Coolest Army Get-up

Well I heard that the Germans liked nothing more than captured American cigarettes, but beside that it’s a very good question. I don’t think Germany (or much of Europe) has the climate cigarettes so they probably had to be imported or raised in small quantities.

Thanks for clearing the little U-Boat comment for me. I still wouldn’t want to be a U-Boat captain just because of the better food though, especially after 1943 when U-boat losses were horrific.

Hmmm… never knew California had stuff like that. Exactly how many people participate? Are there any Eastern Front battles are is it just confined to America battles? What kind of weapons are used?

Actualy Califoria is one of the more popular states for WWII reenacting. They represent Units from Many diferent countries. I think the largest Unit in California is the 12th SS Hitlerjugend. If you do a search on MSN for “WWII and reenactment” you’ll be ammazed at what you see.

The largest mock army in California being the Hitler Jugend? Sounds kinda strange if you ask me. I always thought the largest units would US Army Rangers or Airborne, but it seems people have a knack for Hitler or being the bad guys.

Well the weapons and uniforms of the SS are cool and I think people worry about not being up to standard to represent well-respected units like the Rangers etc. Those Units do exist though. When I joined up my choices were American Infantry, German SS, German Weer, or Scottish Airborne. The Scots were some damn cool guys. In fact I was considering putting together two kits, But that stuff gets expensive! The basic uniform for the Germans is the cheapest I believe, which was a major factor in my choice. I think I probably spent close to $1000 and I just had a K98 bolt-action rifle. Some of the guys who are into it spend thousands on automatic weapons and vehicles.

We, the 10 SS, had 3 BMW motorcycles with sidecars, a kublewagon, a 2 1/2 ton truck, and a towed anti tank gun as well as several MP-40s and a couple crew served machine guns.

Do these guns even fire anything (ie smoke, rubber bullets, bbs, live ammo, ect.)?

I only saw one MP44 the whole time I participated. It made me feel all soft in the midle;) Awesome rifle, they are very rare and cost thousands. I have fired the MG42 and the MG39 not quite as expencive although still probably over $1000 for an operable. The price comes down quite a bit for a blank only gun. You can actualy buy a demillatarized MG for a couple hundred bucks but the action has been cut into three or four pieces with a torch. If you manage to get it welded back together you have to register it and get an automatic weapons license. The license is 2 or 3 hundred dollars and is renewed yearly. In order to get this license you sighn away your right to search and seasure. The BATF is allowed to enter your residence to inspect you weapons at any time. This aplies wether you buy the gun intact or rebuild it your self.

This is why I say the fun toys are expencive.

The bolt-action rifles fire blanks, crimped ends with no projectile. The autos have a few options. If you have a “blank gun” the barrel has been drilled through and filled with lead. These guns fire fine with crimped end blanks. They also do not require a automatic weapons license.

If you have an operational machine gun you have to adapt it to fire blanks. One method, used by the Germans for training was that the bullets were made of wood and an adapter was made that was similar to clamping a nail inside the barrel this was called a “bullet shredder”. This was used for the MG 39 and 42.

As for knowing if your hit, well that goes by the honor system or referees. Half the fun is dieing creatively, besides some times you get tired of running and it feels good to play dead for a while!

Ha. Sounds like a fun game. Only problem is is that it’s hard to judge who’s dead when you’re firing a MG42. More like everybody dies.

I think you can buy weapon accessories like the MG42, but not the weapon itself last time I checked. I assuming it’s probably from mail order gun catalogs as that’s wear I get my guns from.

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There is a paper called “Shotgun News” that companies advertise guns in you can get all kinds of accesorys there, but you have to have someone with a dealers license order the guns for you.

I have a couple of collectable millatary guns. I have my K98 which is matching and stamped 1941, I have an M1 Garand, a Walther P-38 and an AK-47, not sure if that last one realy fits in there but its millitary anyway.

In one of the battles I went to I built a simulated bunker out of plywood. A buddy of mine and I got in it with an MG42 and an MP40 and two Squads one Brit and one American tried unsuccessfully to “dislodge” us. What a blast. I’m telling you that MG42 is like a buzzsaw, you can rip through a belt of 50 rnds in just a few seconds.

I don’t remember where you said you are from, but Walmart here carries Shotgun News. I’d check that out it looks like a newspaper but it is a periodicle that is puplished every 10 days.

I’ll do some looking around and see what I can come up with for you.

Are you looking for something in particular?

Where do you live? In Arizona you are aloud to own a fire arm at any age you just can’t buy it your self. And just afew years ago they passed a law that says you have to have a permission slip from your parrents to carry it. Before that it wasn’t nessaccery. I got my first shotgun when I was 12. I belive I had 6 guns by the time I turned 18.

My friend ,here in Canada, has a Lee Enfield Canadian iusse from WW2. Its not registered though.