Gerry
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Post by Gerry on Feb 26, 2010 12:45:00 GMT -5
Brian, Looking tight! When will you have mein Fahrad ready for delivery? ;D
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Post by mccallion on Feb 26, 2010 13:46:59 GMT -5
lol thanks gerry if all goes well it will be with me in normandy this june  also BoB i will always be showing it off its awsome nd my hobo suit ;D mccallion |
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Post by Sgt_Tom on Feb 26, 2010 16:31:20 GMT -5
My M40 tunic is also a bit big in some areas. When you say "hot wash and dry" you mean washing it in hot water? I thought getting wool wet ruins it?
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Post by Gerry on Feb 26, 2010 17:04:18 GMT -5
No, getting it wet will not ruin it, it will shrink it. Even better is run it through a hot water wash and when it is finished put it on while it is still wet and wear till its dry. Here is a photo of our dear Fusilier (Bob) showing proper fit of an M43 patterned HBT tunic. Notice the shortened sleeves and the good tight mid section, notice a bit of "pull" on the buttons? That is how tight it should be worn.  Here is an excellent article on the fit of a German Field blouse: www.lostbattalions.com/german33-45/ww2blusefit/fit33-45.html |
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Post by Vii_Cii on Mar 5, 2010 1:25:23 GMT -5
max1337, I like it! Whose boot are you wearing, they look nice.
And a side question, did the W-SS issue A-frame? I have heard a million times that no they didnt, but never researched it.
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Post by flectarn on Mar 6, 2010 15:38:54 GMT -5
Max, I like it. Couple suggestions: Wear your belt higher, around your navel and pull up your pants they are a little too baggy. Blacken your boots as well, although the SS got the order to stop blackening their boots in 44(aug?) I have yet so see a photo of an SS trooper with brown boots. Ditch the breadbag strap if your cover is a type 2, however I have seen this done with type 1 covers. And all the camo is correct, to an extent. You are good for what you are portraying, 1.SS
Vii_Cii, I couldnt possibly understand why they wouldnt be issued them? Some wear them in our reenacting unit but thats not saying much. Ill look into it.
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Post by max1337 on Mar 7, 2010 14:22:20 GMT -5
thanks!
actually I have 2 pairs of low boots, one is blackened for earlier "late" impression, and the brown one for really late impression.
boots are from a cobbler in germany who hang made them for me.
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Post by spitfire740 on Mar 18, 2010 0:53:40 GMT -5
Adler, Great pics! One question tho, did Fallshirmjaeger actually use Italian jump smocks rather than the splinter camo?
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Post by Adler69 on Mar 18, 2010 1:14:21 GMT -5
Adler, Great pics! One question tho, did Fallshirmjaeger actually use Italian jump smocks rather than the splinter camo? Yes , some FJs did wear the Itslisn jump smocks. |
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Post by Vii_Cii on Mar 18, 2010 11:21:07 GMT -5
flectarn, ancient knowledge what I have heard when I was a lot younger when I started, now I know better : )
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Post by Adler69 on Mar 18, 2010 12:09:00 GMT -5
Another thing to remember is that Fallschirmjager and Paracadutista units worked , fought and trained together on many occasions , Paracadutista's where sometimes even trained at Fallschirmjager schools and you can find many photos of Parcadutista's wearing Splinter smocks and Luftwaffe belts and buckles.
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Post by Guinness on Mar 22, 2010 21:26:18 GMT -5
Wow, excellent images tibby!!!
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Post by Fusilier on Mar 22, 2010 21:59:33 GMT -5
Adler, Great pics! One question tho, did Fallshirmjaeger actually use Italian jump smocks rather than the splinter camo? Yes , some FJs did wear the Itslisn jump smocks. >> Hmmm, do you have pics?? I'm not calling you a liar,just never seen it in all the FJ books I have. I know they wore Italian camo pants,but NEVER saw a Wartime pic of a German wearing and Italian camo smock. Not for nuthin' ,I think Italian WW2 camo was awful! I'll take splinter B over that any day. |
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Post by Adler69 on Mar 22, 2010 22:04:17 GMT -5
Yes , some FJs did wear the Itslisn jump smocks. >> Hmmm, do you have pics?? I'm not calling you a liar,just never seen it in all the FJ books I have. I know they wore Italian camo pants,but NEVER saw a Wartime pic of a German wearing and Italian camo smock. Not for nuthin' ,I think Italian WW2 camo was awful! I'll take splinter B over that any day.  |
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Post by Adler69 on Mar 22, 2010 22:18:30 GMT -5
German Splinter is a variation of Telo Mimatico M29 by the way , the Germans where inspired by it.
