We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/french_fusils.html Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:51:56 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Since SWWBO and I will be attending the Gunblogger Rendevous in Reno next month (still time to sign up - you just missed the cheap room rates), I thought I ought to remind people that I don't just sit in the basement taking apart obscure pieces of ordnance to play 'stump the chump' with you guys. Hey, c'mon, Cam Edwards will be there. Rub shoulders with celebrities.. I do have bangsticks. Since I finally got around to getting a French flag to put behind my French rifles, I thought I'd throw those up - and let the grognards have the... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/french_fusils.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/french_fusils.html Fri, 22 Sep 2006 08:17:53 -0600 10! (sound of thunder) Mwuahahahahaha! 10 Rifles! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/french_fusils.html#comment-50835 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/french_fusils.html#comment-50835 Mon, 25 Sep 2006 23:31:34 -0600 I was under the impression that the appropriae flag to display with French weapons was a white bed sheet. Marine6 Sends http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/french_fusils.html#comment-50765 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/french_fusils.html#comment-50765 Sat, 23 Sep 2006 09:04:50 -0600 It *is* a repro. I can't afford a real one. And it's the naval version. No bayonet. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/french_fusils.html#comment-50756 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/french_fusils.html#comment-50756 Fri, 22 Sep 2006 20:05:20 -0600 Oh, y'all hush! Those are purty pieces, well kept and well-presented! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/french_fusils.html#comment-50755 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/french_fusils.html#comment-50755 Fri, 22 Sep 2006 19:36:16 -0600 "Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun." "This is my BOOMstick!" --Ash http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/french_fusils.html#comment-50754 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/french_fusils.html#comment-50754 Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:51:48 -0600 bayonet for it? The little one in the middle! ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/french_fusils.html#comment-50753 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/french_fusils.html#comment-50753 Fri, 22 Sep 2006 17:43:00 -0600 ya takes away the one joke, then sez they're Foreign Legion bangsticks.... sorry, i got nothing. completely dry. not a joke to had for miles around. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/french_fusils.html#comment-50752 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/french_fusils.html#comment-50752 Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:51:44 -0600 I heard the hardest part of French military training was learnig to say "I surrender" in 7 languages. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/french_fusils.html#comment-50751 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/french_fusils.html#comment-50751 Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:18:48 -0600 I heard the hardest part of French military training was learnig to say "I surrender" in 7 languages. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/french_fusils.html#comment-50750 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/french_fusils.html#comment-50750 Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:18:43 -0600 Charleville hangs on the North American Wall...]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/french_fusils.html#comment-50749 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/french_fusils.html#comment-50749 Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:05:46 -0600 Comrade John, Lovely rifles and all that, but where are the REAL weapons? The Charlevilles, et al, that won America her freedom and Napoleon an empire? Chassepots and Needle Rifles are all well and good, but any conscript can shoot one of those.... snark.... it's takes determination to engage with .69 buck and ball at 100 yards, then close with the bayonet to the "pas du charge".. Vive L'Empereur! L'Roi C'est Mort! Or some such thing..... I work with French best when it's laced with Absinth..... Respects, AW1 Tim http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/french_fusils.html#comment-50746 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/french_fusils.html#comment-50746 Fri, 22 Sep 2006 14:49:30 -0600 My fathers ships team played the FFL at rugby in Sigon many many years ago. Most of them were German. Must have REALLY sucked to have ended up there after WWII. Royalist won in spite of some very dirty play... or possibly because of some very dirty play. Little fuzzy on the details. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/french_fusils.html#comment-50742 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/french_fusils.html#comment-50742 Fri, 22 Sep 2006 14:07:57 -0600 Heh. How lame is this... take away one joke and you guys are speechless. Simply.amazing. 8^) http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/french_fusils.html#comment-50740 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/french_fusils.html#comment-50740 Fri, 22 Sep 2006 13:17:48 -0600