Gadge Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Heres some pics from our wwii airsoft training day. We're not perfect but we're getting there after our first four months as a group.... more here... http://gallery.137-digital.co.uk/thumbnails.php?album=60 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Involved6 Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 (edited) 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 Edited February 13, 2008 by Involved6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gadge Posted February 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pjones Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 The RN salute came from the time of tall ships, when ratings would get their hands covered with tar from the ropes. They didn't want to show their CO's a dirty palm, so they switched. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lord_marmite Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 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 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gadge Posted February 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 quite likely, thats 'Ranj' or 'CT3' He also does US airborne. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steel tiger Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 great load out! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kie Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 You and the guys are looking spot on. loved the article in AI. K Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K3MP0 Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Can't wait to get into it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ayyno Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 I wish we had WWII teams around here Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nicho12 Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 this looks amazing!! just after I have been watching band of brothers lol i love it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maple-Leaf Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Lookin' good Gadge. Third guy saluting is over-acting a bit though. ;-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrcheetos Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SEADOG Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 (edited) 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 Get Pictures Gadget always good to see WW2 softing. Edited April 4, 2009 by SEADOG Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gadge Posted April 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gadge Posted April 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 Lookin' good Gadge. Third guy saluting is over-acting a bit though. ;-) Third guy is former British Army too... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
snowman Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 Presumably not concert party material though Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
7jl22sea Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Thats awesome, wish we had the interest around here to get WWII airsoft going Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oWOLFMANo Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Looks like tons of fun! wwII airsoft looks bomb I need to find some guys that do this kind of stuff in Colorado. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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