04-21-2008, 11:15 PM
Well, it is but one small piece of evidence but IIRC, wasn't the ex-soldier,found at Herculaneum carrying a bag of carpenters tools, wearing his military belt, sword and dagger? This was one of the reasons he was identified as an ex-soldier.
Now, whether he wore them as a matter of course, or whether, as 'valuables' like his tools, he snatched them up and put them on to flee, is a moot point.
Even if the latter case is correct, it shows that veterans could still keep and own their belts/sidearms .......
Now, whether he wore them as a matter of course, or whether, as 'valuables' like his tools, he snatched them up and put them on to flee, is a moot point.
Even if the latter case is correct, it shows that veterans could still keep and own their belts/sidearms .......
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(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff
