Some of my photos from the "good old days"

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Guys, in an earlier thread Jan mentioned about posting pics of re-enactment events from the dim and distant past. Here are some of mine.
Here I am back in 1984. Head to toe everything is original and the M1 Garand was a shooter.
Cheers, Ade.

[Adrian Stevenson]

Kit display. Note the M38 Field jacket and WW1 knuckle duster trench knife. I wish I was so slim now

[Adrian Stevenson]

This photo again dates from the early 1980's and was taken at Sandwell Park show in Birmingham. It shows us riding on the back of a Stuart tank. I am the figure in the centre of the group on the rear deck. I think fellow forum member LeeB might be on this pic too? The tank driver, Bob James, was a nut case and drove under low trees nearly sweeping us off the deck, plus the turret was not locked I vowed never to ride on a tank ever again. But I soon broke this

[Adrian Stevenson]

A couple of years later and I am back on a tank again! This time a captured Hetzer. This one is shown by Patrick in the thread on MV's and is the one given away for free by the Swiss Army.

[Adrian Stevenson]

OK, last one of me. This time in German kit at a private "battle" manning an MG34. Circa 1987.

[Jan B]

impressive, Ade! So, all the items showing in these pictures ( at least the first 4) are original...waw ! This is really impossible today, although the amount of items aren't less today. From the last picture, I presume that the covers are repro's , no? These were indeed the good old days...Thanks again for sharing

cheers

Jan

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Jan, yes, all the US kit was totally original. We even wore the socks
The German kit was repro uniforms, but all the field gear was original including my SS belt buckle I am horrified to think that I wore it now..... But back then it was a £15 item. But I still have it. The German uniforms were the then state of the art repros. They did begin to look "real" with proper useage.
Cheers, Ade.

[DJT]

Great photos Ade Barely would have recognised you in some of them if you had`nt said

Des

[leeb]

Good old days

Hi Ade

I certainly do remember those good old days, and yes I also spent some time clinging on to that tank.

I have lots of photos of those times, and will sort some out.

I have included a photo of Stoneligh with Terry. Was you there?
The nice thing is that we are still in contact after all those years.
Here's to many years to come.

Leeb