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Moreuil Wood: The Last Charge

March 30, 1918. Amid the chaos of the German Spring Offensive, the Lord Strathcona’s Horse, Royal Canadians, rode into history at Moreuil Wood.
Outnumbered, facing relentless, withering machine-gun fire, they did what few dared — they charged.

Sabres drawn, hearts pounding, hooves tearing through mud and blood, the Strats smashed into the enemy. Every step was a heartbeat of courage, every clash a test of grit and resolve. They carved chaos into the enemy ranks, buying precious time, and proving that boldness and determination could bend the tide of a battle, even in the age of artillery and machine guns.

This was not just a gambit. It was a statement of daring, of will, of attack in its purest, most visceral form. One of the last classic cavalry charges in history, it resonates still — a thunderous reminder that courage, decisiveness, and the sheer audacity to strike first can echo across eternity.

At Moreuil Wood, it was heart, soul, and unyielding determination made visible.
The Strathconas’ charge resonates as a symbol of striking first, striking hard, and daring to seize the moment when the world is on the knife’s edge.

PERSEVERANCE

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Mike Mountain Horse — Miistatisomitai - Crow Flag, of the Kainai Blood Tribe — was a plains warrior born into the old traditions of the Blackfoot Confederacy. A scout for the North-West Mounted Police before the war, his story truly began in grief: his brother Albert Mountain Horse, a cadet instructor with the 23rd Alberta Rangers serving in the Canadian Army Service Corps, died overseas from a German gas attack in 1915. Mike and his other brother enlisted with a simple mission — revenge, the old warrior way.

Originally with the 191st Fort McLeod, he found himself fighting with the legendary 50th Battalion of the 'Alberta Four', usually in the 'tip of the tip' of the spear.

In the trenches of Europe he fought through fabled hellscapes like Vimy Ridge and Hill 70, was wounded multiple times - from close quarter fighting by bayonet, to being buried alive in a shell attack - and earned the Distinguished Conduct Medal for his courage. When he came home, he told the story the way Plains warriors had for generations — painted on a buffalo-hide war robe, turning the battles of France into the language of his ancestors.

Soldier, scout, storyteller — Mountain Horse spent the rest of his life preserving the history of his people and reminding Canada that the Kainai warrior spirit never disappeared… it just found new battlefields.

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“Nemo me impune lacessit.”
“Cuidich ‘n Righ.”
“Albainn gu Bràth.”

Warmth breaking the cold in Calgary.
It seems a Scottish sort of day.

Which feels like a good excuse to do a post about how a surprising amount of the Canadian Army has historically been powered by men in kilts, bad attitudes, and a cultural willingness to run directly at problems with a bayonet to the drone of bagpipes.

Canada’s Highland regiments have been doing that for a very long time.

During the Wars, kilted troops had a habit of attacking positions in full Highland dress—bonnets, pipes, the whole works—because tradition matters and apparently subtlety does not. German troops reportedly nicknamed them the “Ladies from Hell,” partly because they wore what looked like skirts and partly because the moment you laughed at that fact, they were already in your trench fixing your mistake.

It turns out that charging machine guns while wearing a kilt is an excellent way to develop a reputation.
Units like the Black Watch, the Seaforths, the Argylls, the Calgary Highlanders, and others carried that tradition through some of the worst fighting Canadians ever saw. Normandy. The Scheldt. The Gothic Line. Places where the weather was miserable, the odds were worse, and yet somehow the pipes still played.

There is something deeply, wonderfully stubborn about Highland regiments.

Centuries of tradition, unit mottos that sound like threats, and a dress uniform that looks like it was specifically designed for a battlefield 300 years ago- But the man wearing it, just as deadly as any of his modern counterparts.

So yes — a bit of a Scottish sort of day.

And a good day to remember that Canada’s military history includes a long list of kilted lunatics who thought charging the enemy with bayonets to the sound of bagpipes was a perfectly reasonable plan.
More often than not, they were right.

Air Adhart - The Kilted Lads March Still.

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Pictured: An antique Dominion Marksman award from a better time in Canadian history…

Many of you may have noticed the website now has a new splash message. We’ll be shut down for a couple of weeks (but we’ll still take orders). I’m heading to the States to help represent Canadian interests at SHOT Show - and l will be rocking a C-Broad Arrow to signal other Canucks - then attending the CPC AGM to push for firearms rights to be taken seriously within their mandate.

Lately I’ve taken a little flack, especially with the recent announcement of the Liberal confiscation rollout. I’ve received messages from a small but vocal crew saying they liked the Canadian Cut-Throat brand but hated the political/ pro “assault rifle” messaging. Fair enough, but here’s the reality: as a historian and collector, I’m now directly in the crosshairs of this government. Nearly half of my historical firearms, some a hundred years old —ranging from significant artifacts to family heirlooms—are slated for confiscation and destruction by this government. They are lying to you.

The Liberals have decided to use collectors like me as convenient scapegoats to sell fear and scrape together votes for a failing, disgraceful government. We’re watching irreplaceable pieces of Canadian history going into the smelter in the name of optics and ideology, and I’m not going to sit quietly while that happens.

