Revolvers for sale

Rico has two splendid revolvers, one a Colt Army and the other a Remington, for sale at well under retail. Contact him at mseymour@proofmark.com for a photo and pricing.

In the ranks at Gettysburg

Rico says that he, along with Stefan Anton, attended the 150th of Gettysburg over the Fourth.
While hot, as expected, at least it didn't rain.
What with being old (and, in Rico's case, wounded), neither of us was interested in marching, so we figured out how to attach ourselves (as armed guards) to an accommodating artillery unit.
Photos and video will be posted over at Rico's site (www.ricorant.blogspot.com) for those interested.
There was also a visit to the new Civil War museum in town; worth a trip.

The Blues at the Nationals

Check out this video of the Blues at the 2010 Spring Nationals here.

We are not last

The recent Skirmish Line magazine has the results from the Fall National, and the Blues were not (as ever) last:

In Class A2 Musket, the Blues Company A were in 14th place (of 40 places; a good margin).
In Class B1 Musket, the Blues Company B were in 36th place (of only 37 places; we need to improve)
In Class A1 carbine, the Blues were in 38th place (of only 39 places; we need to improve)
In Class B2 carbine, the Blues were in 7th place (of 12 places; a comfortable margin)
In Class A3 revolver, the Blues were in 19th place (of 26 places; a comfortable margin)
In individual 100-yard carbine, Marv Bendy, Jr. placed 9th in Striker with 81-00x (okay, that's technically last, but it's individuals)
In individual 25-yard revolver, Tina Newberry placed 4th in Striker with 74-01x

Well done, the Blues!

(If anyone got inadvertently left off the list, please email your info to Mark Seymour at mseymour@proofmark.com)

The Civil War test

A bunch of questions about obscure Civil War history; see them at Mark Seymour's page.

The Blues at the 119th

The A Team, firing.

The A Team, cleaning (foreground), and the B Team firing.

The B Team, preparing to fire.

Pat DeCarlo leading the charge back from the line.

Standing about, waiting during an ambulance run (unknown causes).

Jim Worrell (at left) and Spencer Waldron (at center), conversing.

A Confederate shooter, reclining.

The 119th

The upcoming N-SSA Nationals is the weekend of the 16th & 17th of May, and some of the Blues are already headed down for it. The musket shoot on Sunday is early this year, so Rico and the ladyfriend won't have to drive home in the dark.

The Blues

Since the website is still screwed up (damn that HTML), here's the photo of the group, unobscured:

However, we are working on the problem. The unit webmaster apologizes for the delay.

Still asking for your money

The Battery Gun Company is offering such a deal on a brand-new Gatling gun in .50 caliber for a mere $6300, with a separate carriage for only $4075 more.
Rico says the unit needs one in the worst way, and he'll pony up his part if everyone else will...

We are not last

The new issue of The Skirmish Line came in with the results from the 118th National, and the Blues did well:
In Musket Class A-2, the Delaware Blues came in second out of 39.
In Musket Class B-1, the Delaware Blues came in 30th out of 38.
In Carbine Class A-2, the Delaware Blues came in 11th out of 36.
In Carbine Class B-2, the Delaware Blues came in 5th out of 11.
In Revolver Class A-3, the Delaware Blues came in 22nd out of 26.
In the mortar competition, the Delaware Blues came in 60th out of 64.

Not a single 'last' in the bunch.
Well done, the Blues!

Lending library

If anyone in the Blues wants to read The March by E.L. Doctorow, a fictional history of Sherman's March to the Sea, merely email Rico.

Carbine standings

Data removed for security purposes. Contact Mike or Tom for details.

Musket at the Fall National, 2008

Data removed for security purposes. Contact Mike or Tom for details.

Pistol at the Fall National, 2008

Data removed for security purposes. Contact Mike or Tom for details.

Sharps no longer for sale

Mark Seymour had a relatively-unused reproduction Sharps carbine for sale, along with an excellent reproduction carbine sling (made by one of the best leatherworkers in the business), a cartridge belt box, and a small container of should-be-patented 'Tommy Barker'-style paperwrapped cartridges.
Sold to a gentleman from Texas, sorry.

Newsletter of October 2008

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A hell of a visitor to the Fort

According to the current issue of The Skirmish Line, none other than R. Lee Ermey (known for his work as the cranky and gesticulating Gunny on Mail Call, shown on the Discovery channel) went to Fort Shenandoah to shoot a segment of his new show Lock & Load, also on Discovery.
In the pilot episode, he'll cover the evolution of black powder weapons in use during the Civil War, from flintlocks through the Henry.
His co-host for the segment will be Tim Scanlan of the N-SSA (who will undoubtedly be insufferable now as a result of his new-found stardom).

Importuning

In case you missed it at the National like everyone else.

We're not last, and almost first

Results from the Fall National:

Company A of the Delaware Blues came in 2nd out of 38 teams in Class A2, placing 'in the money' (which apparently doesn't have anything to do with money).
(Congratulations to the serious shooters of Company A.)

Company B of the Delaware Blues came in 30th out of 38 teams in Class B1.
(Better luck next year, but we were not last...)
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Remembrance Day