PBI are primarily south staffs. Its just in all our 'field exercises' you'll probbaly never use a BD blouse and your denison as its just too hot, eve...

Yep a denison only had rank on for glider troops.

Puttees were not really worn by the south staffs, you'd be better with gaiters, puttees were an sas thing mainly. The belt loops on the trousers shou...

Yep, badges are all right just be careful you dont get the 'post war' combined glider and south staffs title. As rich says unlikely you'll see them u...

And 'NDs' went twang not bang....

A lot of guys found they blistered you badly, personally i prefered them to assault boots, i dont think i wore my issued assault boots much, i kept my...

Yes caused no end of foot problems as they dont let water drain out once in. 2para yomping in DMS and short puttees is one of the classic images of t...

Not at all, just like i say curious as to what he was up to.

Well i do have a german airborne uniform its just *army* airborne not lufty!

no just the open bits of the knot

I think you may be right there...

War is a young mans business. Even with re-enacment (perhaps more so) its very hard to get age 'realistic' units. Very few 18 years old have the tim...

Could really do with '40 pattern Aye but you can do the whole war with a 37 (that and it looks a lot tidier) whereas the 40 pattern is no good for du...

Yep new and what we've been waiting for for a long while. Brit kit will now be that little bit more affordable.