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Joined: Sep 12, 2006
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Re: The Kit Pic Thread

Sian and I at the Derby fair today.

17 years ago
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Re: Latest Acquisitions

More cascade shopping.... Rich bought a tan one, so i bought his green one off him... evo had my old one...

17 years ago
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Re: Latest Acquisitions

For me 1940s pup tent 1944 dated invasion life vest new hallams titles dark brown small net helmet net commando bergan toggle rope cuttthroat razor ...

17 years ago
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Re: Operation Freshman Booking Thread.

Welcome aboard. You become a member of PBI by turning up and playing!

17 years ago
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Re: Camo... do we over do it?

maybe a Heer vs Us or brit line inf event is in order? Tends to be an event that gets folk buying kit for it!

17 years ago
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Re: Camo... do we over do it?

Spot on observation there i guess. We seen to have strong contingents for brit airborne, line inf and commando, us airborne and line inf, ss and fj b...

17 years ago
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Re: Camo... do we over do it?

I dont know if it is the case but there might be perhaps an analogy with your first AEG. My first shooter was a G36c... within days i had three or fo...

17 years ago
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Re: Camo... do we over do it?

Nice to see the debate opening up. I know when i started doing heer i totally over did it. My first purchases after the feldgrau were a splinter smo...

17 years ago
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Re: WPG Airtex khaki battledress

Until very recently its because it was procured and designed by men who never had to use it in action and bought from the lowest bidder. Now we have ...

17 years ago
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Re: WPG Airtex khaki battledress

Evo is right. The army has always favoured neatness and 'britishness' over practicality (a classic example being napoleonic leather stocks... scraped...

17 years ago
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Re: Camo... do we over do it?

Already is with PBI... the current push is to get at least a section of us in Hallamshire BD by march. Initially the denison was the 'cheap choice' f...

17 years ago
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Re: Camo... do we over do it?

Hahha In seriousness that a Canadian soldier, publication of that pic really annoyed the war office as it showed commonwealth troops unshaven whereas...

17 years ago
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Re: Camo... do we over do it?

Peadot was withdrawn in the winter of 1944 due to the losses coursed by Peadot not being very good in SNOW. I'm sure i've read it was more to the ...

17 years ago
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Re: Camo... do we over do it?

Scarves also issued with KD kit... Denisons... after about August 44 fairly common with army commando units and infantry snipers. (and anyone else...

17 years ago
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Re: Camo... do we over do it?

Issued in north africa, italy/sicily, NWE europe inc UK duties, far east, not seen any examples of it in the arctic though. Agreed probably not issue...

17 years ago
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Re: Camo... do we over do it?

. I've often wondered about the scrim scarves though; how common were they really? The only possible time they might be over used is if people are pl...

17 years ago
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Re: Camo... do we over do it?

1 - Heeres AND Waffen SS troops were ISSUED a helmet cover from 1940 onwards. It was smocks that were - initially one between 5 men and latterly issu...

17 years ago
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Re: Camo... do we over do it?

I prefer to get it right. If I can avoid wearing a denison smock or other camo then I will. That also goes for losing helmet nets etc. However it's...

17 years ago
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Re: Camo... do we over do it?

I'd have to say that you see very few camo bits on US gamers... i'd have expected the old camo suits worn by the 2nd armoured to be more popular (cons...

17 years ago
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