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Joined: Sep 12, 2006
Topics: 617 / Replies: 6630
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Re: British Officers Straps

Good stuff CW Now all the site needs is a solution to the 'whitening' effect of brasso!

15 years ago
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Re: British Officers Straps

You can put the stuff on new webbing 'undiluted' but i personally think its far too thick. I used to do real blanco on new and old webbing by breakin...

15 years ago
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Re: British Officers Straps

I usually skirmish with 2 MKIIIs and a holster, like this: Nice kit btw but desperately in need of blancoing! I just redid my officers set with shoo...

15 years ago
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Re: British Officers Straps

I've seen two or three photos of that set up but it's nearly always bren gunners deployed in urban areas(Rome and Arnhem are two that spring to mind a...

15 years ago
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Re: British Officers Straps

It's also about how 'historical' you want to be. An officer certainly would have them as would some other roles where the capacity to carry bren ammo...

15 years ago
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Re: British Officers Straps

Yep called 'brace extenders' and in reality rarely worn by airborne officers or any officer inthe field who actually had to carry stuff as a basic pou...

15 years ago
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Re: 1937 Pattern Webbing

Note here, in combat... hardly *any* webbing as they are clearly supposed to be about to attack. One guy appears to be wearing none at all.

15 years ago
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Re: SAS Kit questions

Useful research/reference pics here:

15 years ago
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Re: Mk2 Helmet Colour

I've photo of some commonwealth troops in Italy with *very* light coloured helmets, could be sand, could be light green... hard to say but it's only o...

15 years ago
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Re: SAS Kit questions

There is a single picture of two guys (out of four) in one jeep at the very end of the war in luftwaffe pilot jackets posing in Germany ( I seem to re...

15 years ago
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Re: Making new kit look old

If you have an airbrush, this is the best tool for the job. Airbrush layers of brown and black onto the cuffs, collar, elbows and other parts that wo...

15 years ago
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Re: Latest Acquisitions

From Rufford (and a few bits Nige picked up for me) ATS type service dress shoes for Sian - £10 New swagger stick - gift Red hospital tie - £2 Aer...

15 years ago
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Re: Uncomfortable webbing!

As the guys have said it needs to be fitted to be tight. Small packs are a bit weird in that in the real world the weight of whats in your basic pouc...

15 years ago
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Re: Making new kit look old

Then at the risk of sounding like a grumpy git.... Are you just open day skirmishing or doing WWII. If you're doing WWII forget the 'tactical' 'ever...

15 years ago
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Re: Original WW2 British Puttees?

Well to throw in a curve ball, anyone still wanting them who doesnt have a pair yet I cant stress enouh attending the nearest militaira fair. I picke...

15 years ago
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Re: 1937 Pattern Webbing

I was chatting to Simon yesterday about 03 pattern kit. I've got an original cavalry bandolier but the bugger not dated....

15 years ago
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Re: 1937 Pattern Webbing

It's also worth adding that some items are currently getting relatively rare when they used to be very commonplace. While belts, braces, brace extend...

15 years ago
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Re: 1937 Pattern Webbing

Indeed.. I bought my first set from Sabre Sales for about £30 for full marching order with an entrenching tool carrier(and tool) and small pack... b...

15 years ago
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Re: KD Kwestions

No worries, personal kit admin is just one of those things that you're expected to do (even in the field) or be on a charge unless you've got amazingl...

15 years ago
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