Another Strange Term - Classic-Banjo2024-03-29T06:53:40Zhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/forum/topics/another-strange-term?feed=yes&xn_auth=nothe " zouave du pont de l 'Al…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2017-01-25:2667446:Comment:1199582017-01-25T19:05:17.953Zmarc dalmassohttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/marcdalmasso
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/51755581?profile=original" target="_self"></a>the " zouave du pont de l 'Alma " in Paris is well knowed in the entire world and is used as an indicator for the water ' level of la Seine</p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/51755581?profile=original" target="_self"></a>the " zouave du pont de l 'Alma " in Paris is well knowed in the entire world and is used as an indicator for the water ' level of la Seine</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/51755581?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="487" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/51755581?profile=original"/></a></p> Spot on, Marc. Trapdoor2 sai…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2017-01-17:2667446:Comment:1197822017-01-17T22:33:59.720ZHal Allerthttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/HalAllert666
<p>Spot on, Marc.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Trapdoor2 said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://classic-banjo.ning.com/forum/topics/another-strange-term?commentId=2667446%3AComment%3A119779&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2667446Comment119779"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>It appears that, for the militaries of many countries, "Zouave" was used to indicate regiments who were supposed to be "special". Specialist tactics, flamboyant uniforms, etc. It very quickly became a fad name in the…</p>
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<p>Spot on, Marc.<br/> <br/> <cite>Trapdoor2 said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://classic-banjo.ning.com/forum/topics/another-strange-term?commentId=2667446%3AComment%3A119779&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2667446Comment119779"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>It appears that, for the militaries of many countries, "Zouave" was used to indicate regiments who were supposed to be "special". Specialist tactics, flamboyant uniforms, etc. It very quickly became a fad name in the military...everything got "zouave" tacked to it. I have a "Zouave Rifle", which sports a special bayonet called a "yataghan" (which is just a name that sounded cool and has very little to do with the original Turkish sword of the same name).</p>
<p>Much like any other group who need to be marked as 'special' outside of the regular guys/gals, the Zouaves were flamboyant, got special uniforms and were often held in high esteem. Who wouldn't want to join the Zouaves...unless you could be a "Fire Zouave" or a "Death Zouave" or Batman or Superman.</p>
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</blockquote> It appears that, for the mili…tag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2017-01-17:2667446:Comment:1197792017-01-17T17:59:38.561ZTrapdoor2https://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/Trapdoor2
<p>It appears that, for the militaries of many countries, "Zouave" was used to indicate regiments who were supposed to be "special". Specialist tactics, flamboyant uniforms, etc. It very quickly became a fad name in the military...everything got "zouave" tacked to it. I have a "Zouave Rifle", which sports a special bayonet called a "yataghan" (which is just a name that sounded cool and has very little to do with the original Turkish sword of the same name).</p>
<p>Much like any other group who…</p>
<p>It appears that, for the militaries of many countries, "Zouave" was used to indicate regiments who were supposed to be "special". Specialist tactics, flamboyant uniforms, etc. It very quickly became a fad name in the military...everything got "zouave" tacked to it. I have a "Zouave Rifle", which sports a special bayonet called a "yataghan" (which is just a name that sounded cool and has very little to do with the original Turkish sword of the same name).</p>
<p>Much like any other group who need to be marked as 'special' outside of the regular guys/gals, the Zouaves were flamboyant, got special uniforms and were often held in high esteem. Who wouldn't want to join the Zouaves...unless you could be a "Fire Zouave" or a "Death Zouave" or Batman or Superman.</p>