Very interesting ben!
Found these on ebay, too small for me unfortunately,
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... &rd=1&rd=1
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"The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom"
H.L.Mencken
British LEATHER JERKIN WWII PATTERN
Interesting find - bought a size 03, hope it fits!
Interesting find - bought a size 03, hope it fits!
I've also bought a size 03, before I bought it I found some pictures of the labels for size 01 and 02 Jerkins and they were;
Size 01: 5ft 3ins to 5ft 6ins, Breast(over jacket) 37ins to 41 ins
Size 02: 5ft 7ins to 5ft 10ins, Breast(over jacket) 37ins to 43 ins
so hopefully a 03 should be good for 5ft 11ins to 6ft 2ins and upto a 45inch chest.
Looks like I need a size 02
've got 1941 uk size 1 and its fine on me and im just over 6 foot.
they are *big* jerkins
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
Thanks, I have switched sizes to 02!
That looks like a post-war one... Actually in vinyl rather than leather.
The thing to look for is the fact that the "leather" appears to be in one piece rather than in loads of random bits stitched together (which is more normal).
The ones Springfield have in stock aren't leather but they don't look anything like these (they are much more rigid and thicker).
Still, we couldn't resist a bargain could we!
Well yes... I'm hoping to be proved wrong...
One thing did occur to me after posting that.
The reason (I think) that the wartime ones were made of seperate bits of leather was because they were made from scraps of leather. This was due to a shortage of decent sized bits of leather during wartime.
The seller says that they're actually post war Belgian. I guess it's possible that at that time there was more leather available and hence it was possible to make them from single pieces?
So, probably not 100% pukka, but pretty f'ing close!
Anyone had a quote for P&P yet?
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ah... I've requested total. It at least means the guy will have to talk to me... 
Look to be a decent set of Corcoran Jump boots in size 9 - I'd be bidding but I've only just got my new ones.
Fallschirmjager helmet http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/German-Fallschirmjager-Paratrooper-Fiberglass-M38_W0QQitemZ280123837272QQihZ018QQcategoryZ36076QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I've already put this in the CR area, but I thought I'd add it here as well, a supplier of Repro British, American & German rations.
http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZcold ... ardQQhtZ-1
German WW2 petrol cooking stove ?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/German-Juwel-34-Petrol-Stove_W0QQitemZ300126808932QQihZ020QQcategoryZ4721QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
WW2 m43 jacket ; http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :IT&ih=016
