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Please get rid of the Austrian Y-straps...

This cap looks really nice...
http://www.ebay.de/itm/WWII-German-Wehr ... 1508584461
Or - if money's no object:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/FELDMUTZE-WEHRMA ... 1c57e1aac1

Nice...
But you should get rid of the west german mess kit - and the post war canteen straps...
Originals are not that hard to find.

Why do you need a helmet cover in exactly the same camo pattern? It would be much more authentic to use a cover in a different pattern - oak, plane tree...

I'd really like to see some photos of Gavins smock, especially the autumn side! If anyone could show a picture or two, I'd be more than happy. As already mentioned the ZIB smock is the same product - you can find detailed pics in this link: http://www.zib-militaria.de/epages/61431412.sf/de_DE/?Obje...

You can get exactly the same smock at ZIB:
http://www.zib-militaria.de/epages/6143 ... 90698-0001
Shipment should be faster and cheaper than from Asia...

This guy makes very nice, historical correct paints:
http://stores.ebay.de/historypaint

Panther's Drillich is top notch! I can also recommend the drillich uniforms from Pirschen/Antz - they are of comparable quality as Panther, but hard to get hold of today. If you want it cheaper - the new generation Drillich from Sturm is not bad at all... Do not buy Hiki or the other cheap Asian stu...

Received my parcel this afternoon, all ok...

Got this answer from him on 27.03.15:

"Hello
Sorry , I think we could solve the problem within a few days
Thanks
Gavin"

Hope all is OK - I am waiting for some trousers...

Here is my impression of a fallshirmjäger from the 15th regiment near la Haye du Puits in 1944. Guy from a mortar group with specific tragegestell and ra35 optik box and optic. He has his G41W with him. Regards from France :wink: http://nsa33.casimages.com/img/2015/03/14/mini_150314055201746315.jpg...

If you want your repro jacket to look authentic the first step should not be to remove paint from the buttons - but to remove the buttons from the jacket and replace them by original buttons...

Panzer Wittman wrote: For me the best at present is Gavins - you just have to remember to order one size up and be prepared to wait a month or so for delivery.

Gavin's M44 is not bad - but you have to rework the button closure at the sleeve ends.

Thanks for the pics! It is exactly the same jacket-type I had in my hands at WBK Kassel at Mr. Janke's stand some years ago. What I absolutely dislike is the wool fabric - has nothing to do with real late war fieldgrey 44 wool. And the ugly red-brown artificial silk lining as in many Asia repro blou...

One difference to originals is, that the sewing from the corner of the pocket to the armhole is missing. Apart from that I think its close to the original. This is not a mistake. M44 tunics were simplified in many aspects - one of them is the lack of the chest darts you find in former field blouses...