Yeah basically its a modified crap hat. They *were* unspeakably recruit but became uber ally for a while after the sas started wearing them in prefer...
Sure there is a big thread on this already mate. Have a read through the existing blanco thread to save duplicating them i'm going to lock this one. ...
Hmmm... here's me in the field in the late 90s. Comfy and combat effective took precedent over tidy then as now... Oh and to get back to the 40s ...
How the hell did the germans fight when they looked like that DONT TELL THEM YOUR NAME PIKE Perhaps it was because our forefathers just go...
Excellent cheers Andy
Yeah exactly which is why a 'hells highway' game makes loads of sense and a free for all Arnhem game makes none.
I dunno rich the info put up inplies its about the journey to arnhem and XXX corp. DOesnt mention Airborne once. Surely if it was all of market gard...
Cheers chap, i'll have a peek.
Yeah but that actually makes them rarer as most pics are posed and show regulation stuff as it was so heavily censored. You rarely see stuff like sho...
Top pic: Rare shot of denims in a 'combat' as opposed to labouring setting really. Also unusual to see ORs with a collared shirt, bloke on far left ...
Manufacturing variation probably. I've seen 37 pattern with no pleats before but these could well be privately tailored ones on officers.
Oh bugger. Hope Andys ok.
If you tell them its for south staffords re-enacting group i doubt they will mind. When you are there it might be worth picking up some spare cap badg...
HOLLAND, a cloth so called from the country where it was first made. It was originally a fine plain linen fabric of a brownish colour - unbleached fla...
HOLLAND, a cloth so called from the country where it was first made. It was originally a fine plain linen fabric of a brownish colour - unbleached fla...
The way Pete's is the way mine was when i was a Stafford but its not quite the same as the WWII stuff. the wwII stuff had a much finer weave, more li...
To my knowledge it should be *all* i'm sure war neccessities meant some blokes didnt bother or had replacement cap badges but got no cloth. Basically...
Tis true , i've nice 44 dated RAC lid that i'm keeping as is, i was going to convert it but it seems pointless as they may soon be valuable in their o...