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Some updates from this end... There is now some doubt as to whether I will be able to make it or not. Having started a new job this past month, I am unsure as to whether I will be able to get the time off or not. I am still hoping and going to try, I should have a firm read by late October. Aside from that... The following people are all with us, and as sad as it is, all of our coming is somewhat interdependent (carpooling etc.), so any of us dropping out could and likely will result in the others dropping out, so for convenience sake, you may want to list us all closely on the list. Michael S Bagley (Mickey Souris) Kate Souris Mark G Jennie G Trish Gallatin Shannon Gallatin young David (Trish and Shannon's snotty) You can also strike the below from the list, Nick has been deployed overseas, and without him to help, Ashley is not likely to be able to handle an event with a new child. Nick Strojny Ashley Strojny

Primary source information on colours for Independent Companies (at least those of the New York area) which is what I have based my portrayal on. Scroll down the page until you get to entry "Aug 2 and 12: Boston - 666" and you will see reference to every man needing a blue or red coat. There are also a great many statements likening and comparing the newly formed (or to be formed) regiment to that of New York... So I think it might be safe to give a bit more credibility to the blue and red colours of the independent companies of New York. Now if we can only find some more solid info on the colours of the independent companies of the Carolinas and other areas, to see if this blue red colour scheme holds for most or all independent companies, that would be huge. Also worth reading, is some of the info myself and others have posted on Living History Worldwide's War of Spanish Succession discussion goup and/or the stuff posted on Late Clonial America Reenactors Forum which is mostly a dumping ground of stuff I found in the British online archives. As an aside, I am picking up the fabric for the newer updated version of my interpretation of the uniform tomorrow... The burgandy one has done it's job as a place holder for over a year now, I think I am past due on taking it up a notch.

Happy Birthday Silas Thatcher!!! May your B-Day dinner from Connie be the best ever, and all the rest of the best on your natal day! Cheers!

There is nothing "official" going on Friday night, but we do have the ship Friday night mostly for the benefit of those coming from further abroad. This will give those traveling the option of arriving Friday night, and be well rested for Saturday.... Or at least give them the option of being present early and not exhausted from a long drive Very early Saturday morning. However un-officially, since we do have the ship... We can gather on it Friday evening for some socialization or what not.

My donation to the cause.... A shot box, like many I have made before, but the first and only one I have made in red. More to come as the donation arrive.

Well as this event is only about 3 weeks off, I guess it is time to start asking who is coming? Please either give a shout out in this thread, or private message or email me. Just as a reminder, this event is open to all, but because we want to be prepared for all participants (whether you are camping on the ship or not) we do kind of need to know if you are coming, probably coming, or even possibly coming. I've got a running list of those coming that are not on the pub, but I wanted to get on here, as the pub is usually where the most participants come from. Also, we are going to be running the auction again on eBay to help benefit the ship. If you have something you are able and willing to donate to the cause, we'd greatly appreciate it! We already have a pretty decent group of donated item, but the more the merrier! Thanks again to all those who have donated or pledged a donation, and a special thanks to those who bid last time, and are planning to bid again this time! Again, Here is a link to the event web site for ease of reference, if there is any information that you need that isn't there, speak up and I am sure either Mark, Jennie, Kate or myself will be quick on the response.

Hey Cuisto, if you look on This Discussion from the Pirate Brethren Forum, and scroll down a bit, there is an image from the Rifle Shoppe Catalogue of the Fusil Boucanier lock and parts of the kit.

It really depends on what "period" you are talking about? The easy assumption is GAoP (roughly 1680 to 1720 +/- 10 or 20 years depending on who you ask), and for that period, I like Mr. Roberts, have seen no evidence of suspenders. I do think they appear later in the 18th century, perhaps around the time of the revolution (?)... I really haven't looked into later period clothing so when exactly suspenders do come in is a mystery to me... However by the War of 1812 (the next period down the time line I have done some research on), they are in usage. So by reasonable deduction, they came into usage some time in the 80 years (give or take) between the GAoP and the War of 1812... It doesn't nail it down, but it does narrow the search.

I drove own myself last year... And let me tell you, the drive through the keys is slow... The speed limit is 35 to 45 most of the way, and there seemed to ALWAYS someone further ahead who will be doing the speed limit... So don't bank on going that extra bit faster to make the drive go by more quickly. So prepare to relax for that part of the journey.. It is scenic and nice looking... But it is hard that just when you think you are getting close, are going the slowest.

