Chasing Villa or Hunting Huns

[Grapeshot]

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Shot at a Wild Bunch Match this Past Sunday.  One of my fellow shooters took these pictures of me.

The Shirt and Trousers came from Coon Creek, I've had the Campaign Hat for the better part of 30 years, I just got the Puttees from Sgt John Chapman and the buttons are Vegetable Ivory Eagle Buttons that addorned the M1912 Uniform coat on the cuffs and pockets.  The Shoes are the WWII Combat Shoe sold by Sportsman's Guide & Atlanta Cutlerey that I dyed brown and spent several hours rubbing brown Kiwi shoe polish into the leather.

The Web Belt is a reproduction from Sportsman's Guide, the M1911 Magazine Pouch is an Original from International Military Antiques, inc.  What's not seen is the Reproduction Canteen and Canteen Cover that I got from IMA and SG, the Canteen Cup is current issue.  The M1897 is a Norinco and the M1917 Bayonet and Heat Sheild I purchased from "Cheaper than Dirt" several Years ago.

The M1916 holster for the M1911A1 I bought from Sportsman's Guide a few years ago along with their M1912 Leather Belt and Mag Pouch.

[Steel Horse Bailey]

Grapeshot, great pics.  I LOVE the look of that shotgun and bayonet!  I have the Viet Nam era/issue same bayonet that I fit on my 1917 Enfield.  I got it for a great price (then) 'cause all the originals were sky-high.  Now it seems like a bunch of originals got found (probably in a warehouse in Nepal    ) since I've seen them for the price I paid (or less) for my new one.  Oh, well.  It IS in unissued condition with scabbard and looks right at home on my 1917 - which ALSO looks (nearly) unissued.

Cool outfit, too.  You've put a lot of effort into it.

[Silver Creek Slim]

Great outfit, pard.

Slim

[Captain Lee Bishop]

I've always been interested in the idea of shooing in a "Wild Bunch" match, but the problem is all my gear and weapons are original and I can't bring myself to risk damaging an original wool uniform as it's way too valuable to risk. Oh, I also have an original WW1 trench broom to go with my Norinco reproduction (which has the heat shield removed so I can shoot CAS with it):