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...can't say anything about the wearing qualities right now since they are too small for me! The upper leather is of a very strong quality, the sole construction looks flimsy and only glued on...I will get a bigger pair and then try them...

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Uwe

Hello everybody The new Sturm Boots are available now! I received a pair last week...Here are the first pictures and impressions. The boots uppers are very nicely made, heavy and strong pebbled leather like the originals. The soles are another matter though. the whole sole construction is rather thi...

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Be careful with the labels from the wicking page...they have a lot of spelling mistakes in them and some seem to be fantasy products! The general effort those guys have put into those has to be highly appreciated though...

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Uwe

...Sturm Side Lace boots will be available from week 22 on! Unfortunately so far no one has published pictures...Price wise they are in the same region as the 2nd pattern boots! Looking forward to seeing them since the currently available ones can only be worn by people wit the elephant foot syndrom...

and At the front's products, which IMHO opinion were excellent Hi there I also do have an older ATF helmet from the time when they were sold for almost 300$. The liner and the straps were ok but the shell was always bad! Yes, it was made of heavy steel and the finish and stamping was excellent but ...

...a converted step in... very nice!

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Uwe

Hello all Late last week the long awaited package from China arrived, I had ordered three LW coats for my group. After opening the package, which due to size and weight also went through customs :twisted: , I found two Heer coats of the M40 model. Those are now up for sale since I have no use for th...

Hi Tom I know what you mean but I think the quality of the zippers are the key here. I have a LB M40 with metal zippers, the teeth are not sharp at all and the pullers almost glide through them. Very high quality zippers those are, the also have a very solid feel to them. To bad LB does not have a c...

carentan wrote:I got Thomas to put white plastic zips in mine, nicer on the hands

But pockets are not there to store your hands in them!!! Never served...?

Uwe

PS: Just kidding...

Hi Somehow I have difficulties associating those zippers with WWII! I know they are authentic, most of the sumpf smocks got them but somehow in my brain I have this picture of 60ties and 70ties children's winter parkas in all kind of funny colors with hoods...and they all had those RiRi plastic zipp...

Hi If I went for a Panther smock, let's call them that since they are the producers, I would ask for metal zippers anyway. I personally am not too much of a fan of the plastic ones... cheers Uwe PS: Yes, a Tom Gulliver smock would be wonderful...but getting one is more difficult than buying an origi...

Hi Thanks you all for your opinions...I personally do not like the ZM/Panther one because of the green plastic zippers! I have though not handled one myself yet. So GMAX seems to in favor with everybody, sound like the way to go forward than...or maybe I get both :D thanks Uwe PS: Who is Pauli, plea...

Hello all I am in the market for a 3rd model Knochensack but I do not know which one to take... :?: I am somehow torn between the SM wholesales and the GMAX offering. The GMAX is following the "normal" splinter B pattern, the SMW one is printed in reversed colors! In the WAF forum there wa...

Hi There is, out of the box, no correct green smock available :( The LB one is cut correctly following the 1940 model but the cloth does not have the right color nor feel. The GMX one are cut very good as well, again the cloth is wrong The Chinese ones are cheap...wrong cloth and wrong internal cons...

Guys If anyone has a Medium Size Splinter B smock, 2nd or 3rd pattern, from Zug, SM Wholesale or Lost Battalions for sale, I would be interested. Must be in reasonable nick! Regards Hi The so called ZM smock comes from here: http://www.panther-store.cz/katalog-zbozi/prevlecniky/C006 You can order d...