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M/G Corps at Belton House
« on: 12 September 2009, 05:17:00 PM »
A coule of weeks ago we went over to Belton House in Licolnshire for a day out and to see the re-enactors of the WW I Machine Gun Corps. I thought you might like to see some of the photos I took ~





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Re: M/G Corps at Belton House
« Reply #1 on: 14 September 2009, 12:19:01 PM »
Thanks for posting these, as we also went and I forgot the camera  :(

Once we have finished off the French range and added more Austrians and Italians, we plan to do a few packs of British and I do like the motor cycle  :D
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Re: M/G Corps at Belton House
« Reply #2 on: 14 September 2009, 12:26:58 PM »
That Lewis gunner aint on rations is he. ::)

I have a cousin who does WWI re-enactment but I cant spot him in any of those pics.

Nice shots
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Re: M/G Corps at Belton House
« Reply #3 on: 14 September 2009, 01:12:19 PM »
Nice kit, thanks for the pictures. I recently watched a short documentary on arms manufacturing and sales up in the Khyber pass region and they had a nice looking Lewis gun on the wall of one of the arms markets. Boy, how I wish I had a couple hundred rupees and a way to get there and back (alive)!

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Re: M/G Corps at Belton House
« Reply #4 on: 15 September 2009, 11:52:00 AM »
You got some better pictures than i did.  :D


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Re: M/G Corps at Belton House
« Reply #5 on: 15 September 2009, 08:49:38 PM »
I had the pleasure of seeing some members of the Corps (a different unit of reenactors, but same impression) at the WW1 reenactment I participated in in March - of course, I was at the other end of the muzzle. Great stuff. Made me want to do an Allied impression for the war. Heck of a lot more manageable kit, too...

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Re: M/G Corps at Belton House
« Reply #6 on: 15 September 2009, 09:47:16 PM »
I showed these pics to my cousin and he sent me these of him going over the top


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Re: M/G Corps at Belton House
« Reply #7 on: 16 September 2009, 09:31:17 AM »
That's a nice combination. Shirt sleeves order in the serge uniforms. Someone should make that. Would work well for Gallipoli. Soapy! Get right on to it, with the swappable heads please!


Also, note the colour of the shirts folks. Blue? I don't think so.  ;)
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Re: M/G Corps at Belton House
« Reply #8 on: 16 September 2009, 12:53:14 PM »
Do any of those Tubby Tommies re-enact the Heavy Branch of the MGC? That would be a sight to see.

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Re: M/G Corps at Belton House
« Reply #9 on: 16 September 2009, 12:58:34 PM »
Very nice photographs. How much does a vintage Lewis gun cost these days?

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Re: M/G Corps at Belton House
« Reply #10 on: 17 September 2009, 10:05:39 PM »
Just had an email from Dave, my WWI re-enacting cousin, who informs me a vintage Lewis gun fetches the best part of four grand!!!

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Re: M/G Corps at Belton House
« Reply #11 on: 18 September 2009, 01:17:30 AM »
Just had an email from Dave, my WWI re-enacting cousin, who informs me a vintage Lewis gun fetches the best part of four grand!!!

I bet re-enacting gear suppliers make a killing, on all fronts. :-X
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Re: M/G Corps at Belton House
« Reply #12 on: 18 September 2009, 05:59:42 AM »
Just had an email from Dave, my WWI re-enacting cousin, who informs me a vintage Lewis gun fetches the best part of four grand!!!

Lordy!

 

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