My mixed bag collection (mostly British for a change)

[tubist73]

Thank you again. I know Tom's site well - it is a truly excellent resource. I had also forgotten that he shows a full set of cavalry equipment, including this specialised belt. Thanks for the reminder.

[tubist73]

Here is a figure built around the battledress blouse of a named Staff Sergeant in the Royal Army Medical Corps. The blouse has some moth damage but came complete with a full set of printed titles, a name inside as well as the man's unit: 128 Field Ambulance, Guards Armoured Division.

The amazing thing is that this is the same RAMC unit my Grandfather served in during the war. I still can't believe how lucky I was to find this blouse with such a close connection to a member of my own family.

[tubist73]

The rest of the uniform - GS cap, belt and trousers - is not connected. The items have just been added to complete the impression.

[tubist73]

And now another named RAMC uniform but this time from the Great War. This SD jacket and cap belonged to a Captain who joined up in his 50s, moving from his job as a GP to help the war effort. Although he was in the RAMC he was initially attached to the Royal Bucks Hussars in the UK.

The uniform also came with his large kit bag, spurs, medical tools and a couple of pictures. Everything was held by the family for many years and so is all in excellent condition.

[tubist73]

The cap is in great condition and was obviously stored flat for many years.

[tubist73]

Here we have a member of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, on duty somewhere in the far-flung reaches of the Empire. This would be from the late 1920s up to the first years of WW2. The KD jacket is Indian made and modified in the Scottish style. The kilt is 1937 dated and the Glengarry is of WW1 vintage.

[tubist73]

The jacket has detachable A & SH buttons. Also note the pre-WW1 unmodified cartridge carrier on the left side. This obviously escaped the addition of retaining straps that were added from 1914 onwards. The date is unreadable under the layer of green blanco.

[NickG]

Great collection!!! The M41 German Cavalry uniform with M36 shoulder straps
has extra long pattern shoulderstraps intended for the great coat.

[NickG]

Great collection!!! The M41 German Cavalry uniform with M36 shoulder straps
has extra long pattern shoulderstraps intended for the great coat.
Love it all. I have my British collection packed away for about 2 years now...
seeing your material is making me want to unpack and display it all, but I ran out of space

[tubist73]

Thanks for the comments Nick. The early cavalry shoulder boards were added to the tunic for the photos. I suspected they were the larger size for greatcoats but I didn't have any other suitable boards at the time. Well spotted!

Matthew

[tubist73]

Here is another impression of an inter-war British sergeant, somewhere in India in the late 1930s. No particular regiment this time and a pretty drab but functional uniform and set of Pattern 1908 webbing. The Wolseley helmet is dated 1940.

[tubist73]

And a shot from the other side and the front. Note the smaller size removable GS buttons and the single dart under the collar.

[trompiche]

Excelente coleccion,

[tubist73]

Excelente coleccion,

Many thanks.

Matthew

[tubist73]

Here is my only LW uniform - an untouched 1940 dated Fliegerbluse with yellow Waffenfarbe. It has just the right amount of dirt and wear to show actual use, without being too damaged. The shirt is also original LW issue, with a few tailor-made changes like added front pockets.