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Joined: Sep 12, 2006
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Re: Paras - Uniform, Kit and other Particulars

Glad to see you're finding your arguing the toss over *everything* as dull as the rest of us then I'm off today, for the record, speaking to the OP,...

13 years ago
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Re: Denison Smock

Indeed, budget is the key here. As poacher says i'd try and find a secondhand early rangercamp model , failing that the next up would be gmax/militar...

13 years ago
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Re: Paras - Uniform, Kit and other Particulars

Perhaps alex and I have had PMs you're not privy too. After spending all day at work helping real soldiers in need the enthusiasm for arguing about p...

13 years ago
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Re: Paras - Uniform, Kit and other Particulars

And you're deliberately missing my point. Alex is doing an impression of a family members uniform and i assume he wants to do it properly and with re...

13 years ago
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Re: Paras - Uniform, Kit and other Particulars

and then you need to blanco and polish it. Not for combat you don't. Blanco yes, aids camouflage. Polish no, the field manuals are very clear and spec...

13 years ago
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Re: Paras - Uniform, Kit and other Particulars

and dont forget to get a bottle of shoot n scoots blanco. The one thing that really lets an impression down and makes it look rushed or amateur is a ...

13 years ago
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Re: Paras - Uniform, Kit and other Particulars

As Pete says. Airborne Forces kit was the same whether you were para, glider or even sas! Top to bottom MKII or MKIII helmet (web chin straps are m...

13 years ago
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Re: No.10 Commando...

We're on about 'no 10 'inter allied' commando' yeah? Kit varies wildly depending on role and theatre. during the market garden ops some of the dutch...

13 years ago
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Re: 44 pattern webbing - where to find it?

No but i was told that SOFs WWI stuff is apparently not as awful as most their WWII repros. Not a glowig recomendation but i'm putting together WWi k...

13 years ago
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Re: 44 pattern webbing - where to find it?

08 pattern? You wont find it outside of repro for less than a small fortune. repro is pretty easy to source. I've got some original 03 cavalry wwi k...

13 years ago
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Re: 44 pattern webbing - where to find it?

I think the weight isnt really the issue. it's more about how it reacted when wet, how the weight was distributed and the fact it was a better colour...

13 years ago
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Re: Brits at Crete

I'll be wearing KD, i think tbh the more of us that do the better... seems a real shame to do a med/dessie type game and wear what we wear every event...

13 years ago
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Re: 44 pattern webbing - where to find it?

indeed but you really need a mug and carrier and thats going to cost you about £20. I've got two on my set as it was pretty much standard to have tw...

13 years ago
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Re: 44 pattern webbing - where to find it?

Oh and expect to pay uk gbp £50 or more for a basic set. It's getting quite expensive with individual pieces going for up to £20

13 years ago
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Re: 44 pattern webbing - where to find it?

Hi all, Seems I have no trouble finding 37 pattern webbing, but does anyone know where I can find some 44 pat? I know it was basically an unsuccessf...

13 years ago
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