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    #736
    Was the use of New Zealand made BDs common amongst British troops ?

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      #737
      Hi Steve, not unknown: See here:

      http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...109582&page=35

      But bear in mind this unit was shipped out to the Far East.

      The Ox's and Bucks were deployed to Palestine, so use of the lighter weight NZ made BD could be possible. This is just guesswork on my part.

      Cheers, Ade.

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        #738
        Originally posted by SMP View Post
        Was the use of New Zealand made BDs common amongst British troops ?
        Fairly common for units in the Middle East to have NZ. While building my collection I have noticed that units that served ME, N Africa, Italy, Greece etc usually have Commonwealth or War Aid, units in UK usually Brit, units in India /Burma mostly Indian, Australian/NZ but some British. I have had a couple of groupings to troops that served overseas (not NWE) and a lot of their other kit was Commonwealth as well, blanket, housewife, webbing etc
        Lee

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          #739
          Originally posted by SMP View Post
          Was the use of New Zealand made BDs common amongst British troops ?
          Hi Steve
          Sorry, I didn't realise you were refering to the label in the Oxf.& Bucks BD. The BD is British made, the West Auckland Clothing Co. being located at West Auckland, near Bishops Auckland, Durham.
          Lee

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            #740
            Hi Steve, I would agree with all of Lee's observations.

            BTW I have a denim blouse by that UK maker.

            Cheers, Ade.

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              #741
              Originally posted by Old Smelly View Post
              Hi Steve
              Sorry, I didn't realise you were refering to the label in the Oxf.& Bucks BD. The BD is British made, the West Auckland Clothing Co. being located at West Auckland, near Bishops Auckland, Durham.
              Lee

              Hi Lee ( and Ade ),
              Yes, I was referring to the O&B BD. There must be a major error in the book "Uniforms of the WWII Tommy" by David B Gordon, because it features the West Auckland Co as a NZ maker ! It goes on to say that they are nearly identical to British made BDs . Maybe that's because they are British made !
              I love this forum

              Many thanks ,
              Steve

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                #742
                Hi Steve, David is a friend of mine, but his books do contain some errors.

                Cheers, Ade.

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                  #743
                  There are a lot of good books out there but many contain small errors or inaccuracies, on the whole they are very useful but no one can know everything. Thanks to the Forum we can all chat about things such as this and get more of the whole picture.
                  Lee

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                    #744
                    Originally posted by SMP View Post
                    Was the use of New Zealand made BDs common amongst British troops ?
                    Seams we both had the same idea Steve, felt sure it was NZ made looked through the same reference book he states the only real difference is the lack of the word 1940 Patten on the label. I'll second that great forum as always..

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                      #745
                      Well done Vic!

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                        #746
                        Thanks!
                        It has been a great effort but I love Major Howard forces. I visit Pegasus bridge every year and also I have correspondence with some vet sons...it is a very special set for me.

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                          #747
                          Well good on ya Vic,great set!

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                            #748
                            Here ...

                            Here we go again .....

                            Another rare airborne item ...... A Rupert ..

                            190216322206

                            Gary J.

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                              #749
                              This is an unusual item too:

                              http://cgi.benl.ebay.be/ws/eBayISAPI...m=220230563027

                              Luc
                              Last edited by lnijherald; 05-03-2008, 02:48 PM. Reason: wrong link

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                                #750
                                What are the thoughts on this helmet, I'm not sure about it but would like to hear any other opinions.
                                http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA:IT&ih=012
                                Tim.

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