Good point, oversight amended!

The most popular buttons for the period for common or working class were all fabric buttons (fabric stuffed with fabric), other alternatives (and going up the social ladder), wooden beads/biscuits covered in fabric (I've personally seen no evidence for these in our period, but they were very common later in the 18th century, and I haven't looked for evidence of them in our period which is likely the reason I haven't seen it), metal buttons (brass, tin, pewter etc.), passementerie (sp?) buttons (wood beads covered in woven thread, and sometimes fancily metal threads as well), dorset buttons (rings with woven thread), and towards the end of the period "death's head" buttons come in (wooden biscuit covered in a particular style of woven thread)... I think that cover the ones I am aware of...

For style of lock, I would suggest going with a true flintlock if you are trying to make a "Fusil Boucanier" (patterned after the French gun of that name), the doglock and snaphaunce are really more of English or Dutch technologies, and wheel locks while used in France were very expensive, and unlikely to fall into the hands of a marauder (they were the type of weapon that was generally too expensive to travel with and tended to stay on family hunting grounds in Europe). A Matchlock could work if you are aiming for a very early portrayal though. There is an English Buccaneer styled gun with a doglock in a collection somewhere... But it is an English copy styled after the French Fusil Boucanier... There are also likely snaphaunce and other variants out there as well. The problem with the Buccaneer gun, is it is easy to find images or photos of surviving extant guns for the later Buccaneer guns (1700+), but good documentation or clear images of pre-1700 ones are very hard to come by. As for the Rifle Shoppe.... Everything I hear cites them as the best... But they can also be some of the slowest. I have heard a few rare cases where it has taken a couple of years to get particular parts or locks from them. They're average turnaround time from what I hear is about 12 to 16 months (I have never done business with them myself, so everything I am saying here is second hand). Apparently if you call them, and ask if the part is in stock, and it is, they can be as quick as a few weeks... But when they have to cast a part, that is when the months will drag on and on.... Hope this warning comes as a help... Bottom line, if you deal with the Rifle Shoppe, be prepared for a LONG labour of love... If you want it quickly, you may want to call them to ensure they have it on hand, or deal with someone else. Hope this helps.

Okay wow... I guess this is about a month away. As for the younger attendees... There are a few others coming that I know of, so this has been on the top of my mind for some time. I will be speaking to the bar owner in the near future, and will ask this question. I have also been trying to come up with an alternate option for the younger attendees should the bar not be able to accommodate. (If anyone has a suggestion here, I would love to hear it). Tartan Jack, for this one, travel light, sleeping gear and clothes and weapons. What you need, and little to nothing more, space is at a premium on the ship. The meals are pot-luck/pitch in, so anything you can contribute would be helpful. Both drinking water and ice need to be hauled in with us, as downtown Columbus is more corporate offices than anything, so retail stores require a short drive, or a 10+ minute walk. Last time the food was very not organized, and it worked out perfectly. I do not think anyone was in want of anything to eat at any point. However, if there was an area I think we could have improved on, was fruit and or vegetables or fruit or vegetable based dishes. Connie, the firebox is limited in size, but I think I can safely speak for everyone when I say make us your guinea pigs! PLEASE!!! And I for one am not sick of monster cookies yet... If Diosa is coming, I am sure she can be convinced to make jerk chicken, otherwise I can try and fill in and try to do a second rate job if it. I think that covers things so far... Let me know if I missed anything, or if you think of any more questions.

Nah, Big Red also said that it misfired on him as well. I should have changed the flint in the pistol before the event instead of after. On closer investigation today, I have learned that the issue with the other English Horse Pistol was not an inletting issue, but the sear spring has lost it's springiness.... So I am going to have a friend who is a metal worker make me a new spring (it is a very simple small spring). Unfortunately I will not be abl to get any of said metal working friends time for some weeks, so while I was hoping to have said pistol out for an event or two this summer, it is going to have to wait until early autumn...

