Film Zulu: Colour Sergeant Bourne: It's a miracle. Lieutenant John Chard: If it's a miracle, Colour Sergeant, it's a short chamber Boxer Henry point 45 caliber miracle. Colour Sergeant Bourne: And a bayonet, sir, with some guts behind it.
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Subject: Story of pouch... Tue Oct 29, 2013 12:57 pm
Hi all
The pouch system of the NCO's and men of the 3/60 Rifles was the same as for the line infantry and light infantry ,but
I wonder if they would rather not wear their "expense" pouch in the back , rather than in front ?
And for the other battalions, there were Particular traditions for how to wear their expense pouch...?
Cheers
Pascal
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Subject: Well, Sergeant ! We put or not , our ... Tue Oct 29, 2013 1:09 pm
Hi all
Well, Sergeant ! We put or not , our bayonets ?
When the imperial infantry is controled, the soldiers opened fire with or without the bayonet fixed ...?
Cheers
Pascal
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Subject: Re: Story of pouch... Wed Oct 30, 2013 7:11 am
Nobody knows ?
John Young
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Subject: Re: Story of pouch... Wed Oct 30, 2013 7:44 am
Pascal,
This how the expense pouch should be worn with 1871 Equipment.
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I can think of no reason for the 3rd/60th to be different to all the rest.
By-the-way Riflemen don't Fix Bayonets, they Fix Swords.
JY
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Subject: Re: Story of pouch... Wed Oct 30, 2013 8:17 am
Thank you, John, it is true they had magnificent sword bayonets ,like the sergeants of line and light infantry ...
John , I am reminded of these days, someone had said or written that some battalions wore their expense pouch at the place where they carried their valises ...
I found, but I do recall me or I've seen illustrations showing this ...
To particularize of the other battalions, some may have to be done this :
"the expense pouch was often therefore carried in place of the valise" page 17 in British forces in Zululand 1879 by IK