2 Commando Kit Guide

Heh, now you've reminded me I'll get back onto it.....

Here you go Pete!

(Yith - when you have time could you put a kit list together as before and I'll get it up on the webby...)

And Gadge:

Camoflage trousers???! Wassat??

Late war Windproofs... Issued to all line infantry sometime in 1945...

Don't they look odd!

Issued sep 44 i think.

some units had them much earlier.

Edit: 43 actually on general issue by winter of 44.

Excellent pictures, guys - those windproofs look mad, but somehow they go.

The camo suit just doesn't say WWII to me - doesn't have the "iconic" look of the BDs.

Hmm... looks a bit like DPM, but without the black. Out of interest, did the camo pattern have a name?

And Gadge:

if you squint ur eyes they look like modern british camo

Dave for the kit guide for my pic

Its essentially the same as the hallamshire list with the addition of the

Windproof camouflage suit - £75 from ebay (Panzerfaust1943 seller)

You could state that although you are supposed to wear BD underneath you don't have to so this make it a cheap start up option for brits.

likewise you don't need gaiters/anklets

To make it distinct from the hallmashire example i'd list this one as

52nd Lowland Division winter 44

As they were issued this suit en masse and their are no end of pics of them wearing it.

Thanks for that Gadge.

Edited hallams list to take off the stuff im not wearing

Head
• MkII Tommy Helmet & net: SoF, SS, WPG - £40
Helmet net: SS - £5
First field dressing: SS - £5
Helmet scrim cut from an old sandbag
Anti gas eyeshields: SS - £2

Uniform

Windproof camouflage suit: Ebay Panzerfaust1943 - £75

37 pattern battledress is worn underneath the windproof suit but is not really neccesary.

Feet
• Ammo Boots: SoF, WPG (reproduction), SS (pictured) - £50
• Black leather boot laces (4ft long): SoF, WPG, CES - £2.50

Webbing
All 37 Pattern with brass fittings: SS, SoF, WPG, S&S
• belt - £15
• 2x universal pouches (brass popper fitting) - £8 each
• 2x webbing braces - £3 each

• 2x L-Straps (left and right) - £3 each
• bayonet frog - £5
• entrenching tool (cover + haft + blade) - £20
• water bottle and skeleton cradle - £10
• All the above are coated with KG3 Blanco: S&S, SJ - £10 per block (this is getting very rare though.

Weapon
• No4 Spring airsoft rifle: S&S - £470
• No4 Bayonet: SoF - £5
• No4 Sling: SS, SoF - £5

Misc.

• Late war respirator case and respirator - £20

Notes
All prices are approximate. Also try Militaria Fairs - they can contain some real bargains. Many of the items pictured were bought at Militaria fairs. Where no retailer is mentioned in the list above its best to try buy at a fair.

Key to retailers
S&S http://www.shootnscoot.co.uk/
ML http://www.badges.montyslocker.co.uk/
SoF http://www.sofmilitary.co.uk/reenactors/index.asp
WPG http://www.whatpriceglory.com/uklist.htm
CES http://www.chasesmith.co.uk/product.asp?P_ID=229
SS http://www.sabresales.co.uk/
DP http://www.divpatch.com/
SJ http://www.sentimentaljourney.co.uk/
PM http://www.pegasusmilitaria.com/ (use IE not Firefox)

No 2 Commando kit guide
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No2 Commando were one of the Army Commando units set up in WW2 and were disbanded after WW2. They were not associated with the Royal Marines like the current British Commandos are.
The uniform for No2 commando is very flexible and could include such items as the denison smock. The version shown here has been chosen to show the distinctive parts of the No2 commando kit, eg: insignia, beret and bergen.

Head
• Green Commando Beret. Large 10 ½ inch dia WW2 version. Unshaped: SoF - £20
• No 2 Commando OR cap badge (no SS on it) mounted on a piece of black felt: £5

Uniform
• Repro 37 Pattern Serge Battledress trousers and blouse: SoF (pictured), WPG, R (pictured) - £100-£200 for the set
• No2 Commando shoulder titles and combined operations patch: ML, DP, SoF
• Leather Jerkin - £20+

Feet
• Ammo Boots: SoF, WPG (reproduction), SS (pictured) - £50
• Black leather boot laces (4ft long): SoF, WPG, CES - £2.50
• Gaiters: SOF (repro), SS (pictured) - £10

Webbing
All 37 Pattern with brass fittings: SS, SoF, WPG, S&S
• belt - £15
• 2x universal pouches (brass popper fitting) - £8 each
• 2x webbing braces - £3 each
• bayonet frog - £5
• entrenching tool (cover + haft + blade) - £20
• water bottle and sleeve cradle - £10
• revolver holster £15
• All the above are coated with KG3 Blanco: S&S, SJ - £10 per block (this is getting very rare though).
• Commando Bergen (original) £20 - £80

Weapons
• Thompson M1928 (Marui with CAW conversion kit. Now discontinued)
• Enfield Sling: SS, SoF - £3
• No2 MkI Enfield Service Revolver (PFC kit by Marushin) - £60 (For an airsoft alternative try the Tanaka M10 Military and Police - £150)
• Revolver lanyard: SJ, SoF - £8

Also
• Khaki British rubberised ground sheet (postwar green ones are easier to find) (hung under bergen) - £20
• Toggle Rope: SoF, WPG - £15
• Camouflage Scarf/ Face Veil: WPG, SoF - £6

Notes
All prices are approximate. Also try Militaria Fairs - they can contain some real bargains. Many of the items pictured were bought at Militaria fairs. Where no retailer is mentioned in the list above its best to try buy at a fair.

Key to retailers
S&S http://www.shootnscoot.co.uk/
SoF http://www.sofmilitary.co.uk/reenactors/index.asp
WPG http://www.whatpriceglory.com/uklist.htm
CES http://www.chasesmith.co.uk/product.asp?P_ID=229
SS http://www.sabresales.co.uk/
R http://www.replicaters.com
SJ http://www.sentimentaljourney.co.uk/
ML http://www.montyslocker.co.uk/
DP http://www.divpatch.com/

(I'll sort the web pages once Eagle is out of the way - I'm a bit chocka at the mo!)

no probs...

Yay, found a spare half hour - 52nd Lowland kit guide done. It just needs some 'basis of impression' text please...

http://www.ww2airsoft.org.uk/zoom/lowland.html

The 52nd Lowland Division was primarily a Scots based formation trained for mountain and arctic warfare. The division were one of the first to receive the new windproof combat suits and other specialist mountain kit before it became general issue.

Ironically the 52nd Lowland never fought in the their intended role and instead were instrumental in fighting through the predominantly flat territories of the Scheldt Estuary of Belgium and the Netherlands.

Notable units of the 52nd include The King's Own Scottish Borderers, The Highland Light Infantry and The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles).

(that do ya?)