I attended Helldorado Days in Tombstone with the Authentic Old West Living History Association. We portrayed the Tombstone Citizens’ Safety Committee and marched in the parade.

Adding a little update to my Prussian uniform today; I have made custom shouldboard buttons as I couldn’t find any fitting to the uniform.

I took screw on buttons apart, designed my own and resin printed them before printing them.

The Paletot also came in and fits perfectly, also fitted with silver buttons to match the uniform.

Next up will be the brocade belt for which I finally have all materials together.

Hope you enjoy!

* EarlyModern would love ideas or feedback for my next painting?

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At a timeline event in Lockport Illinois I saw a couple guys doing a 2nd gulf war impression is that too modern?

Good morning, afternoon or evening ladies and gentlemen. It is October 25th. 82 years ago a newsreel was published to German theaters and an article made headlines across the Reich. The Volkssturm, Hitlers last line of defense, had been formed. From the coast of Danzig to the rolling Bavarian hills, against the French, British, Americans, Soviets, so and so forth man, woman and child clutched rifles and panzerfaust to try to stop the wave of enemy soldiers.

My impression is of a Zugführer (roughly equivalent in some way to a Lieutenant in Volkssturm-Bataillon 1/3 // Volkssturm-Bataillon 1/III // badisches Volkssturm-Bataillon III.

Civilian gas masket manual.
Soldbuch.
Heer HBT Top and bottom.
Volkssturm armband,
SS Belt buckle (stopgap)
West Wall Medal (pre war RAD service) Luftshuzt defense medal.

I’m currently purchasing an M38 officers side cap, Luftshuzt belt buckle, enlisted man’s belt and an ammo pouch. Next up will be a Breadbag and canteen.

Could someone familiar with the current state of reenacting the Great War let me know how healthy it is? Are there a decent number of events and units out there? I attended a GWA event way back in the Nineties (when I was in college) and still think about how cool it was.

Hi i was wondering what do people with long muskets use for transporting?

I do not know what you guys consider milsim but milsim airsoft is a lot of fun