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Post by Guinness on Mar 22, 2010 22:28:45 GMT -5
I think there is a lesson here for all of us- Jim Croce even wrote a song about it... "Don't tug on Superman's cape, don't spit into the wind, don't pull the mask from the old Lone Ranger and..." Don't ever, EVER challenge Adler to produce pics of anything... best to just take his word for it ;-) and now, the disclaimers from our Lawyers... >It's a joke Fusilier  >Jim Croce is a singer from the 70's, tragically killed before his time in a plane crash... |
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Post by max1337 on May 7, 2010 21:01:23 GMT -5
Here I am last game, doesn't give you a nice impression though as it only shows the front and I'm wearing a tempt. scope Not to mention you failed at installing your insignia. Good Job, herr rttf. |
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Post by Fusilier on Jun 13, 2010 20:15:46 GMT -5
You look great Tom! Better than most I must say.
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Post by Sgt_Tom on Jun 13, 2010 22:32:48 GMT -5
Thank you Fusilier! Hopefully I'll get more geared up this summer.
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Post by Fusilier on Jun 13, 2010 22:55:49 GMT -5
I'd suggest an original breadbag,but thats ok..:-)
Everything else looks damn good. Take a few black and white pics,they would look great..
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Post by Sgt_Tom on Jun 13, 2010 23:13:41 GMT -5
Why original? I guess I'll try to age it.
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Post by guitarmaster on Jun 13, 2010 23:23:26 GMT -5
Where did you get your breadbag?
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Post by Sgt_Tom on Jun 13, 2010 23:29:48 GMT -5
A small vendor, a guy on the Reenactors Forum runs named, rand2323.
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Post by labrador on Jun 25, 2010 20:15:52 GMT -5
Sorry about having posted on the picture thread...my question on Adler's post should go here:
Hey Adler,
Good you mentioned the tacticool carry. There are so few pictures of this gun i'm now wondering if there was a "typical" way to carry it. strangest i've seen is with the barrel sitting on the shoulder; the soldiers hand holding it down and the rest of the gun from the mag to the stock hanging in the air.
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Post by Adler69 on Jun 25, 2010 23:23:02 GMT -5
Sorry about having posted on the picture thread...my question on Adler's post should go here: Hey Adler, Good you mentioned the tacticool carry. There are so few pictures of this gun i'm now wondering if there was a "typical" way to carry it. strangest i've seen is with the barrel sitting on the shoulder; the soldiers hand holding it down and the rest of the gun from the mag to the stock hanging in the air. The way you describe is a normal way for German troops of the time to carry the MGs . The most common i have seen in pics is this way the ready position , when contact is to be expected  This is a more relaxed way to carry it , but still ready to fire in case of enemy contact  There are also couple of ways to carry it on the sling over the shoulder  And also this way , this guys are in a Tank hunting squad  |
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Post by labrador on Jun 26, 2010 2:53:44 GMT -5
Great pics Adler, I cant say i've ever seen any of them, except the uber equipped anti tank squad shot. Show that to the guys who say people can't wear M36's and jackboots late war. I shall endeavour to carry the Sturmgewehr in the right fashion at tomorrow's game. BTW, the first picture, is that in the ardennes by any chance? The guy on the left with the loosely rolled zeltbahn reminds me of the dot 44 clad squad leader in the poteau series of photos.
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Post by Adler69 on Jun 26, 2010 10:41:10 GMT -5
Yes the first photo is from the Ardennes Offensive , if you look at the soldier closer to the camera you'll notice a US G.P ammo bag on his back.
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Post by heinrich42 on Jul 26, 2010 21:17:50 GMT -5
Still got quite a ways to go, but it's a start.  I would wear the chinstrap down, around your chin. And I would get a smock for SS, but I'm sure that's probably on your list. Other than that, looking good. |
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Post by wonkothesane on Jul 26, 2010 21:28:11 GMT -5
I still have a long list of things that need to be bought, smock is definitely on it. Eventually I hope to get everything  |
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Post by Sgt_Tom on Jul 26, 2010 21:31:22 GMT -5
About the camo smock I don't think its really necessary, camo is a little over done even with the SS. Although the SS got a lot more camo stuff then the Heer ,not all of them got issued camouflage. Anyways nice job so far, is that a tanaka Kar98 btw?
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