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I really have to visit Army.Ca more often, I miss so much.  A bit late, but images and some background info on the adoption of the CF rank insignia can be found here: http://mpmuseum.org/securncm1.html Not bad graphics considering they used uncredited images from my website . 

Police on Queensland's Sunshine Coast have referred two youths to the Child Protection Unit after Olympic swimming champion Dawn Fraser was allegedly attacked in a home invasion. Fraser, 72, says she was awoken by an intruder on Friday night while she was staying at her daughter's Noosaville...

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/090807/koddities/us_odd_child_pornography_cat Cat must have been looking for kitty porn but misspelled the search. Yep

Our American partners have the Barrett, but the Big Mac is the real deal.

Excellent series, nice clear reference images. Thanks for posting.

Bren magazines complete with blank adapter inserts in the bottom of an old slit trench at Petawawa in the 70's.  A Browning 1919 breechblock and body cover as well as a rusty 50 rd Thompson drum mag in the side of a hill just outside the wire at LETE in Orleans a few years ago. Appeared that...

Sorry if I offend reactivating an old thread but I believe this may be the image that Overwatch Down Under was referring to: Tanzanian army soldiers on parade wearing the Canadian made Mark II combat uniform in late 1974 or early 1975. Officers wear Sam Browne belts with swords, the Other Ranks...

Absolutely. But the report Lucy cites does indicate that the tests were a simple comparison of the ballistic protection provided by Cdn Mk II and US M1 helmets. There <i>was</i> an attempt to simulate Soviet shell fragments. My post wasn't intended as a in depth study of the ballistic...

In his book <i>Tin Lids</i> Roger Lucy quotes a 1952 test: <b>The Canadian-made Mk.II helmet was made from Hadfields man­ganese steel 0.033" (0.825 mm) thick. With chin-strap and lining it weighed about 1,100 grams (approx. 2 1/4 Ibs). According to the DS&M's official report, the Canadian Mk.II...

The point is: My take on this is that it wasn't Fox News it'self that that dissed Canadians. It was a clip from a late night show that while part of the Fox News Network was not in any way regarded by viewers as a legitimate news source. Like 22 Minutes on the CBC, but far bigger assholes with...

Bruce MacKinnon's cartoon misses the point... It wasn't the Fox News channel  that dissed Canadians, it was a Fox equivalent to 22 Minutes that airs at 0300. They didn't intentionally diss our fallen. Also, his cartoon could have at least depicted the correct rifle and helmet. The sentiment was...

Aside from particularly bad timing, I fail to see what the huge fuss is about. A few lines by a group of semi-comedians who enjoy pushing the envelope on a lot of topics.  Who cares what a bunch of civi talking heads think? American and other Coalition troops on the ground in Afghanistan know...

Well it's been many years, but things change I guess. It used to be Comp. SR 133 as I recall, which has over 50% of a powdered metal. No specifics.

The "goody" as you call it, is a metal based flash powder. It's not a particularly good idea to cut into any ordnance to see what's inside.

Whitened badges were also an affectation of the Canadian Provost Corps. Back to the thread subject... I think that although a return to a form of khaki DEU is a good idea rather than spending a considerable amount of money on DEU development, trials and purchases, perhaps those resources...

The current rank insignia for Officers is very similar to the patterns worn by the old Navy and Air Force. The only real difference is in the General/Flag Officer patterns. The Navy is even wearing the traditional curl on the Mess Dress uniforms. I tend to agree however, that the pip and crown...

From some of my research into the history of CF Greens, a minor but telling factor in selecting the colour was an effort on the part of the government to get away from a traditional "British Colonial" look. Peacekeeping  :P was the buzzword of the day and the government wanted Canadians to have...

The stolen VCs and the rest of the medals have been recovered.... Story here: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=30&objectid=10492926 Now if the thieves would get what's coming to them.... :threat:

The report didn't specify any calibre. Probably 9mm. If it was .50cal, that's an image to give you nightmares. Pity the searcher who found it, and the Firearm & Toolmark examiner who has to verify the evidence :P

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080108/ap_on_re_as/maldives_assassination_attempt COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - The president of the Maldives was saved from assassination Tuesday when a boy scout grabbed the knife of an attacker who had jumped out of a crowd greeting the leader, an official said. ...