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Johnny:
You may be interested in knowing that the gunboat depicted in the movie was the original one, the "Melik" For more trivia visit
http://www.melik.org.uk/articles_four_feathers.htm
Cheers !
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Neil,
I do not know about the report you mentioned, but I have to say, it sounds extremely difficult to believe; please do not get me wrong; I have no reason to doubt what you are saying, it's just ...
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Neil.
I have to agree with Sawubona that your test would be flawed, unless you do it with the original ammo, using the coiled brass, which was easily damaged creating thus extraction problems. Unfo ...
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Peter,
The information regarding how many shots were fired is relatively irrelevant, as we were trying to determine (at least I) whether gun powder residue, heated up chambers causing cook offs and ...
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diagralex
No question, the Boers were excellent marksmen. Just in case, we should perhaps add that the Boers were at the time using the Mauser 98 which was the most modern and probably the most acc ...
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Sean,
Yes, people from rural extraction are more easily trained to kill than city dwellers. Actually, Adolf Hitler encouraged the recruitment of germans from the countryside, which would also withs ...
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Remember they were shooting black powder ammo, which fouls the barrel very much, and they did not have any time to do any cleaning..... Two very big problems that they had were the barrel fouling, and ...
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Sheldon,
An older gentleman (passed away, recently) who saw the 1939 version shortly after its release told me he read about it in articles of the time reviewing the movie. He was a fine "straight ...
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I think that the 1939 version of the 4 feathers was indeed the best.
It seems that when preparing the mad charge of the mahdists, they realize/found out that there were many "extras" who were present ...
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Coll
How about playing Colour Sergeant George Chambers, barking the, "volley fire by ranks..... at 300 yards..... present...... fire !.... Reload!" and then the "independent fire at will ! " And m ...
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Coll
Indeed, that is the painting I meant. I may add, that a propos the "technique" used by the zulus, it was detailed in a book I read, and is coincidently depicted by the painting "Last stand.... ...
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Indeed, one of the first "casulaties" in most war films is historical accuracy. Perhaps, one of the most accurate Victorian war films I can recall is, "The Charge of the Light Brigade, the 1968 versio ...
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It seems that during the battle of Isandhlwana, the bayonet was extensively used, and parried in a unique technique by the zulus. There is a well known painting about the battle (a copy hanging on the ...
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