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Source for British drill manuals?
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 12:42 am
by riptidenj
Anyone have a source for British drill manuals of the 20th Century.
All the movies I have seen plus watching "Dr. Who" have given me a rough
idea, but as my favorite high school teacher emphasized you have to
go to original sources and when it comes to things military there's nothing
like manuals.
I HAVE ONE SOMEWHERE
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 4:23 am
by DuncaninFrance
It's full of Guardsmen looking pompous! Will see if I can find it.
FOUND IT!
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 4:52 am
by DuncaninFrance
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An HMSO Publication October 1965, 160 pages, 12 x 18 cm. I could copy them and put it on a CD if anyone was interested.
Inducements Required
HA HA!
Maybe compare some drill?
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 9:44 am
by Niner
If anybody wants to see the American version on any topic I picked up a copy at a flea market some years ago. Don't know why I bought it.... maybe because it was real cheap.
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 9:29 pm
by Tom-May
What part of the Century are you interested in?
I have the 1892 (Provisional) Regulations, which were in force until the middle of Teddie's reign,
The 1905 Infantry Training and
The 1914 Infantry Training (both the 'Official' and the 'Imperial Army Series' versions - Including the Cermonial bits).
I can let you have a transcript of the Foot and Arms drill sections of this last section, if you wish (I'm actually trying to get an illustrated drill manual* together for Great War Re-enactors).
Tom
* British, French, American and German
Starting a for instance post
Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 11:25 pm
by Niner
Since we have all these manuels. I'll start another post about fixing bayonets. If anybody has something different to show as a point of curiosity please do so.
