believe that what this fellow did was to buy up the costume trunk of one of those Carnival "old timey" photography shops where you can get dressed up as Uncle Beauregard and have an "aged' polaroid taken of you and your friends. Maybe he was even the photographer. Who knows...
              What I DO know is that there ought to be a special place in hell for purveyors of such things. And a right hand seat for those who buy them.......
              Respects to all,
              Tim Kindred
              Medical Mess
              Solar Star Lodge #14
              Bath, Maine

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              • #22
                Re: to lighten things up a bit,,, you HAVE to see this to believe it.

                Its funny.
                Robert Johnson

                "Them fellers out thar you ar goin up against, ain't none of the blue-bellied, white-livered Yanks and sassidge-eatin'forrin' hirelin's you have in Virginny that run atthe snap of a cap - they're Western fellers, an' they'll mighty quick give you a bellyful o' fightin."



                In memory of: William Garry Co.H 5th USCC KIA 10/2/64 Saltville VA.

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                • #23
                  Re: to lighten things up a bit,,, you HAVE to see this to believe it.

                  All this stuff is really bad, like Hollywood meets Halloween at bargain weekend, but I don't think I would consign anyone to Hell for it.
                  DianeGipson
                  1st MS Partisan Rangers

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                  • #24
                    Re: to lighten things up a bit,,, you HAVE to see this to believe it.

                    I got a lot of comedic relief from this. Thank you for posting it, Tod!
                    Joe Madden
                    13th New Hampshire Vols.
                    Co. E
                    Unattached

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                    • #25
                      So, thats where it went!

                      I always wondered what becomes of all those fine costumes from TV shows like F-Troop and Doctor Quinn: Medicine Babe.

                      I wonder if this fellow might have stuff from Rev War shows, like Dan'l Boone?
                      Gerald Todd
                      1st Maine Cavalry
                      Eos stupra si jocum nesciunt accipere.

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                      • #26
                        Re: to lighten things up a bit,,, you HAVE to see this to believe it.

                        It's a dangerous thing to be drinking coffee while perusing these eBay pages!

                        I almost choked and ended up spraying coffee all over my computer screen... I couldn't keep the laughter in any longer!!!

                        If something happens to my computer and if coffee drips into my keyboard (as I'm typing) I'll send this guy a bill for a new one. That'll be an eBay first!!!

                        Jim Ross
                        James Ross

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                        • #27
                          I am glad you all got some enjoyment out of this....

                          When I first saw this I nearly choked on my beer !
                          I wonder if a small part of the pleasure is knowing some of us have owned, or maybe still have hidden away somewhere, something ALMOST as funny....
                          NOT ME OF COURSE ! Bob Swartz keep your mouth shut !!! :tounge_sm

                          I HAVE gotten some decent deals on EBAY, but sometimes it takes A LOT of sifting.
                          [FONT=Trebuchet MS]Tod Lane[/FONT]

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                          • #28
                            Re: to lighten things up a bit,,, you HAVE to see this to believe it.

                            I've seen stuff just as bad worn in this area.
                            Rick Bailey
                            Melodian Banjoist from Allendale and Founder of Waffle Schnapps.

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                            • #29
                              Re: to lighten things up a bit,,, you HAVE to see this to believe it.

                              I think this is the best, and by best I mean worst.

                              http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...245002545&rd=1

                              I guess his old Harringbone suit could pass for jeancloth :sarcastic
                              Last edited by PrettyBoyDonovan; 05-19-2004, 05:05 PM. Reason: Link failed
                              Andrew Donovan
                              Livonia, MI
                              5th Texas Co. E
                              Medich Battalion
                              Beauregard Mess

                              [FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium][COLOR=DarkRed][I]"High Ho, de boatman row. Floatin' down de ribber, de Ohio"[/I] [/COLOR] [/FONT]

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                              • #30
                                Waterbury button in every ad, maybe they could sue

                                for defamation of character
                                [FONT=Trebuchet MS]Tod Lane[/FONT]

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