Historical Impressions

03/29/2026

I have seen other folks with similar pages to mine getting this, too. It's most likely because I shared photos of replica fi****ms and swords. (Yes, sword pages are getting this, too, because it "promotes violence".)

I don't care about the "likes" and such. And I make no money off this page. It's only here for sharing my nerdy historical stuff with those who have an interest in similar things.

But there are those who do make money off these pages who are earnestly trying to be good sports...however with these AI algorithms, we are allowing technology to become judge, jury, and executioner—and this is a bad precedent.

02/12/2026

"Historically, we have ample evidence from World War Two, Korea, and Vietnam that an infantryman cannot typically see a target beyond 300m because of terrain and obstacles, and generally is unable to hit targets beyond 200m in actual combat. To sacrifice rifle weight, ammo weight, and ammo capacity for the sake of giving the infantry a rifle theoretically capable of 600-800m engagements is a fool’s errand and a bad idea."

https://youtu.be/kqlKXrwmRMQ NATO Cold War Battle Rifles and much more: https://www.headstamppublishing.com Cappy Army video on the SIG M7A1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n06vpf-vaSg CBJ Armor Piecing ammunition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90ECrL_4GPc The plan to replace the 5.56mm M4 Carbin...

11/16/2025

10/27/2025

I just learned of the passing of Kelly Farrah today. He passed away last August. For those not aware, he was the prop master on films like 'Gettysburg' and 'Gods & Generals'. He was a really cool guy, and was the one who instructed me on how to make Civil War battle flags. He will be missed.

09/17/2025

03/19/2025

Hemingway never saw his role in the Battle of Britain as "anything other than doing the job he was trained to do," the RAF said, adding that "his courage in the face of overwhelming odds demonstrated his sense of duty and the importance of British resilience".

12/30/2024

Want a patch or t-shirt with our adorably heavily armed rockhopper penguin? Both are available from Varusteleka:https://www.varusteleka.com/en/search?q=pengu...