Buckingham Palace Guards..

[i remember]

This could be a bit of a silly question but erm...the guns....are they real?

[CaptainSlow]

Yes guns are real.have you not seen Patriot Games?

[Taita]

Yes they are fully trained soldiers who rotate between ceremonial and operational duties.

I do not know whether they carry live rounds in the stagboxes, but there are obviously plenty of people who do carry live rounds hidden away.

[XG332]

I believe they are real weapons, but when I was down in "landan" In Feb I noticed that they had the yellow blank firing cap adapter thingy under the rain covers. So I asume they carry blanks.

[Cara van Man]

The yellow thing is a BFA. Blank Firing Attachment.

[tubbystu]

When they change the guard an identical number of fully equipped combat troops are parked up by Buck House in several trucks just in case. It's a ceremony yes, but they are also the sovereign's guard.

[Mattygooner]

Try and mug one of them with a knife, if he shoots you then they are real, if not, you get a nice hat for the winter.

[ellroy]

You also want to watch out for the bayonettes, they may smart.

[sleep envy]

Mattygooner said:

Try and mug one of them with a knife, if he shoots you then they are real, if not, you get a nice hat for the winter.

there's usually one hiding in the hat too, he has the RPG launcher

[Mattygooner]

sleep envy said:

Mattygooner said:

Try and mug one of them with a knife, if he shoots you then they are real, if not, you get a nice hat for the winter.

there's usually one hiding in the hat too, he has the RPG launcher

Damn the Palace guards slack midget hiring policy!

[Sgt Bilko]

Depends on the Security state apparently. Over 60 rounds when the wind is right.

Edited by Sgt Bilko on Thursday 29th April 00:55

[Ayahuasca]

i remember said:

This could be a bit of a silly question but erm...the guns....are they real?

They are SA-80s so no, not really.

[mybrainhurts]

This sounds rather dangerous...

Suggest they carry longbows instead....

[Cock Womble 7]

Mattygooner said:

Try and mug one of them with a knife, if he shoots you then they are real, if not, you get a nice hat for the winter.

Or, try and drive under the barrier...

[Stu R]

Ayahuasca said:

i remember said:

This could be a bit of a silly question but erm...the guns....are they real?

They are SA-80s so no, not really.

[Rocksteadyeddie]

Cock Womble 7 said:

Mattygooner said:

Try and mug one of them with a knife, if he shoots you then they are real, if not, you get a nice hat for the winter.

Or, try and drive under the barrier...

Powersliding.

With a rifle disguised as a hatstand

[working class]

Has anyone on here ever managed to make one of them laugh or even smile?

[Cara van Man]

Many years ago, I did ceremonial duties at London Horseguards and Windsor (late 80's), it was amazing the things women used to suggest to me. I would have to think of bad things to stop myself getting a boner. I once had a girls phone number pushed down over my bayonet. Fnarr.

Some also once stabbed an orange onto it. You just have to stand there and not move. great fun.

[AdeTuono]

Cara van Man said:

Many years ago, I did ceremonial duties at London Horseguards and Windsor (late 80's), it was amazing the things women used to suggest to me. I would have to think of bad things to stop myself getting a boner. I once had a girls phone number pushed down over my bayonet. Fnarr.

Some also once stabbed an orange onto it. You just have to stand there and not move. great fun.

How do they teach you to stand there like that all day? I could manage maybe 10 minutes as an absolute max. What about wanting a piss? Genuine question.

[mel]

XG332 said:

I believe they are real weapons, but when I was down in "landan" In Feb I noticed that they had the yellow blank firing cap adapter thingy under the rain covers. So I asume they carry blanks.

Why on earth would they have BFA's on for ceramonial duties? I can't think of any reason why they would fire blanks, the things look naff, I've only ever known them fitted for exercise, and they'd be like a big neon sign to the bad guys saying "I've only got blanks"?