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by Pietje
Sat Aug 05, 2017 2:15 pm
Forum: Uniforms and Insignia
Topic: Plane Tree Smoks (NormandY) who makes the best to day?
Replies: 0
Views: 7485

Plane Tree Smoks (NormandY) who makes the best to day?

Who is making the best reproduction Planetree Waffen SS smocks as used in Normandy to-day????
by Pietje
Tue Feb 01, 2011 7:23 pm
Forum: European reenactment and events
Topic: Dordrecht Open stad III (NL) - 10/5/2009
Replies: 17
Views: 23698

Re: Dordrecht Open stad III (NL) - 10/5/2009

Make it a good one guys, also in rembrance of Jens!

Peter/Commando
by Pietje
Mon Jan 03, 2011 9:58 pm
Forum: Fallschirmjaeger
Topic: meindl cap badge insigne
Replies: 7
Views: 4349

Re: meindl cap badge insigne

I am not an expert but on the photo it does not look like silver and if it was silver then I still think the repro's now available are great (as they also look not silver). Please post a picture and question on the http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/ in the Fallschirmjager section and have a loo...
by Pietje
Mon Jan 03, 2011 4:39 pm
Forum: Fallschirmjaeger
Topic: meindl cap badge insigne
Replies: 7
Views: 4349

Re: meindl cap badge insigne

see Kurtz German Paratroops, Uniforms, insignia... Page 134..... doesn't look silver to me !
by Pietje
Mon Feb 22, 2010 8:06 pm
Forum: Fallschirmjaeger
Topic: From green to splinter (B of course!)
Replies: 10
Views: 4920

Re: From green to splinter (B of course!)

Like these chaps in Normandy...
Its indeed Italy
by Pietje
Mon Feb 22, 2010 7:57 pm
Forum: Fallschirmjaeger
Topic: From green to splinter (B of course!)
Replies: 10
Views: 4920

Re: From green to splinter (B of course!)

I think you have to look at what time a unit was formed or re-formed (and reequiped)... For those troops in the West (France)... Forinstance most units that were trained and (re-)formed in late 1943 (Fsj Regt 6 and 3rd Fsj Div forinstance) were equiped with the Fsj Splinter B jumpsmock in France, bu...
by Pietje
Sun Feb 21, 2010 6:02 pm
Forum: Weapons and Equipment
Topic: Wehrmacht zelthbahn repro's any good ?
Replies: 34
Views: 10344

Re: Wehrmacht zelthbahn repro's any good ?

Thanks for the links, that problem has been solved, dio you have any photographs about the ropes...
by Pietje
Sun Feb 21, 2010 3:11 pm
Forum: Weapons and Equipment
Topic: Wehrmacht zelthbahn repro's any good ?
Replies: 34
Views: 10344

Re: Wehrmacht zelthbahn repro's any good ?

Thanks guys,

.... two other questions about the Zeltbahn...

How was it folded ?

How were the pieces of rope attached to the Zeltbahn for the tent pegs ?
by Pietje
Mon Feb 15, 2010 10:53 pm
Forum: Weapons and Equipment
Topic: Wehrmacht zelthbahn repro's any good ?
Replies: 34
Views: 10344

Re: Wehrmacht zelthbahn repro's any good ?

Got a mail from Richard (Underwood) saying his Splinter A Zeltbahnen are from Sturm... :(

Saw that Barry Lyndon (Spearhead) also is selling zeltbahnen with splinter A.... Does anyone know if they are waterproof /any good ?
by Pietje
Thu Feb 11, 2010 6:29 pm
Forum: Weapons and Equipment
Topic: Wehrmacht zelthbahn repro's any good ?
Replies: 34
Views: 10344

Re: Wehrmacht zelthbahn repro's any good ?

So where can I buy Rau Splinter A Zeltbahnen ?
by Pietje
Wed Feb 10, 2010 4:46 pm
Forum: Weapons and Equipment
Topic: Wehrmacht zelthbahn repro's any good ?
Replies: 34
Views: 10344

Re: Wehrmacht zelthbahn repro's any good ?

I have one from Sturm but do not think they any good to sleep in when it rain's... How do other people this (of do they not sleep in them???)
by Pietje
Tue Feb 09, 2010 8:03 pm
Forum: Weapons and Equipment
Topic: Wehrmacht zelthbahn repro's any good ?
Replies: 34
Views: 10344

Re: Wehrmacht zelthbahn repro's any good ?

Thanks, so what is best solution apart from original stuff...
by Pietje
Tue Feb 09, 2010 5:44 pm
Forum: Weapons and Equipment
Topic: Wehrmacht zelthbahn repro's any good ?
Replies: 34
Views: 10344

Wehrmacht zelthbahn repro's any good ?

Are the Sturm repro zeltbahnen any good agaist rain ?
by Pietje
Thu Jan 07, 2010 7:46 pm
Forum: Fallschirmjaeger
Topic: Advice on spearhead sizes
Replies: 11
Views: 3726

Re: Advice on spearhead sizes

I will suggest you to order one size bigger as everything fits a bit small... Chinese people are less tall then we in Europe and US... I have several jackets and they are a bit tight, so I now order always a size bigger and that fits well...
by Pietje
Sun Dec 13, 2009 9:24 am
Forum: For sale
Topic: Waffen SS Kriegsberichter Sturm M40 size 54
Replies: 2
Views: 1582

Re: Waffen SS Kriegsberichter Sturm M40 size 54

Thanks, do not know how you see this but will try to load them up again. According the scan by Northon 2010 my PC is free of virus, so it hase to be something on Imageshake. I have make them smaller and load them up.. Let me know if something is wrong.

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