If you care about Canadian history, firearms culture, or basic property rights, then pay attention. I’ll be at the CPC AGM making my voice heard, and frankly, if you care about any of this at all, you need to make your voice heard too.

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On New Year’s Eve, 1942, Thomas Peter Scandiffio was 31 years old, thousands of miles from home, writing quickly before stepping out to celebrate a better year ahead, and the possibility of a 1943 closer to victory and peace.

The next day, he would set off toward the Far East — Burma. He tried to sound light. He reassured his family.
Thom was already a seasoned submarine hunter, now heading into operations with the Australians, to hunt the I-boats of Imperial Japan.

He wrote like a man who expected there would be time.

There was not.

Only months later, Thomas was lost on operations, serving as a navigator aboard a Vickers Wellington bomber. His aircraft never returned. There is no grave to visit.

Instead, his name is carved into the Alamein Memorial, far from Canada, far from Toronto, far from home, preserved in stone where the desert wind passes over thousands like him.

His story is a reminder many forget:
Canadians served — and often died — in every theatre of the Second World War.
Across oceans, continents, and jungles, because the Commonwealth sent them wherever the war demanded.

On a night meant for hope, laughter, and renewal, Thomas wrote home — unaware of how little time remained.

Make the most of the year ahead. Tomorrow is never guaranteed.

Stay Deadly.

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Canon Frederick Scott — the beloved and legendary padre of the Canadian Corps — moved among the men not as an officer or authority, but as a steady, comforting presence. He tried to keep the miscreants in line, listened, prayed, joked when it helped, and reminded homesick soldiers that they were still human in a world determined to strip them of it. When bottles of beer arrived from German lines their first Christmas, Scott saw not the enemy, but tired men longing for a moment of peace — proof that even in war, shared humanity refused to die.

Yet Scott’s compassion was not without real life experience. While serving as a father figure to thousands of Canadian boys at the front, he was forced to endure every parent’s worst fear. He buried his own son, killed in combat. The father who had spoken words of comfort at countless graves now stood at one marked by his own blood. Still, he returned to his duties — steady, grieving, faithful — carrying his loss silently so others would not have to carry theirs alone.

In that way, Canon Scott embodied the quiet courage of Christmas in wartime: grief without bitterness, faith without illusions, and love that endured even when the world was breaking.

Merry Christmas, Canada.

Do that buddy check, do the drop in you've been meaning to, make those phone calls.
It's been a rough one for a lot of 'nucks - But we'll make it through.

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That’s right - We’re out for a bit.
Stay safe out there and Merry Christmas Ya Filthy Animals.

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Thank you!

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Arguably, the most formidable force in the arsenal of the Entente Powers during the First World War.

Although they would ultimately earn their mark not only as the “Tip of the Spear,” the Canadian Corps also secured their nation’s place on the world stage with their unified victory at Vimy Ridge.

It wasn’t always this way — early in the war, there was talk of using the fledgling Canadian battalions — formed from everything from frontier militia units to urban rifle regiments — merely to reinforce and replenish British ranks. This was opposed — and won — by the “madman” Sam Hughes, Minister of Militia, who insisted on keeping the “Good Ol’ Corps” separate.

By the end of the war, under the leadership of General Arthur Currie, the Canadians were fighting under their own command, proving themselves a force to be reckoned with.

This Remembrance Day, Canadian Cut Throat honours the legacy of the 'Good Ol'Corps', and all veterans who fought for a nation worth fighting for.
Here’s to a resurgence of the morals and values they fought to uphold.

Lest we Forget.

Remember to give generously to the veterans organization of choice this year.

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Madame Anna Guérin – The Poppy Lady of France

Known as “The Poppy Lady of France,” Madame Anna Guérin first organized the sale of silk poppies in France after the First World War to aid veterans, widows, and orphans. Her vision of the poppy as a universal symbol of remembrance soon spread beyond Europe. In 1921, she traveled to Canada — her first visit to a Commonwealth nation — where she worked with the Great War Veterans Association to introduce the poppy campaign to Canadians. This was no coincidence — Canada was deliberately chosen, as Madame Guérin noted in her memoirs, because Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae’s poem “In Flanders Fields” had inspired the entire poppy movement.
That year, on November 11th, Canadians wore the poppy for the first time, joining a tradition that continues to this day.

From October 31st to November 11th, it is customary to wear the poppy of remembrance, and those who strictly observe the tradition consider it improper to start early or wear it too late. There are also guidelines for how it is worn —as a sign of respect for those who fell in service to their country.

Remember to give generously to the veterans’ organizations that continue to support those who served.

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Good news — Canada Post is back to work, and so are we. While their rolling strikes continue to cause a few slowdowns across the country, we’re packing, shipping, and restocking again.

If your order hasn’t gone out yet, it’s in the lineup and will be on its way soon. We’re also happy to report that our embroidered flags are back in stock and ready to ship.

There may still be a few bumps in the mail system, but things are moving again — and we appreciate everyone’s patience while the flow gets back to normal.

