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Post by wonkothesane on Jul 26, 2010 21:42:10 GMT -5
Yes. Tanaka K98 with low tower mounts and a ZF39.
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Post by Adler69 on Jul 26, 2010 22:05:06 GMT -5
Chinstrap over the helmet is fine for combat or on the march , lot's of photo evidence on that one , for a more Studio portrait look you would definitely have it down the proper way . As a sniper you would have a smock .
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Post by wonkothesane on Jul 26, 2010 22:29:25 GMT -5
That is the only reason I have the smock on my list. Nearly every photo I have seen of snipers are in smocks.
I am trying to go for a bottom of the rank early war set up, but of course money is making this load out come together very slowly.
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Post by Sgt_Tom on Jul 27, 2010 8:06:28 GMT -5
Yea It slipped my mind that you had a sniper rifle.
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Post by Sgt_Tom on Jul 27, 2010 20:26:46 GMT -5
Yea I didn't notice he was a sniper.
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Post by petermartin14 on Jul 27, 2010 21:08:35 GMT -5
Adler, I'm not saying you're wrong, but could I see a few of the photos? Just asking because from what I've seen putting the chinstrap up on the helmet was more of a GI thing. GI is my specialty, so-to-speak, so I could be wrong on that one. Tom, as an SS sniper, a smock is going to be needed somewhere along the line. im pretty sure the germans used to do that aswell. maybe not as much as the GIs, but i think it was done.
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Post by Adler69 on Jul 27, 2010 22:05:33 GMT -5
Adler, I'm not saying you're wrong, but could I see a few of the photos? Just asking because from what I've seen putting the chinstrap up on the helmet was more of a GI thing. GI is my specialty, so-to-speak, so I could be wrong on that one. Not a G.I. thing , everyone did it. Let's start with the most famous photo of a German Soldier with the chinstrap up on the helmet and more Closer look at the above photo Should i keep going?
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Post by CharleyNovember on Jul 28, 2010 0:05:48 GMT -5
I just love it when people ask you to provide photographs of something....lol
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Post by Adler69 on Jul 28, 2010 0:09:58 GMT -5
Yeah well you know , i have no clue of what i'm talking about , i just make $hit up as i go ;D
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Post by CharleyNovember on Jul 28, 2010 0:18:26 GMT -5
What about those Ickluga bullets? My grandpa picked some up in WW2.
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Post by petermartin14 on Jul 28, 2010 9:32:06 GMT -5
i have a t shirt of the pic at the top lol
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Post by heinrich42 on Jul 28, 2010 11:36:04 GMT -5
Yeah well you know , i have no clue of what i'm talking about , i just make $hit up as i go ;D I wasn't saying you were wrong, lying, or whatever. I was simply interested in seeing the photos because I had not seen most of them previously. I admit that I was wrong, and it was a more common practice than I initially thought. Maybe I should just stick to GI...
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Post by CharleyNovember on Jul 28, 2010 12:29:36 GMT -5
ahhh don't be thin skinned he's just busting your balls...lol
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Post by heinrich42 on Jul 28, 2010 14:54:29 GMT -5
I know he was. My comment was meant to sound more fecetious.
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Post by Adler69 on Jul 28, 2010 22:02:51 GMT -5
I know he was. My comment was meant to sound more fecetious. You mean FACETIOUS?
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Post by heinrich42 on Jul 28, 2010 22:58:38 GMT -5
Yeah...can't type worth a applesauce sometimes.
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Post by huxy on Jul 30, 2010 5:20:01 GMT -5
The US leather strap that is commonly seen infront of the helmet is not the chinstrap, but the strap that holds the liner inplace. I do sometimes see the canvas chinstrap being attatched to the read of the helmet, but I more commonly see GI's wearing the chinstrap or just having it loose. That the Germans put their leather chinstrap on the helmet was because when they did not wear it, it should be placed there. This was drilled so often at training it went without saying (P.S; The German helmet don't have a separate strap for the liner as the liner is nailed togheter with the shell)
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Post by Sgt_Tom on Jul 30, 2010 6:53:41 GMT -5
I do sometimes see the canvas chinstrap being attatched to the read of the helmet, but I more commonly see GI's wearing the chinstrap or just having it loose. Attaching the canvas chin strap to the rear of the helmet was the most common practice by far. When you leave in dangling the hook can scratch you in the face. I don't see it tucked under the chin too often either. Anyways thats off topic for an axis thread.
