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byterock - good to hear
Ralph - I have a fair-sized collection of British post-war kit (as well as quite a bit of Brit WW2 kit) - this centres around webbing equipments - i.e. '37, '44, '58, PLCE belt kit and subsequent chest rig and vests, current modular vest, of which I have full sets (other than '44 patt) and ancillary items (packs, holster rigs etc). Also NBC gear and some inert grens etc. I am currently putting together a Falklands War impression although I always get distracted when I see something else of interest on ebay
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Do it now while it's still dirt cheap.
Got my 60 pattern for £10 for the suit from langtons in Sheffield. Got my 68 pattern from there too actually for only slightly more.
The shirt, smock and beret are my own from my days as a tom.
Sabre sales in portsmouth sorted the full set of webbing out for £10 and £3 for the puttees.
MKV lid was a fiver at a militaria fayre and DMS boots were a tenner off ebay!
Rifles mine but the sterling was actually a hand made replica made by a chap in my group! I think it's got a few real parts like the stock but the majority was made in a workshop by hand. We do have another de-ac sterling in the group now though.
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Sorry for my delay for responding back to you. Do you have things in your collection when the British were station in Germany?
Originally posted by yossarianlives View Postbyterock - good to hear
Ralph - I have a fair-sized collection of British post-war kit (as well as quite a bit of Brit WW2 kit) - this centres around webbing equipments - i.e. '37, '44, '58, PLCE belt kit and subsequent chest rig and vests, current modular vest, of which I have full sets (other than '44 patt) and ancillary items (packs, holster rigs etc). Also NBC gear and some inert grens etc. I am currently putting together a Falklands War impression although I always get distracted when I see something else of interest on ebaySomebody, after all, had to make a start. What we wrote and said is also believed by many others. They just don't dare express themselves as we did. Quote - Sophie Scholl - White Rose resistance group
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Marc - Thanks much for your response.
Originally posted by Marc Sherriff View PostRalph,
So far most of the items in the above images could have been worn while Serving in Germany.
MarcSomebody, after all, had to make a start. What we wrote and said is also believed by many others. They just don't dare express themselves as we did. Quote - Sophie Scholl - White Rose resistance group
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My impression is generally based on an 1982 -85 'Op Corporate' or BAOR look.
I try and avoid the 1985/86 transitional items like Boots High Leg and the ballistic nylon MK6 (i own both but having worn them during my own service they are of little interest - in fact brit kit post 1991 interests me very little as it was 'work clothes')
You start to see the more modern stuff bing used on exercises like Bold Guard where some units would be wearing MKV helmets and other in the new MK6around 1985/86.
Similarly SA80 (L85a1) and the LSW went out on trials to a few battalions around 1987 IIRC.
A few more pics, all cold war:
1960 pattern
Northen Ireland Internal Security
BAOR
Transitional period circa 86
Jumper order combats (my prefered daily duties wear)
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BTW the 'army of occupation' became the British Army of the Rhine in 1948 and continued to be so until 1994 when it became British Forces Germany.
I'm sure it stayed that way bein greatly reduced by 'options for change/suicide' until 1998.
I had mates still posed in germany when I left in 2000.
But if you want the classic Cold War look across the majority of the army i'd look at 1985. It's before all the 'modern plastics' come in and its a fairly consistant look between 1968 and 1985!
Boots DMS, puttees, 68 pattern combats, 58 pattern webbing, MKV lid, wooly pulleys and SLR, GPMG and SMG!
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Thanks for the information in your post.
Originally posted by GHarvey View PostBTW the 'army of occupation' became the British Army of the Rhine in 1948 and continued to be so until 1994 when it became British Forces Germany.
I'm sure it stayed that way bein greatly reduced by 'options for change/suicide' until 1998.
I had mates still posed in germany when I left in 2000.
But if you want the classic Cold War look across the majority of the army i'd look at 1985. It's before all the 'modern plastics' come in and its a fairly consistant look between 1968 and 1985!
Boots DMS, puttees, 68 pattern combats, 58 pattern webbing, MKV lid, wooly pulleys and SLR, GPMG and SMG!Somebody, after all, had to make a start. What we wrote and said is also believed by many others. They just don't dare express themselves as we did. Quote - Sophie Scholl - White Rose resistance group
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And lastly most of what I;m wearing here was 1980s issue kit.
The rife is an L85a1 which as said started filteing in to some units but some formations were still getting SLR issued to the mid 90s.
Cap is a modified DPM crap hat, sas pattern smock and tropical pattern combat trousers (before the lightweight soldier 95 cam out it was a much quicker drying alternative to the standard trouser but a bit 'bright' until it got wet)
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