Post war y straps

Well, they would although they don't have the rings at the back to attach an A frame or hitch up a zelt or other kit. I would have thought repro 'proper' straps would be just as cheap?

That's what I use. The front clips on my BW staps are sprung too which helps to stop your webbing goning for a walk on its own

I hope they are OK as that is what I picke up in Germany the other week. Have a look on e bay for Zeltplan (As per the ss kit list) he has them for sale for £13 I think and he is good and quick seems cheaper than US

I have a pair of Bundeswehr Y straps and they're great - some of the details are a bit off compared to the wartime ones but mine have rings for A frames and everything. They also only cost £5. I'd say spend a little and get a good "salty" set of BW straps or spend a lot and get a quality repro.

They are i believe post war German and are similar to the WW2 Police,Cavalry and Falschy Y straps.

Considering the crap exchange rate at the moment thats expensive.

1st thing to do is bin the spring clips at the front if going for an authentic look

I brought the y straps along with some jack boots and a splinter cap for £30 all in, from my local car boot sale. To be honest I will keep my belt order light (bread bag, water bottle, gas mask tin and ammo pouches) so things like the zelt, a-frame etc will be left off. This dosent mean to say that I will not get these items in the future, (along with proper repro y straps) but as I can gather from your posts, my post war y straps should hopefully suffice for now, as I am only just starting out with my Heer loadout.

Thanks for the advice guys.

1st thing to do is bin the spring clips at the front if going for an authentic look

Really? I find the sprung ones are much better for playing in.

Good price on the kit PFJ . What kind of car boot sales do you get that lot from tho?

1st thing to do is bin the spring clips at the front if going for an authentic look

Really? I find the sprung ones are much better for playing in.

Good price on the kit PFJ . What kind of car boot sales do you get that lot from tho?

Depends what you want i guess -Practicality or Authenticity

There is a Big car boot sale near my house (I live in west essex btw). once I had sifted through all of the dodgy dvds, hooky car radios, etc (think of barter town from mad max 3, lol...) I found a stall with a load of british army gear, and lo and behold there was a box labeled "nazi stuff" which I immediatly snapped up!

The post war Y straps certainly are practical - I have a pair that Old 'Un passed on to me which I wear as 'cavalry' straps.
I see now you had bought a bargain and wasn't asking about buying them from the site you linked to!