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Aw no fair. Looks like tons o' fun. Nothin like that in my neck of the woods.

 

As a side note on the last picture:

I wonder when and why we (the US) changed our salute from the classic "palm-out" to the current "palm-down" style... hmm. I smell research coming up that would bore the non-airsoft "normies".

 

EDIT: I seem to be seeing recurring mentions of the Royal Navy's salute being changed to palm-down because of dirty hands? If anyone cares other than me, feel free to PM me to shine light on this for me...

 

Great pics, as usual

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looking good, been meaning to go back to the First and Only Matlock site for a while now.

 

In the first pic, the guy on bottom right, I swear I've seen him playing at Fireball recently, if not its a guy who looks incredibly like him, he's usually in WW2 gear which I *think* is American airborne gear, with a Thompson.

 

keep em coming :)

 

Joe

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Ok the origin of the salute is to show your commanding officer that you have no harmful intent or concealed weapon and that your palms are clear.

 

Its Roman in origin.

 

Hence the US and Navy salute doesnt really make much sense.

 

I think it started when sailors worked on boat engines all day, you'd end up with greasy hands, and it was a sign of disrespect to show your CO a dirty hand, so they faced their palms down.

 

 

As for the pictures, they look great! Looks like you guys enjoyed being there. Looks authentic. 

 

 

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History of the naval hand salute well with the Royal Navy, back in the Victorian times a salior saluted Queen Vic and he had a dirty palm from working with what ever, even since she decred that the Naval service shall always salute with there "dirty "Palms" facing downwards.

 

Taken from my Royal Naval Reserves Hand book and also in my naval drill manual :mellow:

 

Get Pictures Gadget always good to see WW2 softing.

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I think it started when sailors worked on boat engines all day, you'd end up with greasy hands, and it was a sign of disrespect to show your CO a dirty hand, so they faced their palms down.

 

 

As for the pictures, they look great! Looks like you guys enjoyed being there. Looks authentic. 

 

 

Guys I used to teach 'compliments and salutes' to recruits.

 

Its to show no harmful intent... its in Queens Regulations honestly.

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