Gents,
I have in my possession an original zelt. It's in pretty good shape, only missing two grommets. All but a couple buttons are there. But what makes this zelt curious, is that it is actually missing 8 (yes, eight) button HOLES. WTF is that? i know it's a late war manufacture, but did germany really suck that much at the end of the war? also, the button holes that ARE on there don't line up quite right when you fold it like a poncho....
Perhaps some of the hardcore zelt guys on here can shed some light on why this is?
-Chris
Curious original zelt
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Curious original zelt
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Re: Curious original zelt
valkyrie895 wrote:Gents,
I have in my possession an original zelt. It's in pretty good shape, only missing two grommets. All but a couple buttons are there. But what makes this zelt curious, is that it is actually missing 8 (yes, eight) button HOLES. WTF is that? i know it's a late war manufacture, but did germany really suck that much at the end of the war? also, the button holes that ARE on there don't line up quite right when you fold it like a poncho....
Perhaps some of the hardcore zelt guys on here can shed some light on why this is?
-Chris
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Re: Curious original zelt
Could be a Swiss one
Re: Curious original zelt
Are you 100% sure it is original? Sounds like a poor repo.
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Re: Curious original zelt
I have one that has no button holes. I must dig it out.
Grommets are there if I remember correctly but no button holes.
A picture would be great.
Grommets are there if I remember correctly but no button holes.
A picture would be great.
Re: Curious original zelt
I was reading the other day about different type of zelts for radio operators? Can't remember where though maybe on WAF?
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Re: Curious original zelt
Thanks for the info stig. For the record, the grommets are torn out, not a deletion like the buttonholes.
This zelt is without a doubt original..
This zelt is without a doubt original..
Obergefreiter Bodo Fehrmann
II./984. Grenadier Regiment, 275. Infanterie Division
"Will mir die Hand noch reichen,
Derweil ich eben lad'.
Kann dir die Hand nicht geben,
Bleib du im ew'gen Leben
Mein guter Kamerad!"
II./984. Grenadier Regiment, 275. Infanterie Division
"Will mir die Hand noch reichen,
Derweil ich eben lad'.
Kann dir die Hand nicht geben,
Bleib du im ew'gen Leben
Mein guter Kamerad!"
Re: Curious original zelt
Although it is missing some button holes will it button to another zelt?
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Re: Curious original zelt
I will have to check later- I just folded it up and put it away so I don't really feel like un-doing everything right now
I am almost certain that it will, but again, I will have to try it in order to be sure=
Thanks,
-Chris
I am almost certain that it will, but again, I will have to try it in order to be sure=
Thanks,
-Chris
Obergefreiter Bodo Fehrmann
II./984. Grenadier Regiment, 275. Infanterie Division
"Will mir die Hand noch reichen,
Derweil ich eben lad'.
Kann dir die Hand nicht geben,
Bleib du im ew'gen Leben
Mein guter Kamerad!"
II./984. Grenadier Regiment, 275. Infanterie Division
"Will mir die Hand noch reichen,
Derweil ich eben lad'.
Kann dir die Hand nicht geben,
Bleib du im ew'gen Leben
Mein guter Kamerad!"