Have a squizz at Dad's Army. Mismatched trews all over the place Plus cold bleaching finished garments always ends in disaster from my limited exp...

M14 + hessian scrim = M1 Carbine. Very popular weapon for the battle-hardened Tommy

Why are you basing your officers impression on Denim bds? I'm not. I was just curious as to who used plastic or bakelite GS buttons...

Nice list. I'm intrigued by Lilian Harvey: Wir Zahlen Keine Miete Mehr - translates as "We're not paying any more rent", which seems a bit ...

Lookin' good DT . Have you tried "weathering" your helmet scrim? " 2 forks, 5 minutes and you're all Distressed .

Blackberry whiskey As an aficionado (bit of "foreign" there, getting into character already) that is either an abomination or heaven in a...

Surely officers would have had brass regimental buttons for their Number 2 uniforms. Did EM have them as well then?

Saucy !! Seriously though, please don't mock one of the finest actors of the 20th Century. Until I saw Diagnosis: Murder I though he was a real life...

That's what I have . So what were the GS ones used for then?

My denison came from Replicaters, as did my denim battledress and I'm well happy with both. He makes them to order so you just send him your measurem...

No, pretty sure he's got both of those... At the moment he seems not to have a car that works.

Yes, you're right it's the '44 he has. Too many G+Ts already . (I dread to think what I'll end up buying on eBay tonight)

And I believe NeilBlume has the Shoei - very expensive and hard to get as they only made a limited number.

... a bit like Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins funnily enough

Have a look at The Godfather. When Michael hides out in Sicily all the local tough guys wear flat caps, shirts and corduroys.

Were FS caps ever worn by the South Staffs or was it strictly berets?