Yith
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Re: Ardennes Campaign

Well I'm still non-the-wiser as regards the preferred kit for this one then...

18 years ago
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Re: Ardennes Campaign

But I thought you wanted line infantry rather than airborne?

18 years ago
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Re: Ardennes Campaign

Yeah but isn't that all info for the airborne battalion? The one we need is the line infantry battalion and will be significantly different?

18 years ago
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Re: Ardennes Campaign

Don't take too long chommers... we will need time to get kit sorted for it!

18 years ago
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Re: The Kit bible.

A 1911 or browning, 37 pattern pistol mag pouch. This is an SoF repro. I think these might have been canadian manufacture originally, but I'm not sure...

18 years ago
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Re: The Kit bible.

Here we have a 37 pattern webbing map case. This is the economy version with bakelite back. The other version has webbing all over it. Also there is ...

18 years ago
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Re: The Kit bible.

Knives and machetes... At the top is an Indian army kukri. This is quite a bit larger than the Ghurka ones you see around a lot and doesn't have the ...

18 years ago
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Re: The Kit bible.

In the next picture we have some war department 1943 dated binoculars with reticules and 37 pattern case, which will attach to a cross strap for sling...

18 years ago
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Re: The Kit bible.

Now a few bayonets... At the top an Indian made shortened 1907 pattern bayonet for the SMLE. Issued to troops in India and Burma. Below that a full ...

18 years ago
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Re: The Kit bible.

Next gasmasks. First is the early war style gas mask. Though the gask mask is actually 1970s dated. Wartime military ones have a red filter. The Bag ...

18 years ago
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Re: The Kit bible.

Okay a few from me as well. First up is a MkIII Turtle helmet. See Gadges post above for dates. Its different from the MkIV in that the liner is atta...

18 years ago
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Re: hello from sheff

hey mate... now you just need to get some brit kit

18 years ago
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Re: The road to arnhem....

tankies or sas by the looks of things.... I can do SAS no probs

18 years ago
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Re: Cap Badge Backing

Use period plasticard and superglue...

18 years ago
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Re: The road to arnhem....

Worry ye not, all will be sorted. Meanwhile game at F&O Bolton is going ahead so there are no difficult choices to be made... Apart from what to...

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