As mentioned in the "GAF Rules" thread, PJ Hardtack (Todd) and I were in Fort Macleod for a firearms display and presentation at the "Fort Museum of the North West Mounted Police", on the occasion of their commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of that venue's version of the "Musical Ride". As promised, here are some photos I took .... just a reminder that the forum formatting limits the width of posted photos, but many of these shots are a 1000px wide, so if you'd like to see a larger version, right click on it and then select "Show image in new tab" or equivalent command.
The full Troop ready for Review -
Various shots during one performance -
"Eyes Right" -
"The Carousel" - the two sets of four riders pivoting around the center of the line -
"The Dome" - lances lowered to center of circle and then raised, in unison. (Unfortunately I seem to have missed getting a shot of them actually forming the "dome" ....)
"The Charge" -
My efforts to verbally give an idea of what is going on in some of the above images really points out the inadequacy of static photos for giving a good impression of such activity. Accordingly, if you are interested, here are links to a couple of short videos i took during the performance.
(Sorry, but I seem to have forgotten how to embed the videos right in the post!
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Now, here are Todd and Sandee in their personas as Serjeant Jock and Mrs. Mary McMurphy .... part of the Columbia Detachment of the Royal Engineers posted in British Columbia, 1858-1863, during its Gold Rush era -
Our firearms display -
Todd's long guns, with my repro NWMP Winchester Model 1876 carbine "front and center" -
The other long guns I had along -
Todd's handguns brought for display -
The handguns I had there (with the exception of revolver I was "packing" (one of my brace of Model 1875 Remington clones) -
No photos of myself available yet, I'm afraid - I didn't get anyone to take a picture of me on my own camera, and Todd & Sandee are still
en route home at present. You're not missing any flashy uniforms or anything, however - I appeared in my CAS persona: i.e. Rattlesnake Jack Robson, Scout with the Rocky Mountain Rangers