2008 GAF Grand Muster Photos

[Pitspitr]

I'm going to start a thread with pictures of the Muster. I hope anyone else with good photos will share some of them here. I pretty much only got pictures on Friday.


Lt., Major, Col. Matt Lewis orders reinforcements to the parapet


Ned Niederlander spots for Major Matt Lewis in the long range rifle side match


Col. Rattlesnake Jack Robson


Col. Capt. Montgomery Little


Sgt. Major Texas Sarge Spotting in the long range rifle


Range owner/host Steffan Baker in the wild bunch match


Breakfast at the barracks


Sunday lunch at the Baker house

[Bull Schmitt]

Bvt Col Pitspitr,

I would like to have your permission to use on the GAF web site any or all of the Grand Muster photos displayed on the "Barracks".

Bvt Col Bull Schmitt
Adjutant General

[Pitspitr]

By all means. Use any of my photos you want

[Steel Horse Bailey]

Great shots!  Thanks for sharing/posting, Col. Pitspitr!!!!

[River City John]

Our Department Commander at the Ball Friday in his interpretation as a local Buffler hunter and scout, "Little Buckshot" Conrad Wentworth. "Scruffy Skippy" seated on right.



l. to r.
"Windy City Joe", "Curly LaGrande", "Cherry Lake Jake", "Cherry Lake Kate"



"Bow View Haymaker", "Shalako Al", "Major Matt Lewis" timing "Cherry Lake Kate", "Scooter" on the far right, and a gentleman I did not catch the name. Which I regret because he was great to shoot with and even politely laughed at my jokes.



"Dusty Tagalong" demonstrating how to tickle with a pitchfork.



Steffan and family also prepared and served lunch Saturday. Thanks, Dad, for the rabbit ears.



The Enlisted Men's Barracks where we all stayed. I have a lot of interior shots of the Barracks, but unfortunately there seem to be a lot of old men in their underwear standing about, so I will forgo printing them. Others I will have to do some doctoring because the light level was very low and they are very dark.



"Rattlesnake Jack" in action with his .577 Martini-Henry.



"Dusty Tagalong" and "Megan O'Ruckus". "Guns Garrett"'s campaign hat is seen behind his lovely bride's head. Wish I had checked the shot and shifted everyone.



The infamous bonus rifle target from the hill. Look for the faint red target at the base of the tree line above the left shoulder rank bar on "Curly"'s buckskin coat.

[Pitspitr]

Thanks for posting John.

Here is a line drawing of the original "Little Buckshot" Conrad Wentworth

[Pitspitr]

Looks like I have the honor to post the first photos of the new "Iron Trooper Medal" that the Brigade Champion earns. They are solid silver including the clasp. Rattlesnake Jack took home the 2008 medal.

[Delmonico]

OK, I'm a year behind, I thought it was 2008.

Later today I shoud have some, have more, but was tired last night.

[Leo Tanner]

Well Del, I guess if we can go back in time, we can go forward too

     Great pics, I gotta get ta one of these events maself.  Looks like big fun.


Leo

[Pitspitr]

OK, I'm a year behind, I thought it was 2008.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Well, you see, I'm already planning for the 2009 muster and I was thinking about it when I started this post.

[Delmonico]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Well, you see, I'm already planning for the 2009 muster and I was thinking about it when I started this post.

Tiz what I thought:

[Delmonico]

I'll get some more worked on and up-loaded tonight:























Oh and while the troops were off on patrol, the cooks fed themselves and also park personal:



Excuse the plate, only us and the cheese steak knew.

Didn't know about delivery service, so we made our own:

[Bull Schmitt]

Delmonico,

Them is some good lookin' eats you got prepared.

I sure would like to use some or all of them photos on the GAF Web site.

Col Bull

Adjutant General

[River City John]

"Col. Pitsptr" and "Ned Niederlander" observing.



The Navy fending off boarders.

[Pitspitr]

Dang Captain, I sure am glad you got a picture or 2 of my buckskin jacket and tht "Fine" folding campaign hat. I think those are the only 2 pictures I have of them together.

[Delmonico]

Dang Captain, I sure am glad you got a picture or 2 of my buckskin jacket and tht "Fine" folding campaign hat. I think those are the only 2 pictures I have of them together.

And if it would have rained, you would not have the hat.

[Mustang Gregg]

EXCELLENT!!!! 

[Captain Lee Bishop]

GREAT photos! 
I am curious about this photo:

What are the other two medals being worn? 

[Major Matt Lewis]

The white ribboned medal is a GAF 3rd Place finish in a Muster Event and the Red and White one is for an NCOWS Nationals placing I believe.

[River City John]

The NCOWS medal was chosen to replace another GAF medal won- I believe, awarded the second Muster. Those were the medals that were practically dinner plate size, if you remember. They just do not look right on a uniform, so as the Muster was conducted under NCOWS rules in the beginning it was an appropriate substitution.

RCJ