One of my favorite photos

[Robby]

Here to.

Robby

 

[SOLANCO]

it looks like he brought a sword to a gun fight!?

The gun fight part is over after you fire six rounds x the number of revolvers you have. But the battle may well still be on. You will want that saber.

 

[Coinneach]

I'm sure you already know that of the ten most venomous creatures on the planet, all ten live in or around the shores of Australia. And that language mavens, world-wide, agree that any of the Aboriginal languages - all 300+ of them - are older than any other language group on Earth, due to the 50 million-year isolation of the Australian mainland from the rest of SE Asia. How the original population got to Australia is yet another mystery, as it has been separated by deep waters for at least the last 50,000 years.

Figures courtesy of Bill Bryson, late of Des Moines ID.

Australias most venomous and dangerous reptile are its Politicians.

It could well be that the indigenous people here known as Aborigines arent "the first people" at all, its been argued that an original Pygmy race were here and was exterminated by the Aborigines.

 

[Coinneach]

The last cavalry charge was at Schoenfeld by Polish cavalry against German troops on 1st March 1945.
The last charge by US cavalry, on horseback, was against the Japanese in the Philippines in 1942 (plenty on Google).

A 1945 Charge by Polish Cavalry ?
Surely you mean 1939.

 

[Coinneach]

Amusing that there are STILL Regiments referred to as "cavalry" in the British Army --- charging in Armoured Vehicles ;-)

As in the US Army, Australian Army and many others.

 

[Colonial Boy]

A 1945 Charge by Polish Cavalry ?
Surely you mean 1939.

Nope, they charged in 1945 and they took the town, well worth the read on Google.

 

[Coinneach]

Nope, they charged in 1945 and they took the town, well worth the read on Google.

interesting, well they must have been a Soviet Russian Polish unit ( yeah they had Polish Communists with them) as mounted Horse Cavalry, can you provide a link please ?

 

[toot]

Toot, we've been over this before. Those three revolvers all have top straps. During the Civil War, no Colt percussion pistols have top straps. The three pistols in the picture are Remington revolvers.

sorry I did not know that it was addressed before. I just asked a question about them. I saw no top strap.

 

[toot]

The gun fight part is over after you fire six rounds x the number of revolvers you have. But the battle may well still be on. You will want that saber.

nice analogy of it. I totally agree.!

 

[toot]

A 1945 Charge by Polish Cavalry ?
Surely you mean 1939.

just what in HELL were they thinking?? at least the CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE HAD A PURPOSE!!!! it was SUICIDE!

 

[toot]

As I posited back in post #57..............................................................................

so I missed it. I am human.

 

[toot]

I went back to # 57, and I now see it. the picture looked like a bunch of squares, that is why I could not see what model that they were. it was granny to these old 77+++, eyes.

 

[Coinneach]

nice analogy of it. I totally agree.!

Once you've experienced Combat then any form of back up becomes an after thought priority.

 

[toot]

Once you've experienced Combat then any form of back up becomes an after thought priority.

that is so true!!

 

[Coinneach]

that is so true!!

37 years of it with the Scars as evidence and DVA's Gold Card to prove it.
The aching nights and nightmares will always be my unwelcome mistress though.

 

[toot]

I was in the class of, 1961. RA, ALL THE WAY. ARMY. no US for this guy. thanks for your service.

 

[toot]

I'm sure you already know that of the ten most venomous creatures on the planet, all ten live in or around the shores of Australia. And that language mavens, world-wide, agree that any of the Aboriginal languages - all 300+ of them - are older than any other language group on Earth, due to the 50 million-year isolation of the Australian mainland from the rest of SE Asia. How the original population got to Australia is yet another mystery, as it has been separated by deep waters for at least the last 50,000 years.

Figures courtesy of Bill Bryson, late of Des Moines ID.

I guess that GOD, needed a place to put / dump them? and he found it !!

 

[Robby]

I didn't enlist, I volunteered and had a US prefix on my tags. I fought with many men with US on their tags and many fought just as bravely and died just as well as any RA. I too have the scars to prove my words.
Robby

 

[Capnball]

I can still get my 1969 USAF fatigue uniform shirt on BUT the buttons remain 4" from their respective button holes with no chance of reunification.

I tried to get my 1975 issue field jacket on a while ago and had to call the fire dept to bring the jaws of life to get me out of it, but I got it on by God, I got it on!

 

[Grenadier1758]

Now I have to update my earlier reply:

... Those three revolvers all have top straps. During the Civil War, no Colt percussion pistols have top straps. The three pistols in the picture are Remington revolvers.

Actually, the Colt's Root revolver has a top strap and were uncommon during the American Civil War. The three revolvers in the subject picture, however, can not be confused with an 1855 Root revolver, they are Remingtons.