New Brown Based Splinter B smocks from Barry Lyndon

[Pietje]

Great photo's Jäger.. Just question... could you make one or twho photographs outside so that its better to judge about colours??? Thanks in advance !!!!!!!!!!!!

[HGKanonier]

Is the bandoleer made longer to fit Westerners?

Germany was also considered a western country back then. I assume you mean _modern_ westerner

Yeah, man! Those POS Sturm Bandos are too freakin' short, hike your shit up, make you look like Billy Bob Thornton in Sling Blade.

[Jager Roll]

Suprisingly enough , I checked the pocket of the smocks and discovered that he included an eagle with each smock on the splinter material
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Pietje,
I am working late all week, I will get some outside photos this weekend.

[Pietje]

Thanks Jäger!

[Jager Roll]

Pietje,

Here are the outside photos I promised

Regular


Vintaged

[Pietje]

Thanks once again Jäger !!!

[Schuetze Arsch]

Pietje,

Here are the outside photos I promised

Regular


Vintaged

I´m sorry Jaeger, I have to repeat my former statement !
The Berry Lyndon (Spearhead) splinter B pattern is extra incorrect !
As a Fallschirmjaeger-expert with so many first class jump smocks hanging in your
wardrobe you schould know this fact.

Here is a comparsion between a correct splinter B pattern (left side) and the wrong
pattern made by "Berry Lyndon (on the right side)

Comparsion-splinter-B-Ok.jpg (156.78 KiB) Viewed 6159 times

I can show you more incorrect parts of the Spearhead pattern, if this is necessary !

[Hans Gowert]

Schuetze Arsch , it is a well known fact that Barrys splinter pattern is incorrect

[Schuetze Arsch]

Schuetze Arsch , it is a well known fact that Barrys splinter pattern is incorrect

But why the heck is there then so much hype about this "Spearhead" jump smock

[Jager Roll]

Pietje,


I´m sorry Jaeger, I have to repeat my former statement !
The Berry Lyndon (Spearhead) splinter B pattern is extra incorrect !
As a Fallschirmjaeger-expert with so many first class jump smocks hanging in your
wardrobe you schould know this fact.

Here is a comparsion between a correct splinter B pattern (left side) and the wrong
pattern made by "Berry Lyndon (on the right side)

Comparsion-splinter-B-Ok.jpg

I can show you more incorrect parts of the Spearhead pattern, if this is necessary !

I have no doubt that Zeug makes some very good smocks and in no way am I a smock expert, nor am I saying that the Barry Lyndon smocks are perfect smocks which they are not. But would it not be more appropriate to rate a smock by compairing it to an origional rather than another reproduction?

[Hans Gowert]

Schuetze Arsch , it is a well known fact that Barrys splinter pattern is incorrect

But why the heck is there then so much hype about this "Spearhead" jump smock

because its better then his previouse one,

and its the best cheap alternative to a top of the range smock

[Schuetze Arsch]

Right that´s the point !

This is what I wanted to hear, so I totally agree, just like I have wrote in my first post.
But I think it is imortant to let the people know that the Spearhead smock is not bad but it
does not reach the authenticity of the high-end products such as G-Max or Zeug.
I also prefer that beginners starts with a Spearhead "wannabe" smock instead of splinter A smocks.

Cheers

[Hans Gowert]

i believe any fallschirmjager reenactor who has done an ounce of research knows that a barry lyndon smock is a cheap alternative to a high end smock.

but it all boils down to cost.

Some people get really funny using expensive kit in the field etc etc , which is fair enuff ,so this is a cheap alternative which in my eyes, is fine to reenact in.

[Jager Roll]

Right that´s the point !

This is what I wanted to hear, so I totally agree, just like I have wrote in my first post.
But I think it is imortant to let the people know that the Spearhead smock is not bad but it
does not reach the authenticity of the high-end products such as G-Max or Zeug.
I also prefer that beginners starts with a Spearhead "wannabe" smock instead of splinter A smocks.

Cheers

Very much agreed Sir,

I would hate to lose a good reenactor who knows history, prior military and gets along well with others because in these tough economic times he cannot afford a top of the line kit (I tell unit members Family first hobby second). This is a decent alternative until they can afford a top of the line smock like a Zeug one, SMW one or a Lost Battalions one. Anything to keep new prospects from the dreaded splinter A smocks (I also being a member of SASAK........ Society Against Splinter A Knochensacks ..... and a member of SAPDK......Society Against Pea Dot Knochensacks...and a member of SATDOPK...Society Against the Dreaded Oak Pattern Knochensacks )

I wanted to order a Zeug one but got a bit spooked when he did not answer my E-mails.

Tim
www.fjr3.com

[Hans Gowert]

Right that´s the point !

This is what I wanted to hear, so I totally agree, just like I have wrote in my first post.
But I think it is imortant to let the people know that the Spearhead smock is not bad but it
does not reach the authenticity of the high-end products such as G-Max or Zeug.
I also prefer that beginners starts with a Spearhead "wannabe" smock instead of splinter A smocks.

Cheers

Very much agreed Sir,

I would hate to lose a good reenactor who knows history, prior military and gets along well with others because in these tough economic times he cannot afford a top of the line kit (I tell unit members Family first hobby second). This is a decent alternative until they can afford a top of the line smock like a Zeug one, SMW one or a Lost Battalions one. Anything to keep new prospects from the dreaded splinter A smocks (I also being a member of SASAK........ Society Against Splinter A Knochensacks ..... and a member of SAPDK......Society Against Pea Dot Knochensacks...and a member of SATDOPK...Society Against the Dreaded Oak Pattern Knochensacks )

I wanted to order a Zeug one but got a bit spooked when he did not answer my E-mails.

Tim
http://www.fjr3.com

well posted tim!