Most military rifle have blank firing devices! Lots of re-enact it’s use blanks!
Re-enactors would still be entertainment IMO.
I bet those that dress & set up camps and live the way those they re-enact would run you thru with a bayonet!
The only use for blank cartridges I seen was during military funerals. The weapons were handled as loaded weapons at all times.
Other than the WW2 museum in New Orleans, which arguably can take a full day or more to go through, but is downtown and to my knowledge does not have reenactments on site or nearby, I would say the Nimitz museum is one of the best military museums in the country. We are lucky to have it here. Since you say you haven’t been, why not make a long weekend out of it and head to Fredericksburg? The place has grown quite a bit over the last 10-15 years and it’s not like it used to be, but there is still so much to do in and around the town.
When we unturned my dad he had a honor squad. To keep from breaking down I asked if I could could stand in for one of the VFW guy who formed the honor guard. They were more then willing to let me.
Other than the WW2 museum in New Orleans, which arguably can take a full day or more to go through, but is downtown and does not have reenactments on site or nearby, I would say the Nimitz museum is one of the best military museums in the country. We are lucky to have it here. Since you say you haven’t been, why not make a long weekend out of it and head to Fredericksburg? The place has grown quite a bit over the last 10-15 years and it’s not like it used to be, but there is still so much to do in and around the town.
As gimpy as I am I might not enjoy it as much as if I got around better!
But the round used in the shooting that Baldwin was involved with, was a real live round, not a blank cartridge.
