Photo showing early bandoleer and grenage bag in use

[Eric Queen]

Thought you guys might like this photo of II./FJR1. Taken in the wooded area near Wola Gulowska, Poland Sept. 1939. Notice the guy on the far left wearing the early "FIK" style olive green bandoleer, and the guy in the middle with the early grenade bag.
Notice also the fixed bayonets !!

[Eric Queen]

.......and you may have noticed the guy on the right also. ( check out the decal on the helmet.. )

EQ

[werner geier]

and where are the supporting straps for the horses own rz-20 ? ;-)

[Willi Z.]

Cool photo Eric! The FJ on the right appears to have an early gas mask bag slung over hos shoulder.

Willi

[Óscar G]

Superb pic, Eric! I was missing your photos...
BTW, what´s hanging from the rider´s shoulder? A leather map case? I´d like to know, just because I´ve reciently got one like that (in the afirmative case...)

Thanks and cheers.
Óscar

[John Hodgin]

Another one of Eric's photos that makes one wish for a time machine! "Sir, please tell me about your training and equipment, etc." Just great Eric.

[Willi Z.]

I'd offer him a pack of smokes for that bandoleer...

[John Hodgin]

Willi, I'd offer him a night with the best "lady" money could buy for the bandoleer AND the helmet!

[JYN]

Hi FJ Bandoleers Fans !

...just get this picture in the mail :

[John Hodgin]

Wow Jean-Yves! Nice photo! Do you know the identity of these paratroopers?
Regards,
John

[JYN]

Sorry John,

I don't know the owner of this photo.

Jean-Yves

[Eric Queen]

Outstanding photo Jean-Yves, all three early bandoleers in one shot !! It doesn't get better.

Eric

[JYN]

Just for those which do not have my first book. You may note a difference between the pictures printed and how they came back to me after they have been brutalised by the man who scanned them... moremad moremad ...



Jean-Yves

[John Hodgin]

Jean-Yves,

This is horrible and disgusting! There is NO excuse for treating photos this way. A type of "art/photo" tape exists, which will not pull or tear photos (or other art) when the tape is removed. This type of "art" tape should have been used! Idiots!

I am very sorry,
John

An observation: In Jean-Yves damaged photos, all three paras are wearing splinter step in jump smocks. Many were produced, few survived.

[Jean-Loup]

Jean Yves, I understand it is the preson who scaned the photos for your book who was stupid enaugh to cause this damage?

JL