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11-29-2013 11:05 PM
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good evening fred ,many thanks for the kind words and for your help and also for taking the time to visit this history room and take all these detailed pictures ,i like the fact you can handle the items ,the mask looks to have perscription lenses inside ,the complete display is awesome and also the boots are very interesting ,ive not seen black soles before ,i wonder what became of jamie post gulf war ,thanks again, james
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Hello James,
Thanks for the kind words.
There were a pair of prescription glasses in the mask. The one thing that was missing was the M58A1 Personal Decontamination Kit. These used to hang off of the front "D" ring on the mask carrier ,where yours is hanging. Once the M11 Decon kit for personal equipment decontamination was no longer used the M58A1 kit was then put in the rear pocket of the Protective mask carrier. There were 4 different types of personal decon kits. The M258 and M258A1 were used for training and have a blue or blue tint label. The M58 and M58A1 were wartime stock. During mobilization for Desert Shield, the masks had the hoods, filters and M258 Decon kits exchanged for new wartime stock. Hoods used for training were supposed to be marked with a blue mark on the back of the hood so they were easily recognizable as a training hood.
Fred
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superb information fred, you certainly know your stuff .im learning alot, thanks again james
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Excellent display James I loved the thread very interesting read.. & a top dollar soldier you have there... Cheers Terry.
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many thanks for the kind words terry ,it means a lot and glad you enjoyed veiwing my breakdown of all the kit , i can see similarities between the british webbing in the us kit ,i did a lot of research on this display and hope i got it right ,i just need a nice deact m16 a2 to complete i doubt the missus would let me spend any more money on it though ,thanks again james
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Fantastic James as ever,just wanted to ask with regards to the guns?they look good are they original or something else?think you man(does he have a name)looks all dressed up ready for some serious butt kicking indeed,great thread mate.............
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Yep James I think an M16A2 will set you back a good 1500 pounds or more..???I think he looks great as he is & you can tell you have put lots of time & effort because I learnt quite a bit from this thread I've re-read it 2 times it was that interesting..So what is next James??.......Cheers Terry.
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many thanks jake glad you like the display ,to be honest ive not named him as yet ,the guns are perfect for display ,the thompson was scratch built by my father many decades ago ,and thanks again tez ,i guess the m16 is out of the question then ,and i though SLR's were expensive ,as you say its no big deal having one ,it might very well blot out some of the display ,as for the future ill have to have a word with my financial advisor ,her in doors for the time being im totally banned from any online purchases ,i have spent my monthly allowance 4 times over in one month as it did cost me an arm and a leg to complete ,what i found was the items i needed and bought from the states allthough very reasonable almost tripled in price due to the postage involved ,but needs must as alot of the kit is non existent here in the uk ,i often wonder if in say 70 years or so will gulf war items like these be desirable to a future market ,in the same way as world war items are today ,cheers james
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