im a little confused by the poppers on the hem of my new fj type 3 smock,i just cant work out how they are meant to go,anybody know?
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
i'll kill a man in a fair fight or if i think he's going to start a fair fight or over a woman or.......
a problem shared is a problem halved ,but an advantage shared is no advantage at all
if a job's not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well
The ones at the bottom?
Put it on. Reach between your legs and pull one end of the split forward. Fold corresponding front over it and fasten the poppers. The ones on the side are there to tighten around the legs if needed.
Can dig my smock out and take a pic tomorrow if necessary.
I've heard the new Spearhead smocks are shorter than the older ones though, so you may not be able to button it up at all.
cheers that makes sense
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
i'll kill a man in a fair fight or if i think he's going to start a fair fight or over a woman or.......
a problem shared is a problem halved ,but an advantage shared is no advantage at all
if a job's not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well
well so far i have the smock,the helmet and cover and boots,im really tempted by the tropical trousers(i already have heer field greys that will double as lufty wools ) but should i go for a fliegerbluse instead?
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
i'll kill a man in a fair fight or if i think he's going to start a fair fight or over a woman or.......
a problem shared is a problem halved ,but an advantage shared is no advantage at all
if a job's not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well
Personally I would go for the fliegerbluse, looks great at the socials too 
Tropicals look good but are secondary in my opinion. Having said that not got either myself yet 
I've just got myself a fliegerbluse, they really are smart and even the Mrs is impressed by how well I scrub up in it! Also it really screams Fallschirmjager, for me more so than the tropical trousers do.
Yes the Fliegerbluse is very smart (the combination of yellow waffenfarbe, blue grey cloth and the nice cut in at the waist 
). Remember your black tie for walking out dress.
Cheers
Martin
"Mistakes in the initial deployment cannot be rectified" Helmuth von Moltke
Toys: AGM MP40, Cyma M1A1, TM M14/G43/SVT40, TM VSR/K98, SnS No. 4, ASG Sten, Ppsh.
Arnhem3,Gumrak,Campoleone
Fliegerbluse all the way.
Best part of the kit in my oppinion. Great for sitting around the camp fire for most of the year and very handy as a (realsitic) warm layer under the smock when it is cold; the smocks don't really keep in any heat 
Might be obvious, but Tropics are great in the summer. My shirt and trousers were a godsend at Greenback on what seemed the hottest weekend of the year
RETIRED, thanks for some truly memorable times and great people
+1 on the Fliegerbluse
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Flieger! Where else will the patches and bling be put on? 
ok i get the picture, trousers on hold,fliegerbluse it will be
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
i'll kill a man in a fair fight or if i think he's going to start a fair fight or over a woman or.......
a problem shared is a problem halved ,but an advantage shared is no advantage at all
if a job's not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well
🙁 ok i get the picture, trousers on hold,fliegerbluse it will be
You know it makes sense, Rodders
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next question
gull's
how many should a regular (private)non officer have,metal or fabric and is the yellow collar tab correct.
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
i'll kill a man in a fair fight or if i think he's going to start a fair fight or over a woman or.......
a problem shared is a problem halved ,but an advantage shared is no advantage at all
if a job's not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well
One metal gull per tab for a jager. Yes yellow is correct for FJ tabs.
cheers
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
i'll kill a man in a fair fight or if i think he's going to start a fair fight or over a woman or.......
a problem shared is a problem halved ,but an advantage shared is no advantage at all
if a job's not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well
should gaters be worn by FJ with jump boots or do you just tuck trousers into boots.
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
i'll kill a man in a fair fight or if i think he's going to start a fair fight or over a woman or.......
a problem shared is a problem halved ,but an advantage shared is no advantage at all
if a job's not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well
As far as I know just use some Trousers twists and have them ontop of your high leg boots. I think late war they did use gamaschen (Gaitors)
FJ trousers have ties so you just tie them and tie the tops of your boots over them.
not got proper FJ trousers yet just using my field grey's , would modern trouser twists be ok as they wont be seen? or would they not be strong enough for wool trousers?, i don't know much about twists except what they do (i think).
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
i'll kill a man in a fair fight or if i think he's going to start a fair fight or over a woman or.......
a problem shared is a problem halved ,but an advantage shared is no advantage at all
if a job's not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well
not got proper FJ trousers yet
Gav thats why I said just use trouser twists Job done not stitch perfect but no one will know
