Lieutenant John Chard: What's our strength? Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead: Seven officers including surgeon, commissaries and so on; Adendorff now I suppose; wounded and sick 36, fit for duty 97 and about 40 native levies. Not much of an army for you.
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Posts : 181 Join date : 2012-02-16 Location : northeast usa
Subject: 50 years ago today Sun Aug 10, 2014 12:30 pm
it was my 10th birthday and i went to see the movie ZULU. where i fell in love with the real star of the movie, the martini henry rifle.
Cromwell
Posts : 27 Join date : 2013-07-28 Age : 60 Location : Northampton, England
Subject: Re: 50 years ago today Sun Aug 10, 2014 3:31 pm
It certainly is an iconic Rifle, does any one know how many were used in the film as there were a number of bolt action Rifles on show as well.
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Subject: Re: 50 years ago today Sun Aug 10, 2014 5:14 pm
Cromwell
Posts : 27 Join date : 2013-07-28 Age : 60 Location : Northampton, England
Subject: Re: 50 years ago today Sun Aug 10, 2014 6:49 pm
They are without doubt a thing of beauty (standing behind it of course). I take it the ram rod is to clear stuck cartridge cases, did they have a" pull through" for cleaning purposes.?
And many thanks for printing the photo, I take it they are yours.
free1954
Posts : 181 Join date : 2012-02-16 Location : northeast usa
Subject: Re: 50 years ago today Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:03 pm
thanks for the photo.
90th
Posts : 10621 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 66 Location : Melbourne, Australia
Subject: 50 years ago today Mon Aug 11, 2014 2:22 pm
Happy Birthday Free , welcome to the 50 Club ! Cheers 90th
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Subject: Re: 50 years ago today Mon Aug 11, 2014 3:22 pm
Yeah happy b day , no Cromwell not mine! would have acknowledge the pic but i cant remember where i lifted it from, i have been compiling a scrapbook for many years now. really like an aide memoir it keeps the war fresh in my mind when i'm searching and acquiring images, which i cut out glue a and paste blah! i'm sad..
Subject: Re: 50 years ago today Mon Aug 11, 2014 5:45 pm
Hi Les.
I have my Martini Henry with sling and fixed bayonet, mounted on the wall in my 'Junk Room' (as Mrs Shifter calls it)
Along with my MH rifle, there is a lifetime of memories in there, such as lots of old Railway collectables, two, yes TWO Fender strat's (identical to Buddy Holly's), lots of military memorabilia, and lots of cricket memorabilia, loads of historical collectables, many, many, many books etc, and she calls it 'JUNK'
Women! who can understand them
Cheers mate.
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Subject: Re: 50 years ago today Mon Aug 11, 2014 9:15 pm
lol. that sounds like quite a collection there mate! ' JUNK ', It sounds like nirvana to me! just imagine your collection replicated all over the country..and people pay really good money to visit the most inane places, gorping at any old tat, as long as it gets them out of the house for half a day! so imagine if there was a network of tours of people just like you...all with half a lifetime of interesting stuff, like you on diverse but eclectic collectibles..Hmmm! i feel the germ of an idea coming on! £10.00 a pop, just meet a pre arranged charabang chip in a bit for the peccy, and do the tour county by county lol. any richard bransons out there can have that one for free..
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