Small Arms of WWI Primer 122: Belgian Comblain Mousqueton Modele 1871/83
Added 2020-04-28 03:53:25 +0000 UTC
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Thanks for the complement! I'm just happy somebody is reading my stuff!
Dr. B
2020-05-07 19:31:29 +0000 UTCA book would have to be encyclopedic in nature, it would be better to cover the war in sections, e.g. Mausers of WW1 or Weapons of the AEF. Keep the subject narrow enough such that you feel you can cover it well yet wide enough to appeal to an audience. Take Dr Bielakowski's advice. I greatly enjoyed his look at the transition of the US cavalry from the horse to a mechanized force.
Matthew Doye
2020-05-03 04:14:18 +0000 UTCA really informative and enjoyable pair of episodes on what might otherwise have been an obscure and boring footnote to firearms history. I love that action and the shrouded trigger, it's a shame it wasn't developed into a repeater.
Matthew Doye
2020-05-03 03:19:38 +0000 UTCI didn't want to bother you while your house was on fire...
John S Wren
2020-05-02 09:01:07 +0000 UTCI remembered the photo and forgot where I saw it. NOW you tell me!
C&Rsenal
2020-05-02 04:20:52 +0000 UTCI can check but I don't think we got any extra in frame...
C&Rsenal
2020-05-02 04:20:20 +0000 UTCThank
C&Rsenal
2020-05-02 04:19:39 +0000 UTCAnother interesting one. I presume you've already seen it but the book by Pierre Lierneux "The Belgian Army in the Great War" has a photo of "equipment left behind by the disbanded Antwerp garde civique, October 1914" and long Comblain rifles are very much in evidence. PS Lierneux also states that no gardes captured in 1914 were executed. The Germans had been bluffing.
John S Wren
2020-05-01 16:31:10 +0000 UTCI totally agree! Othias, you have done an amazing amount of research on these weapons. Even if you don't include the neutrals, there aren't that many you haven't or couldn't cover. I'm finishing my 5th book now and I can tell you you will never get everything. There is always something you don't have time or ability to deal with. Also, no matter how well you know the subject, you will always miss something. Write the book to the best of your ability and don't worry about perfection!
Dr. B
2020-04-29 17:23:02 +0000 UTCAny chance we could see some wide angle firing footage? I think it would be informative to see what a significant difference smokeless powder made, even without the consideration of black powder fouling.
Library of Context
2020-04-29 00:12:05 +0000 UTCFantastic show. I love the Comblain dual episodes. Not short... but excellent.
Dan
2020-04-28 23:46:42 +0000 UTCSad.. I hope one day you are able to. id be really happy to have a book with your name on it.
Tim The Enchanter
2020-04-28 21:09:05 +0000 UTCUnfortunately we have failed to located a LOT of firearms we would need for a book project. I suspect if I suspended work on the show I could get one done in about 18-24 months? Would need the cash and travel to be back open. So, a very long term project as things are.
C&Rsenal
2020-04-28 21:03:45 +0000 UTCWho needs sleep?
Andrew MacDougall
2020-04-28 15:53:12 +0000 UTCIf Othias has, then the project would probably remain secret or under-wraps until the Kickstarter drops. It avoids time-pressure, community expectations/frustrations, and allows Headstamp to schedule the Kickstarter publication appropriately.
Brian Ingram
2020-04-28 14:55:37 +0000 UTCAnother great pair of episodes on an obscure rifle I had heard about but didn't know the details. I now have a better understanding of the Comblain. Keep up the great work!
Jason
2020-04-28 06:00:55 +0000 UTCQuestion for you: have you put any thought into a book with headstamp? I would totally back a kickstarter for an overview of WWI Firearms. You already have all the research and photos.
Tim The Enchanter
2020-04-28 05:42:50 +0000 UTC
