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24 pounds is a lot more than 7! But a ticket to the UK is a bit more than that. Does this watch sell in the USA?
Peter

what vender sells a great pair of Luftwaffe first type gaiter? I want blue grey/grey blue color, not the bright blue like the Swedish flag! I also want only the three holes per tightening strap, though the leather can be natural, black or brown. A vender who takes Paypal would be best. I also like t...

i apologize for fixating on this subject, I just find the kielhosen interesting, largely becasuue I can't see the foot parts, and so... Do most people wear the stirrup under the socks, so that the sock can be rolled down over the low boot, (advantages- keeps more dirt out of boots, drawback, allows ...

When did these show up? Many books about Luftwaffe uniforms don't mention therm, places like Lost Battalions don't list them as being made by them for sale, and yet, I think they existed. First I saw a photo of belted trousers with tapered lower legs, with a foot strap for sale on a militaria site (...

I recently bought a breech cover from a repro dealer, that seemed to be more matching than others. It has a felt (not seemingly horse hair felt, but...) and was greenish in colour. Over all, it fairly closely matches pictures of originals. I have never seen an original in hand or a photo of one bein...

Anyone have any photos of ID tags for Luftwaffe medical orderlies, or sanis of any level? Would they have a common ersatz company on the tags, or would the tag reflect a variety of training places?
Thanks
Peter

I usually try to get my waist belt to be on the shortest hole, making the belt over tunic fit snugly. But if I wear sweater, winter weigh captured Russian long johns, a padded winter coat, and maybe a sheep skin/rabbit skin vest, and a zeltbahn for more warmth, I run out of holes in the belt. I have...

Look at some photos- there are some that show what truly appear to be home made/field made. If I can find them on my hard drive, I will post what I find
Peter

bayonets- remember- a German soldier is armed, and sani carried pistols. They were standard as far as I can tell. I have photos of sanis with carbines. I may have photos with bayonets, but can't look through my hard drive now. I'll try later. some literature says they pulled guard duty around field ...

It does help- I appreciate your time and knowledge.
Application of it, now that is the harder thing!
Peter

I have several repro Luftwaffe blue/grey paints, one from France, one from England and spray from the US. All seem way too shiny, especially when I look at some photos which show absolutely flat/matt helmets, in videos on YOutube of Luftwaffe helmets being painted, the paint appears again, totally f...

If one was going to wear the trousers made for gaiters for walking out, or say civilian church services at home, or for a friends civilian funeral, would one wear the gaiters? The trousers just look terribly funky without gaiters, yet with them it looks kind of odd. Have not read or seen photos so a...

I am always amazed at the number of German soldiers who had extra cash, so as to buy rings instead of booze, women, and/or food. When I was a young sailor few of us spent money on navy rings- we sort of thought the uniform, haircut and the fast we were wandering aimlessly around seaport towns told p...

This is something I have wondered about. I suspect that shipping lighter fluids to the forward areas would have been very far down the supply line' priorities! My father, a WW2 USN sailor, said that he and the other sailors (enlisted, not officer) used to take the fuel for their lighters from the li...

Depending on the state your liabilityl may vary. In Massachusetts, there is a good Samaritan law. HOWEVER- it depends on you following your scope of practice. If a person has a BSA first aid badge, and sutures a wound, that would definitely in this state open you up for a lawsuit. Why? because you h...