Joe, you're a "Wheeler/Dealer" type - any good Company Commander would give his left cojone to have a guy like that in his company. Sometimes, ya just can't get what you need through "the system".
In the CAP, our running joke was that the "Cees" were from the Korean War - probably not, but they tasted like it . . .
These re-enactors take their "realism" to new levels every year. I love watching our Civil War group in March, doing the Battle of Natural Bridge re-enactment. We beat off those Yanks every time! Hehehe.
I noticed though that more of the Yanks are showing up with the fancy repeating rifles. Nice thing about being a Reb - the equipment is cheaper and easier to put together - not as much 'uniformity'.
I've seen pics of some WWII re-enactors who are setup as a Wehrmacht unit. Wonder if they have the horse-drawn chow wagon in the field?
I've always found it humorous that people pay so much time and money to pretend doing what so many of us griped about in the military. Well, at least they don't have to worry about real bullets zinging their way!