gatling gun at the dicken's festival riverside ca.

**grizzbass** · 21st February 15, 09:38 PM

I went to the festival today. There was a lot of fun things to do and listen to. Here was the gatling gun with the reenactor group and this was a shot I liked. _DSC0850 copya.jpgI deleted my photobucket account since people couldn't see the photos anyway. Sorry for having to hit the link as some don't like it.

**cessna152towser** · 27th February 15, 01:26 PM

I thought I recognised the kilted gent from somewhere.
I found him again in a photo which I took at the Ventura Seaside Games in 2009.
He's third in line, carrying the flag.
It really is a small world when two of us xmarkers living thousands of miles apart have photographed the same re-enactor.
Anyway the kilted gentleman is a member of Bydand Forever, who are a history team who re-enact the 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders as they would have appeared in 1882.
The relevance of the Gatling gun to the kilt is that the 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders participated in the Battle of El Teb in the Sudan in 1882, along with the Royal Navy who used their Gatling guns to provide cover fire for the kilted Gordon Highlanders.

**mookien** · 27th February 15, 01:29 PM

Wow! Nice pics, guys. And you're right Alex - quite a coincidence.

**Dughlas mor** · 27th February 15, 05:43 PM

That is one heck of a kilt accessory! Great pic, thanks for posting.

**grizzbass** · 27th February 15, 07:15 PM

Since this appears to be the place to put "accessories" here are some of the rest of the group. The rest of the dicken festival are under show us your pictures. Another of the gatling gun.

Then the troops

They generally have more guys but maybe the Queen Mary must have thinned their ranks.

**Jock Scot** · 27th February 15, 09:58 PM

I have no idea if the Gordon Highlanders wore kilt pins in 1882, perhaps not, but I cannot help but observe that the kilt without a kilt pin does not detract from the overall effect of the kilt. In fact, better by far no kilt pin at all, than too many, too large, and too loud.

**Dale-of-Cedars** · 1st March 15, 01:27 AM

Originally Posted by cessna152towser

I thought I recognised the kilted gent from somewhere.
I found him again in a photo which I took at the Ventura Seaside Games in 2009.
He's third in line, carrying the flag.

I think you meant 'third in line with the sword', the fourth man is carrying the flag (which just happens to line up with the sword.)

**tripod** · 3rd March 15, 09:17 AM

love the 'peeler' in the photo

**marypenny** · 3rd March 15, 01:24 PM

Really like your comment about a telephone. My mother used to call it The Tyranny of the Telephone. You could be engaged in a life-changing discussion and the phone rings...your are supposed to stop and answer it? I think not!