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In the wild

Comprehensive list of all the ITW posts

  • October 29, 2025 ITW – 2025 : Arc'teryx Assault Pack and Brigantes Deuter Guide 35+ Deadbird and loving it It doesn't show much but I'm a massive backpack nerd (says the guy who once posted…
  • October 7, 2025 ITW – 2006/7 : Surefire M73 handguard Hiding in plain sight Spend enough years on a hobby and you'll start to take finds for granted. Specially on…
  • September 14, 2025 ITW – 20xx : B.E. Meyers and the flash hiders of the L119A1 A timeline of muzzle devices The current L119A1 we all know too well with its FH556-216A wasn't always sporting that…
  • September 7, 2025 ITW – 201x : The London Bridge Trading 6094B plate carrier When thinking about UKSF plate carriers, one usually pictures the well documented Paraclete SOHPC or the Crye Precision JPC. Be…
  • April 26, 2025 ITW – 202x : ARILLS everywhere While the first operationnal photo of the Assault Rifle In-Line Low Light Sight (ARILLS) came out to the public on…
  • May 13, 2023 ITW – 2023 : 1 Mercian showcasing the L115A4 Every precision rifle nerd out there knows that sniper competitions are the place to be to witness all the cool…
  • May 6, 2023 ITW – 2010 : Accuracy International PSR prototype From 2009 to 2013, the US SOCOM placed a sollicitation to replace all the bolt-action sniper rifles in use at…
  • April 29, 2023 ITW – 2021 : Special Forces Support Group in exercise NightHawk 21 AN/PVS-21 & L4G21 For years the AN/PVS-21 Low Profile Night Vision Goggles have been of the defining traits of the…
  • April 27, 2023 ITW – 2023 : Royal Marines Commando engaged in the Sudan evacuation With the Sudanese civil war going full swing during spring 2023, a lot of countries sent-in forces to conduct a…
  • September 6, 2020 ITW – 2013 : L115A3 and the IMUNS In the wild photos have to be the hallmark of a good serendipitous activity. Take today posts for example. While…

Foreword

After years of posting my nitpicking on cloning real rifles and reenacting specific regiments on multiple social media platforms, it was time that I regroup it all in one place.

You'll find here everything I posted about on my Instagram : clone projects, kits, in the wild spotting and books I've read.

As a bonus, there will be a few complete guides on specific familly of rifles.
Do you want to know more ?

Recent posts

  • ITW – 2025 : Arc’teryx Assault Pack and Brigantes Deuter Guide 35+
  • ITW – 2006/7 : Surefire M73 handguard
  • Project – L118A1 : The beginning of the Counter-Terrorism Sniper Rifle
  • ITW – 20xx : B.E. Meyers and the flash hiders of the L119A1
  • ITW – 201x : The London Bridge Trading 6094B plate carrier

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Reenactment only

This blog revolves around my own reenactment activities and as a way to help fellow enthusiasts in the building of their own kits.

No sales

None of the weapons that can be showcased here are for sale. Weapons and accessories are only pictured as an information sharing narrative.