Never would have guessed they did reenactment in Austria....
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Have you ever heard Cherryville or "Chur-vill" on Jan 1? Those things will throw some flame!
Every time I see a pic of a flintlock firing, I think it's a marvel safety glasses weren't invented centuries ago.
(I'm thinking that isn't a percussion cap rifle.)
(I'm thinking that isn't a percussion cap rifle.)
Austria. NOT Australia. Lol!
Reckon I'm not terribly surprised. The Austrians are a proud people & NOT German, despite their sharing a language. In fact, the only Germans they really like are the Bavarians & they don't necessarily consider themselves part of Germany.
Uhmmm, yup, reenacting is quite popular over in Europe. They even do American Civil War in addition to Napoleanic stuff and even Viking and mideaval combat. And yes, it's a blank and that's how they look depending on how much powder used. When I was doing Civil War, we were told to use only 60gr for our blanks, but rednecks and good ole southern boys, we used 90+. The 60gr charges made a "whooof" sound while 90gr had a proper bang.
These days I'm shooting live ammo in North South Skirmish Association competition and it's pretty cool when you can hear a gun go off and almost immediately hear the "whack" of the ball hitting the target downrange. The effect is especially noticable in smoothbore matches. Couple that with the vapor trail left in the air by the bullet on humid days and it's all very cool to watch bullets all the way to the target and hear the whack of impact.
These days I'm shooting live ammo in North South Skirmish Association competition and it's pretty cool when you can hear a gun go off and almost immediately hear the "whack" of the ball hitting the target downrange. The effect is especially noticable in smoothbore matches. Couple that with the vapor trail left in the air by the bullet on humid days and it's all very cool to watch bullets all the way to the target and hear the whack of impact.