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Post by heinrich42 on Jul 30, 2010 15:29:43 GMT -5
The US leather strap that is commonly seen infront of the helmet is not the chinstrap, but the strap that holds the liner inplace. I do sometimes see the canvas chinstrap being attatched to the read of the helmet, but I more commonly see GI's wearing the chinstrap or just having it loose. That the Germans put their leather chinstrap on the helmet was because when they did not wear it, it should be placed there. This was drilled so often at training it went without saying (P.S; The German helmet don't have a separate strap for the liner as the liner is nailed togheter with the shell) Actually, the leather strap is a chinstrap. It is the chinstrap for the liner, allowing the liner to be worn alone when on guard duty in garrison, etc. The webbing chinstrap in the chinstrap for the entire helmet. There are photos of GIs wearing both in many different ways. You usually see the liner chinstrap worn in one of three ways-put up on the helmet (like most reenactors and the guys in SPR and BoB), between the liner and the shell, or not at all. For the webbing chinstrap, the most common method of wearing is on the back of the helmet. There are also photos of guys wearing them dangling or occasionally buckled. However, there was a rumor that went around that if your chinstrap was buckled it would snap your neck when a shell went off near by and your head was thrown back. It is also more comfortable without it buckled. Anyway, back to your regularly scheduled programming. -Shawn P.S. If we wish to discuss this further, how about a thread in the Allied section?
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Post by gadge on Jul 30, 2010 18:23:40 GMT -5
Its as said something done by nearly every nation. Its almost univerally done with UK MKII helmets with the chinstrap put over the brim either to the front or less commonly to the rear.
The 'break you neck' story I've heard from veterans and I think it was a commonly held belief. The other popular way for UK troops was to put the chinstrap on the rear so it fitted snugly to the base of the skull, this gives the helmet a bit more 'grip' and makes it less prone to falling off at a run but would offer no resistance (and yank on the neck) in a blast.
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Post by Gerry on Sept 7, 2010 23:36:43 GMT -5
Zoidberg, Pretty good! I have one quirk with your kit though! You would never see mounted collar tabs on an M43 Tunic, you probably wouldn't see them on an M40 either! Anyhow, great start! keep up the good work!
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Post by guitarmaster on Sept 21, 2010 15:53:15 GMT -5
I might hold on for a bit on those, I have seen plenty of early war pictures showing no Y-straps, but it is on my list. Next will be either a Stahlhelm or ammo pouches.
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Post by cairo1 on Oct 26, 2010 19:28:14 GMT -5
speaking of Y straps whats the farb grade on post war Y straps?
like the ones on IMA
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Post by Fusilier on Dec 27, 2010 14:56:42 GMT -5
Hi guys, I've read almost all 11 pages on this thread and here is my impression. I'm an Oberleutnant in blank fire and have been asked to portray the same for the May 2011 Day of Days event by Gerry. Here is my impression. Thanks. Kern >> Lookin good! I look forward to meeting you at FIG! I'll fill you in on what I can't on here! ;-)
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Post by CharleyNovember on Dec 27, 2010 15:37:31 GMT -5
Why do you make comments like this? It just screams "I'm a jerk!"
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Post by Sgt_Tom on Dec 27, 2010 16:02:59 GMT -5
gckmntr Looks pretty nice. What type of trousers do you have?
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Post by Fusilier on Dec 27, 2010 16:17:08 GMT -5
Why do you make comments like this? It just screams "I'm a jerk!" >> I hope you had a Merry Christmas too Dan TY! Why are you assuming it will be bad?? And ease up on the name calling too. Good thing you're a mod!
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Post by CharleyNovember on Dec 27, 2010 16:59:38 GMT -5
It just sounds bad dude. and I said it screams "I'm a jerk" I know darn well from many reports you are super helpful to new people in person at games man but some of your posts on here make you seem very noob unfriendly. It's a mystery. That's not the same as calling you names man sorry if it offended you.
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Post by gckmntr on Dec 27, 2010 17:20:52 GMT -5
gckmntr Looks pretty nice. What type of trousers do you have? They are East German surplus. I don't think they are exactly the same, but I managed to snag them for $5 and so far they are getting the job done.
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Post by Sgt_Tom on Dec 27, 2010 18:00:27 GMT -5
Yea I didn't think they looked like M43 trousers. I guess they get the job done like you said though. Truthfully you look a lot better then most of the people in my group. You don't happen to live near Michigan do you? ;D
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