Aussie stuff

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Early war dyed shirt made from airtex, cheescloth type material. These when found are often blotchy in colour from green to khaki because the dye has partly run out.

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Indian contract made shirt 1944, issued to all Commonwealth forces.

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Australian made shirt, not dyed.

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Plain cotton drill matarial, dyed green tankers jacket. There are many suttle differences between this jacket and the fatigue jacket, but the main one's are the hidden pocket buttons and the use of rubber buttons on the shoulders. This I was told was to eliminate static electricity build up, sparking off at night on the soldiers equipment and giving thier position away.

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Rubber button

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Jungle green underwear.

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The tags on these undies are just loosly sewn onto side and when you find these they are often missing. As a collector I wouldn't worry too much if the tag is missing. If you find a pair and they look like this, they are ww2.

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Here's one you don't see every day. This mask is described on a web site dedicated to gas masks as a light weight mask modeled off the British one, but made in Australia and issued to speacial forces and paratroops. The camouflage colour is not painted on, it is actually coloured rubber in the moulding. It's rated as extreemely rare. I have a spair one if anyone is interested. Iwill have to ask my vet friend if he remembers them.
Bruce

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Australia Combat trouser belt 1944 dated. These are quite rare, I think I have only seen 3 or 4 of these in 20 years.