The obligatory intro post

[black_hound]

 My user name is black_hound . I've been in reenacting for 25 years as an American Revolutionary War reenactor and I am in the ranks.

I am primarily an artillerist. I have been working black powder artillery for the bulk of those 25 years. When I field with artillery it is as a member of the Pennsylvania State Navy and their 3 pounder cannon, "Defiance".

I also field as a rifleman with the 5th Pennsylvania Regiment, Rifle Coy.

I'm not sure what else there is to say except I love black powder, I love live fire competitions, I love the history of the Am Rev War, and I love the hobby. Warts and all.

If you belong to a unit or civilian organization and they have a website, please post a link and I'll add it to the sidebar.

Comments

[sharpiefan]

And just how did you manage to burn a hole in a greatcoat, of all things?! Those things are practically indestructible.

Also the ability to render white kit shabby grey just by looking at it will guarantee you'll find a home in the 50th (the Dirty Half Hundred) should you ever wish to defect and become a redcoat.

Also also. Did you make Detling? 'Cause my feet ached too much to wander over to the French camp to ask...

[sospan_fach]

[grin] Also dropped my rucksack on a bench at Nottingham train station on the way to Newstead Abbey, and smashed the bottle of port inside all over my whites, which didn't help matters.

Greatcoat = freezing night at Wellington, so cold I didn't realise I was practically kneeling on the edge of the raised fire-pit until I started smouldering gently. (Felt quite guilty about that, because it was a conversion I'd done on an original 1953 RAF coat.) I now look as if I've been kneeling in treacle. :P

Sadly, I didn't make Detling (combination of bloody NA politicking and lack of funds), or I'd have tracked you down! Was it good?

I swear I'm going to run over and glomp you properly IRL one day! :D Are you doing any more this season? I'm sort of on hiatus till the habit-longue comes through, and poor old Cloporte needs a thorough going-over too, but I think there's a couple of dos left...

[sharpiefan]

:D Newstead Abbey... Shame that's an NA event or it'd SO be on my list of events to do.

Detling was good, though we ended up with one musket that only fired part of the time - I think the frizzen needs hardening. I ended up with the halberd and looking after the Colours.

There was one point during the second day where a Frenchman had been playing dead and tried to sneak round the back of our line. I ended up pointing my halberd at him, and then the 41st's Sergeant came over and ran him through with his.

I don't know if there are any more events this season; I think we're going to get our insurance sorted for the beginning of next season, rather than waste money for a few months.

Are there any events that you're going to that are open for non-NA, independent units? (That politicking has rather put us off wanting to join the NA...)