Ran the Sheffield half marathon. It was quite warm. Cheers Martin

Ah,mine was an ex-RAF one. I stretched it and now if fits 1911 fine. Cheers Martin

You won't need gaiters if you go for high lace up jump boots. British Combat Highs are a similar pattern to second pattern FJ boots. Cheers Martin

I had one of those plastic ones, the elastic inner strap thing keeps it on your head fine. The rim is slightly smaller than my steel one (but iirc th...

I had problems getting my 1911 into an original one, however I soaked it and just left a dead Glock 18c in it for weeks and eventually the webbing str...

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I was considering producing a downloadable handbook with commands/drill etc in it so that people could practice a bit at home and then we could get to...

I'd be up for a training day, subject to the usual constraints of time, distance, schedules etc. One thought which did occur to me was maybe trying t...

Money sent. German, K98, probably Luftwaffe Field Division. Be the best! Cheers Martin

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Spike Milligan had some very entertaining illustrations of how his pals wore both their Mark IIs and their anklets in one of his books (Hitler - my pa...

For those not staying over, what time do you want us on site on Sunday and when will we be finishing? Just so people know what to bring, is it going ...

my 2p's worth is all in helmets Oh yes, helmets for the actual battle, as per the painting. Cheers Martin

Looking at period photos, no insignia is the way to go. Fair enough, I'd rather we look like a unit than a fancy dress party of every uniform in the ...

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I have a springer 1911 too. Are we all up for a pistol charge? We can pretend to be Sidney Jary Cheers Martin

That sounds a bit scary! Go on then, I'll give it a go, I was looking forward to an excuse to get my Bergen out again. Any chance I could use my Lee ...

Money sent, put me down as British please. What is the different between 'commando' and 'engineer'? - if the latter is just a commando with lots of e...

As such there is a huge leeway in acceptable kit. Virtually any variation of NWE Brit clobber is acceptable Is the illustration reasonably accurate? ...