Special offer at Montys Locker http://www.montyslocker.co.uk/ourshop/p ... d-Set.html £15 for a complete set of HG insignia 
Yes, but they're woven and I'm pretty sure they should be printed.
I wasn't too impressed with the arm bands... 
Yup... a 1939 pattern cradle.
See the set on this page: http://www.karkeeweb.com/patterns/colle ... ndine.html
i still have a ross rilfe company of quebec stamped ( ww1 dated) P14/17 bayonet for sale.
Oh yeah, on the page I linked above... there's also an original set of home guard webbing.
http://www.karkeeweb.com/patterns/colle ... ndine.html
I have a British felt covered enamelled canten in a leather cradle-same style as 37patt but made of leather-any ideas what patt this would be?
Thanks
I agree 39 Pattern Comrade, if it had buckles with a single claw then it would be 14 Pattern.
With regards to the GS cap, no there were no denim versions that the HG were issued and it was only late in the war that they were issued with normal BD, if they were lucky. They were also never issued the No4 and after Dunkirk actually were very lucky to have the SMLE's as the regulars repossed them. They were also issued, in certain areas brens. More often than not they used their own weapons such as shotguns, sporting rifles or sometimes even the old martini henry rifles from the zulu wars.
Man is too clever to survive without wisdom
i believe the sheffield home guard , the largest home guard anywhere outside london, due to the huge number of men in reserved occupation due to the skilled steelworkers, were issued SMLE's very early on, due to the fact that there were so many made at maltby ROF by the affore mentioned skilled steel workers.many had an SMLE before they had a LDV armband.
when was the BAR issued to the home guard?
I don't think that they were. The pouches they used are known as BAR pouches but to my knowledge they were never issued the BAR. Some may have the odd thompson/sten and maybe a bren or lewis gun again if they were lucky.
Man is too clever to survive without wisdom
Staffords had BARs
My grandad used one if i recall
This blokes not my grandad but a staffords home guard.
http://www.staffshomeguard.co.uk/Dother ... affshg.htm
(my grandad was actually a sniper in the HG, he was always great at winng prizes on fairground shooting games even with the twisted sights they used!)
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
Here you go pics of my home towns home guard.
relatively well equipped to be honest.
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
Hi guys, Which mark of helmet were the hg issued?
Man is too clever to survive without wisdom
Well going from the above pics it appears to be the MKII.
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
No13 Platoon, R Company, 11 Battalion, Gloustershire ( City of Bristol ) Regiment
August 1942
My Grandfather is the one on the right in the next picture and the right hand cook in the 2 after that.
I have enlarged parts of the above picture so you can see the different types of webbing in use. the one below is definately wearing pattern 37 webbing and I believe the one after that is wearing pattern 39 with cartridge pouches
The scary thing is that their cooking arrangements look pretty much the same as what we've done in PBI at crich in the past by sheer chance!
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."