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Re: Today I....

Got back from a week in Melbourne, my first holiday in a couple years. Well worth the wait though!

17 years ago
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Re: Thompson with British kit

NZ soldier arriving in Italy looks to be carrying an M1A1 in this photo: [link]http://www.ngatoa.com/e107_images/newspost_images/new_ze...

17 years ago
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Re: Battledress 1937 alternatives???

Good point, this is for airsoft rather than reenactment and for now I should focus on getting a mock dressing pocket fitted. Would a converted chest p...

17 years ago
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Re: Battledress 1937 alternatives???

Cool, it would be nice to have the option of doing Brit as well as NZ without buying a new BD set.

17 years ago
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Re: Battledress 1937 alternatives???

They had a side pocket, moved to the front leg. No dressing pocket. I'm considering having a go at making one on Laura's sewing machine, it'd be easy ...

17 years ago
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Re: Battledress 1937 alternatives???

Your corrected version of the image is how it looks to the naked eye. Could I reasonably wear it for a Brit impression? I'd always kinda ruled it out.

17 years ago
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Re: Battledress 1937 alternatives???

Here's a set of NZ BD as it looked in WW2. This is actually post war, but manufactured before they changed it in the early '50s to a greener colour wi...

17 years ago
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Re: Denison Strap Question

Before I bought my Denison I checked on here as was advised by Yith to make sure I get it a little oversize. As a result, I can wear it buttoned in an...

17 years ago
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Re: WPG Airtex khaki battledress

Ah yes, I might order my Airtex shirt from ebay, then, there's one available that's a dead ringer for period photos. Cheers for the info, again, CC!

17 years ago
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Re: WPG Airtex khaki battledress

Nice one, Dutch. I'll certainly make sure to get one of those shirts at some stage. I will probably get this set, it seems like a good one to go fo...

17 years ago
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Re: WPG Airtex khaki battledress

Just after making the above post, I recieved an email from the WPG warehouse with a pic of the trousers; shouldn't be a problem for my local tailor to...

17 years ago
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Re: WPG Airtex khaki battledress

T THere is actually one solution... Remove the pocket on the Front and Rear, leaving only the shell dressing pocket. This will make them 1941 Patter...

17 years ago
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Re: WPG Airtex khaki battledress

Ah, cool, thanks for that There are a lot of postwar khaki BD blouses around over here, but they are mostly Australian made ones with postwar coll...

17 years ago
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Re: WPG Airtex khaki battledress

He does this and the matching trousers in a package, there is no photo on the site of the pair, but I spoke with him via email and he clarified that i...

17 years ago
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2 colour scrim scarf

17 years ago
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