Hungarian "Cold War" Collection 1945 - 1990
Article about: It's the same cotton-filled material which the Red Army introduced in WW2 (Telogreika), which was excellent against the cold - and possibly was more fire-poof... QUOTE=Scout;937204]Nice find
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05-01-2015, 08:02 PM
#181
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James C
good stuff fabe
its easy to lose count of these helmets ,if given the choice i would prefer the matt finish example you show ,most of the plasticoated helmets ive seen show signs of peeling which is most unpleasing to the eyes and the reason i havent added one to my collection yet,ill look forward to your dedicated thread on these helmets ,thanks james
Again, this is just my "educated guess" - I have no official info on this, but I'll ask around - also I think that they no longer make M70 helmets, but I'll ask that as well. (The current Hungarian Army still uses this helmet, but when any troops go to international missions, they use US kevlar helmets - check this FB page (should be "public"), here you find current Hungarian army photos by part-time soilder/photographer:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/P%C3%...932570?fref=ts
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05-15-2015, 12:57 PM
#182
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05-15-2015, 01:43 PM
#183
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05-15-2015, 02:31 PM
#184
thanks fabe ,do you have any referance to when worn as a poncho please
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05-15-2015, 03:01 PM
#185
no, I don't - but soon as I find any - I'll post it...
meanwhile a video - in Hungarian - which probably won't help you much...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnFPmf1aZow
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05-15-2015, 03:26 PM
#186
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05-15-2015, 07:20 PM
#187
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05-15-2015, 07:31 PM
#188
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06-05-2015, 02:59 PM
#189
Hello!
I'm glad my Hungarian zeltbahn rain-cape postings over at my Four-Bees Blog have been of use. I just added a new entry over at my blog showing how to set up a double Hungarian zelt-rain cape as a tent............ I am currently using my set-up as my "bushcraft" tent. I don't have the original aluminum pole set, so I have been using a modified WW2 Swiss pole set. I initially set up the tent using my Mosin Nagant 91/30 rifle (photo on the blog) so that I could get the correct pole length. From what I understand, these zelts were designed to use the rifle with bayonet for the center pole. When the AK type rifles were standard issue, a center pole had to be issued with the zelt.......... Love these Hunagarian zeltbahn rain-capes!
Here's a few links to my blog entries:
Four Bees: Hungarian Zeltbahn M49/82 Set Up as Tent , With Mosin Nagant 91/30 Option
Four Bees: Hungarian M49/82 Zeltbahn - Poncho, Historical Zelt Pole Information
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06-05-2015, 04:21 PM
#190
by
Sharky
Hello!
I'm glad my Hungarian zeltbahn rain-cape postings over at my Four-Bees Blog have been of use. I just added a new entry over at my blog showing how to set up a double Hungarian zelt-rain cape as a tent............ I am currently using my set-up as my "bushcraft" tent. I don't have the original aluminum pole set, so I have been using a modified WW2 Swiss pole set. I initially set up the tent using my Mosin Nagant 91/30 rifle (photo on the blog) so that I could get the correct pole length. From what I understand, these zelts were designed to use the rifle with bayonet for the center pole. When the AK type rifles were standard issue, a center pole had to be issued with the zelt.......... Love these Hunagarian zeltbahn rain-capes!
Here's a few links to my blog entries:
Four Bees: Hungarian Zeltbahn M49/82 Set Up as Tent , With Mosin Nagant 91/30 Option
Four Bees: Hungarian M49/82 Zeltbahn - Poncho, Historical Zelt Pole Information
THX for all the info - glad to see you here on War Relics!
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