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Well, here we go again...

Please be advised that our supply and dispatch operations have been brought to a temporary halt due to strike action within the Dominion’s postal service. Despite all efforts, the mail front has gone silent, and no parcels or correspondence can presently be advanced through the usual channels.

Our quartermasters have explored every alternate line of communication available. However, the cost of lettermail by other means has rendered such operations unsustainable for the duration of this disruption.

Those requiring urgent delivery of their consignments are directed to contact us. We shall endeavour to assist in arranging alternate carriers, though such measures must regrettably be undertaken at the sender’s expense.
We appreciate your patience during these trying circumstances. Rest assured that once Canada resumes full operations, regular dispatches will recommence without delay.

Until then — stand fast, and hold the line.
(Written from a room full of boxes and flags ready to go out the door at a moment's notice...)

Stay Deadly.

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The last Canadian to fall in combat was also the last in the Empire to earn its highest honor—the Victoria Cross.

Robert Hampton “Hammy” Gray never played it safe. He was a daredevil.

In July 1940, he and his buddies drove from Trail to Calgary, belting out patriotic songs, signing up at HMCS Tecumseh.

Five years later, in the Pacific, he wouldn't see 28 - but he'd be remembered for eternity.

Gray had gone up against the Tirpitz, had seen the kamikazes with his own eyes, and had already lost his brother. He knew it wasn't over 'til it was over.
Flying the gull-winged Corsair—known to the boys as the “Bent Wing Bastard from Baltimore” and to the enemy as “Whistling Death”— he hit Onagawa Bay on August 9, 1945, little did he know, only hours before, Nagasaki was already obliterated.

Through a wall of flak, his bird took fire and was ablaze. He held steady, rolled in on the Japanese destroyer escort Amakusa, and dropped his bombs.
The Amakusa went under. His Corsair never pulled out.

For that last, fearless charge, Gray was posthumously awarded the Vic Cross. He was the last Canadian killed in action in the Second World War—immortalized in the memory of a nation that still owes men like him everything.

Often, historians don't think about Canadians in the Pacific, but from the Aleutians to Leyte, Truk Atoll to Okinawa, we were there.

“Come you back, you British soldier, come you back to Mandalay.
Come you back to Mandalay, Where the old Flotilla lay..."

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THIS IS THE BATTLE STANDARD

Canadian Cut-Throat — home of the original Stealth Ensign, also known as the Canadian Black Ensign.
From our inception, nearly a decade ago, the Red Ensign in stealth black has been one of our flagship creations. What started as a nod to the banners carried in the World Wars has become a symbol all its own.

Now, the World War II variant is available not just on tees, posters, and patches — but as full-sized flags in two formats:

-Printed vinyl: crisp, durable, and mission-ready for the field.

-Embroidered vinyl: heavy, textured, and unmistakably premium for your headquarters.

For the record: this standard was first raised under our banner. Others may imitate, but the true home of the Black Ensign is here.

This is not clipart grabbed from the internet — it’s a hand-drafted, painstakingly redrawn era flag, recreated to capture the detail and heraldry of the time. Accept no substitutes.

Whether you fly it on your wall, your kit, or your camp, this flag reminds us of a time when the North was truly Strong and Free.

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I recently met Bruce Tascona of the Manitoba WWI Museum at the Military Collectors Show in Calgary.

Talking to him briefly, I was surprised to find out that he had written a book on the very battalion my uncles served with in the First World War — the Canadian Overseas 184th Battling “Buffaloes” Battalion of Manitoba.

No question, I had to get myself a copy of ‘From Pembina to Passchendaele’, and Bruce fired me off a signed copy.

This book is filled with incredible history—photos of the men, their badge variations, locations, and even recruitment propaganda from the time.

I’m very much looking forward to digging into it this winter when things slow down, and I want to give a big shoutout to Bruce for his dedication to preserving the story of the boys of Pembina Valley. I hope to catch up with you again at a future show. Thanks, Bruce!

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"𝑌𝑒𝑠, 𝐼’𝑚 𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑙, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑙,
𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑖𝑡 𝑃𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑒𝑙𝑒-
1917, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑟 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑏𝑒 𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔,
𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑙…”

- 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠 𝐷𝑒 𝐵𝑢𝑟𝑔ℎ, 𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑆𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑌𝑜𝑢

Just a quick little nighttime post to let people know that orders are all caught up and sent out - we had a couple of delays and stock issues, but things are back in order. Picture is of a private collection of “Fighting Tenth” 10th Battalion Calgary artifacts, including a Lieutenant’s jacket whose name has been lost to time -

A heartfelt moment, I found a little 10th “Sweetheart Pin” tucked into the seam of one of the pockets - a poignant little reminder of the soldier who once donned the proud custom made officer’s tunic. Each one of these artifacts holds a bit of the man who once wore it, of that I have no doubt.

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On this day, 80 years ago, Allied forces helped bring an end to the Nazi occupation of Holland. On May 5th, 1945, General Foulkes, from London, Ontario, accepted the surrender of the German forces in the Netherlands.

The Canadians were instrumental in the Liberation.