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By The Armorer on February 7, 2005 | | Comments (19)

The Castle does not yet have the resources, in both time and funding, for a display of this sophistication.

WWI German equipment at the National Infantry Museum, Fort Benning, Georgia.

But it *is* nice to know that Great Minds think along similar lines.

The "Germanic Wall" in the Arsenal at Castle Argghhh!, which includes Austrian and Swiss long iron. (Like I said, space is at a premium, so disregard the Brit sniper rifle and the Bren gun on the AA tripod...)

Hi-res version is here.

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By Neffi on February 7, 2005 7:17 AM
Nuttin shabby about that, John- I'll take my displays 'hands-on' rather than under glass any day. But that Maxim would look good next to the Bren, no?
 
By AFSister on February 7, 2005 8:17 AM
When the War of the Worlds hits, I'm heading for the Castle! You've got enough fire power for a small army of bloggers, haven't you John?
 
By Cricket on February 7, 2005 8:22 AM
Hands off the Bren! It is mine, mine mine I tell you! *sobbing*
 
By cw4billt on February 7, 2005 8:24 AM
Why the goesche der kriegsmarine as a backdrop? Shouldn't it be displayed with the 20mm mount from the Prinz Eugen?
 
By cw4billt on February 7, 2005 8:27 AM
Cricket - Wash your hands before you go posting again--you've still got linseed oil all over them from caressing the Bren's stock!
 
By John of Argghhh! on February 7, 2005 9:06 AM
Cuz I like that flag, that's why. And they carried those rifles on the ships. I'm not terribly naval at the Castle, but we give 'em some credit here and there.
 
By AFSister on February 7, 2005 9:15 AM
I like navels. Innies, not outies. Oh hell-navAL.
 
By Cricket on February 7, 2005 9:29 AM
Oh pooh. You are just being piththy.
 
By Cricket on February 7, 2005 9:37 AM
And what's with the dinner plate directions? You got me all hungry for salad and I couldn't see it in this browser. I may have to switch browsers.
 
By John of Argghhh! on February 7, 2005 10:28 AM
AF Sister - you need to click on the Castle in the left sidebar. All questions are therein answered.
 
By cw4billt on February 7, 2005 12:09 PM
John: Cricket = Looking for buttons AFSister = Looking at buttons
 
By cw4billt on February 7, 2005 12:42 PM
John - Darned if you're not right again. I'd totally forgotten about shipboard Arms Lockers. Doubly embarassing to have to admit to forgetting the two primary functions of the Marines, too: 1. Insure the maintenance of good order and decorum aboard ship and 2. Give the sailors practice leading during the dances... [*swiftly donning kevlar jock*]
 
By AFSister on February 7, 2005 1:39 PM
Bill, I suggest a package of frozen peas for that soreness. It worked quite well for my neighbor following his vasectomy. John- OK. Scrap that. You have enough to arm a SMALL COUNTRY of bloggers. Maybe even enough for all of Europe by now, with the way they seem to be lifting their petticoats while running from conflict. Jeesh! I hope you have a sprinkler system installed. That would be one hella BOOM if anything ever happened!
 
By AFSister on February 7, 2005 1:41 PM
Oh yeah- John you should make the Eagle "Jihad This" into a mug or t-shirt! That was OUTSTANDING!
 
By John of Argghhh! on February 7, 2005 1:54 PM
Sis - what, you think I store the ammo and explosives with the weapons? Fates forfend! Nothing in the house except the Ready Reaction Force ammo. All the rest is properly secured, stored and marked. My neighbors might be annoyed, but the Castle would be okay...
 
By cw4billt on February 7, 2005 3:16 PM
AFSis - The kevlar is to prevent structural damage from fragments. Brass doesn't get sore.
 
By AFSister on February 7, 2005 3:32 PM
John- Glad to see Beth has knocked some sense into you over the past few years. Seeing all of those grenades, guns and other weapons of mass destruction together made me shiver. Well, I think that's what gave me the goose bumps. HEY!!!!!!!!!! WAIT A MINUTE!!!!!! So THAT'S where Saddam hid the WMD's! Man, oh man. They were right here under our noses this whole time, in hidden jpg's! Bill- Don't you need a structure to prevent from damage before the Kevlar will help? *puts on really fast shoes and runs away*
 
By John of Argghhh! on February 7, 2005 3:46 PM
Don't bother running, you'll only die tired. As for the grenades and stuff - that's all in the house. It just ain't live. I don't own *live* 155mm DPICM. That would be dumb, not to mention illegal. But I do have purpose built inert dummies, or inerted ordnance... Purpose-built inert dummies... no, I'll leave that one lie today, given 1SG Kasal.
 
By cw4billt on February 8, 2005 9:40 AM
"Gunner, target. Twelve o'clock, three thousand--snarkstress at desk, nose pressed against monitor, sensible shoes. TOW with SARAFIM warhead, selector AUTO." "Searching...searching...okay, middle window. Gimme constraints." "You're in constraints. I confirm your sight pic with pipper. Wire-cut switch identified. Shoot." BAMF! "TOW on the wire. Tracking...tracking..."