Personal equipment
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Re: Personal equipment
More close-ups of genuine German personal items
Genuine German "BEKA" comb, needles and burn ointment.
Peiper
Genuine German "BEKA" comb, needles and burn ointment.
Peiper
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Re: Personal equipment
I`m impressed by the level of detail that is shown on here.
Pipes did you make the washkit bag ? Or is it an original ? I`ve planned on making a few small `bags` to keep the little/personel items in.What`s the actual material ? If you have a detailed photo or dimensions I`d be grateful...
Pipes did you make the washkit bag ? Or is it an original ? I`ve planned on making a few small `bags` to keep the little/personel items in.What`s the actual material ? If you have a detailed photo or dimensions I`d be grateful...
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Re: Personal equipment
Hi KDF, the wash bag is one ive made earlier lol
I copied it from an equipment book, apparantly
they also had colour code labels on them, such
as red for food, blue for wash kit and so on.
The bag was made from a K-D material with
a draw string similar to original ones.
Ive also made some binno cases from splinter
material as well, amazing the things you do when
working nights lol
Cheers Pipes
I copied it from an equipment book, apparantly
they also had colour code labels on them, such
as red for food, blue for wash kit and so on.
The bag was made from a K-D material with
a draw string similar to original ones.
Ive also made some binno cases from splinter
material as well, amazing the things you do when
working nights lol
Cheers Pipes
Re: Personal equipment
Pipes,Peiper wrote:Hi KDF, the wash bag is one ive made earlier lol
I copied it from an equipment book, apparantly
they also had colour code labels on them, such
as red for food, blue for wash kit and so on.
The bag was made from a K-D material with
a draw string similar to original ones.
Cheers Pipes
You on Blue peter ? Whats K-D material and where do you get it from ?
Any photos or which book, please ?
Regards,
Keith
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Re: Personal equipment
Is it Drillich material?
Outstanding Pipes - its nice to see a good thread.
Outstanding Pipes - its nice to see a good thread.
Re: Personal equipment
No probs, iam up to my eyes working at the mo but will post up some infoKDF wrote:Pipes,Peiper wrote:Hi KDF, the wash bag is one ive made earlier lol
I copied it from an equipment book, apparantly
they also had colour code labels on them, such
as red for food, blue for wash kit and so on.
The bag was made from a K-D material with
a draw string similar to original ones.
Cheers Pipes
You on Blue peter ? Whats K-D material and where do you get it from ?
Any photos or which book, please ?
Regards,
Keith
The original bags apparantly could be bought from the camp shops and were
usually in a "cotton-drillich" material, mine was based on this!
Also there is as far as i can remember some info in the Deutchen Soldaten book,
but haven't got the book to hand at the moment, will check tonight!
Regards Pipes
Re: Personal equipment
Pipes...thank you for the photos....
Next question, where can you get cotton-drillich from ?
Next question, where can you get cotton-drillich from ?
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Re: Personal equipment
I cheated and cut up a K-D shirt which was too small lol, but try "fleabay"KDF wrote:Pipes...thank you for the photos....
Next question, where can you get cotton-drillich from ?
for material??, sometimes things crop up, either that or curtain/material shops etc,
You could do as i did and get hold of some unwearable K-D clothing from Oxfam/second
hand shops and cut em up!!
Good-hunting, Peiper.
Re: Personal equipment
Drill cotton is very easy to buy, just went into my home city`s market and they sell it there.Now all I need is a sewing machine.
Cheers Pipes for giving me some interest in the subject again.
Keith
Cheers Pipes for giving me some interest in the subject again.
Keith
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Re: Personal equipment
No worries kameradKDF wrote:Drill cotton is very easy to buy, just went into my home city`s market and they sell it there.Now all I need is a sewing machine.
Cheers Pipes for giving me some interest in the subject again.
Keith
That's why i keep buying new equipment and uniforms when i get bored, people think
im nuts and a poseur with all this kit but it keeps me intrested in the hobby!!! lol
PS: A good book which i have used for reference for kit is the "Deutche Soldaten" book,
people reckon it is a "coffee table" book and only for beginners but i recommend it
and is a good source of compact info all in one book???
Good hunting, Pipes
Re: Personal equipment
Top ones are postwar Russian. If you want them at least to look like wartime tank crew/pilot`s goggles which could possibly be captured and used by a German Landser you have to replace the strap with wider one (that is what I did in my pair)
Re: Personal equipment
Thanks "Kiler"kiler wrote:Top ones are postwar Russian. If you want them at least to look like wartime tank crew/pilot`s goggles which could possibly be captured and used by a German Landser you have to replace the strap with wider one (that is what I did in my pair)
I know about the Russian goggles, the rest are original German though