Well, I own three India made guns now... 1st one - Doglock Musket from Middlesex Village Trading Company - Was fussy until I re-hardened the frizzen, and I feel I still need to stone down the mainspring, and sear s[pring, and likely the frizzen spring as well. 2nd one - English Horse Pistol from Callenish Gunner. I think Callenish gets these from the same soure as Middlesex, but this particular pistol has been the most reliable flintlock I have ever owned. It has required NO tuning, and the only time it misfired was because the flint had started to badly chip. Said flint had been in heavyuse for about 5 or 6 months when this started to happen. 3rd one - Another english Horse Pistol, bought used, but hardly fired. I believe the original owner got it from Middlesex or perhaps Loyalist Arms. This one need some inletting behind the lock mechanism, as the sear is not engaging correctly when the lock plate is screwed down tightly. Other than that, this pistol seems to want to be as reliable as it's almost twin above. I am in the process of buying a forth Indian musket (which will likely be my last), we'll see how it is. But after that I will begin the slow process of saving up for a custom musket from a skilled artisan (a musket I will likely drop just under 2k on, but will likely be a year or more away)

I've never heard anything but awesome reports of John Buck's work... Another person who seems to do good work (from what I hear) that is reasonable (more pricey than India imports, but not drastically so) is Leonard Day (no web site that I am aware of). I think Leonard Day runs ads regularly in "Smoke and Fire News", and his ads have a contact phone number (he still does business the old fashioned way so I hear). Failing that, there are kit guns (you buy the parts, do some finishing work, and put them together). Sitting Fox and Early Rustic Arms are two names I hear a lot about for a good balance of reasonable prices and reasonable quality.

The barrel I'm talking about was left in our camp. I think that it was the one you used to hold up the cooler. We figured it was Rats'. It might not be the same one from the picture but both are black. Mark I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that it is Rats's... But I think Kate would know better as she set up the drink cooler this past weekend. I'll ask her when I get home from work if she doesn't see this post and respond to it herself.

I thought he was joking about having the rum barrel! I looted it from under Chole's table, but after hoisting it around a bit and showing off my plunder and cracking a few joke on the matter, I returned it to exactly where I found it (well it may have been a few inches from where it originally was). Was the barrel plundered again and moved to our area?

"Absolutely Lovely Parasol Girl,", That would be Christa (not sure about the spelling though, it might be Krista) "Goofy Kid", that fits a number of younger people present.... But I would wager it might be Daniel... "Great Lakes Pirate A", the "Great Lakes River Pirates"! It was awesome to finally meet the bulk of them after having known of them for ages, and hearing so much about them from Chole. Thanks for sharing the pics!!! PS: May I repost the link to your photos on the other forums I know many of the participants haunt?

I think this was either year 4 or 5 Silkie. Our photos may not make it up until tomorrow as we are so busy with the cleaning up of crud...

I think the term you are thinking of is "Pitch In Dinner"... Crazy Hoosiers and their strange terms. I think the wife will be posting the photos tonight... I think there was only about 300 this time... But is was an awesome event... I'd even have to say this one can be compared to PiP, and is without a doubt the second biggest event I have been to (next to PiP of course). Can't wait for next year. It was great to see everyone again, and meet Tartan Jack from the pub (I don't think anyone else that was new to me is here on the pub, sorry if I am wrong). Connie, it was great to see you this time! Hanging out with Silas is great and all, but we missed you in May, so it was awesome that you made it this time. Too many good memories to recount during this short break from work... But I am sure the stories will come out over time...

Just a thought wrap the tin mug in a few wraps of leather should work nicely for insulation and is PC. This should be my first event where I am putting together my kit so I'm greatful but can't add my own yet. Please add your list, done or not! Share what you plan, regardless of when you actually will have it all together... There were at least a couple of items on my list I haven't quite picked up yet. I've wrapped the handle of one of my tin mugs for coffee, and while it does away with the "ouchie" on the hands, it still is pretty damn uncomfortable on the lips... And I don't much care for the notion of wrapping the lip of the tin cup in leather, it would make more sense for me to just gt a leather or horn cup. Thanks for the suggestion though! So let's see that list!

Wishing you the very best of natal days Fayma! Hope all is well and things are great, and even particularly better today!

A friend posted this on Facebook... I watched it last night, at least twice and laughed my backside off twice. Linkitty-link Let me know if the link doesn't work and I will re-post the correct link (It's blocked from the work computer, so I am flying blind here)