Today we went to Campbell Town for the first day of the Midlands Military Meet and Rendezvous. Quite interesting. How often do you get to share a supper table with a German WW2 soldier, an American Civil War cavalry officer and two big, burly barbarians?
It's an inaugural three event for militaria collectors & living history reenactors (or re-enactors for sqrls). We had a table, because b-i-l was there in his US Civil war uniform. Some interesting dealer tables in this place -- lots of knives, swords, firearms and knives, as well as helmets, medals, badges, books and other military stuff, scrimshaw & antique rifles with 4-figure price tags.
Inside, static displays of uniforms and machine guns and photos. Outside, displays of horsemanship by Light Horse reenactors, a shoot-out between German & Australian troops on Crete, medieval sword-fighting, big guns being shown off and vintage military vehicles.
All very interesting.
Although the next two days look to be more of the same.
It's an inaugural three event for militaria collectors & living history reenactors (or re-enactors for sqrls). We had a table, because b-i-l was there in his US Civil war uniform. Some interesting dealer tables in this place -- lots of knives, swords, firearms and knives, as well as helmets, medals, badges, books and other military stuff, scrimshaw & antique rifles with 4-figure price tags.
Inside, static displays of uniforms and machine guns and photos. Outside, displays of horsemanship by Light Horse reenactors, a shoot-out between German & Australian troops on Crete, medieval sword-fighting, big guns being shown off and vintage military vehicles.
All very interesting.
Although the next two days look to be more of the same.
