Tin of WWII Brit dubbin...
I've had several of these... they're good. 
One for you Brits out there:
Something for you submariners
Some good stuff here including Russian kit:
Ive been watching Hogspear on Ebay for a few years now and where he gets all his stuff amazes me as he has a constant stream of quality stuff 
However i have never bid on any of his items as EVERYTHING goes for TOP DOLLAR-even the run of the mill stuff 
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RARE-RUSSIAN-DON- ... 4cea69a63f
Vlasov ROA cossack coat - bl**dy hell how rare is this!
A Repro PPSh-41 stock, useful for someone building a airsoft version.
I considered it myself briefly, but I don't have the skills, time, money or need to make one! lol
http://www.wwiireenacting.co.uk/forum/v ... 52&t=56453
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WWII-WW2-US-Parat ... 27abe4f011
original m42 paratrooper jacket anyone???
only £1146.60!
M36 greatcoat, size 44, only £50!
http://www.panzergrenadier.net/forum/vi ... 34&t=12898
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
Early Belgian para smock, very similar to British type. Half zip, single button pockets, large size. Good for lookalike brit Airborne. I've got one and it's excellent, also got knitted cuffs but sewn inside the sleeve.
Early Belgian para smock, very similar to British type. Half zip, single button pockets, large size. Good for lookalike brit Airborne. I've got one and it's excellent, also got knitted cuffs but sewn inside the sleeve.
From the pics the zip looks like its almost a full zip-only ending just before the pop studs for the crutch flap?
Many many moons ago i did have a similar smock which had a "true" half zip and it was a fantastic smock and now regret selling-not as an authentic repro just as a very handy,hardwearing jacket.
Well spotted Taff, I never noticed that. Mine's the proper half zip finishing between the breast pockets, but that definately looks like three quarter length.
Well spotted Taff, I never noticed that. Mine's the proper half zip finishing between the breast pockets, but that definately looks like three quarter length.
Yep,a shame as it has the correct pockets and not those God awfull 3 popper pockets 
I wonder why there was so much bloody variation in these smocks,zips,pockets etc?
Very similar to the one I used to have, but in khaki. Experts tell me that the date is not reliable for these as war dated parts were used in postwar civilian bags, which is what I think this is. There's a bar missing on the frame and the straps should be on leather straps with buckles.
It's an excellent look-a-like, but don't spend a fortune on it!
Didn't plan to myself. Just throwing it out there for the collective as I found it while trawling.
Yeah, the shoulder straps and back support straps seem to be made from surplus webbing cross straps - and it's probably these that have the date on them*.
I've a genuine '44 dated (dated on the inside of a side pocket) tan/khaki one. There were two designs (I'm talking about build, not colour) of bergan produced; one was the standard bergan, and one was a 'mountain issue' with a larger/stronger frame. Mines got the larger metal framework and I'm told it's quite rare, but I've never used it.
*EDIT: Just had a look at the pictures; yep, just as I though. The bag itself is probably not dated, and made post-war for the civilian market (albeit to military patterns).
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