I reenact 5th Rangers and bought the cricket as a 90/10 item for my kit (90% documented gear, 10% oddity they may have picked up for whatever reason). A new guy in our unit used to do Airborne, and after showing him the cricket his comment was, "wow, that's a lot louder than mine." I'm happy with the volume and sturdiness and can't wait to use it.
Walder - US