WW2 1945 British Jungle Greens

[Grimebox]

Some issued items were not popular in the tropics and I can imagine the gloves fall into that category.
Do you have a piccy of the boots please?

Oz.

Unfortunately the mannequin is wedged back into my ‘office’, however I did manage to get one boot off! They are not actually a matching pair as one is dated 1945 and the other (this one) is dated 1944, however they are the same size and have the exact same markings.

[Warspite]

Brilliant set up! Like you I am very much into the Indian made jungle equipment. This is my set up (apologies for the awful mannequin...)

This is a small selection of my jungle kit:

I have written quite a bit about jungle uniform and equipment on my blog which you might find interesting:
https://hatchfive.wordpress.com/category/jungle/

[Grimebox]

Many thanks for the link to your blog, it is very interesting. I hope to add some more bits to my mannequin over the coming months (depending on what I find and whether I can afford it!)

[Grimebox]

A little purchase (£3.50). Unissued 1945 dated mosquito spats

[Grimebox]

I dug out some other bits to put with the mannequin. First up a British bandolier

[Grimebox]

Jungle pattern ‘housewife’

[Grimebox]

What I assume to be a private purchase map/message case

[MedicalAmmunitionCrate]

...You're having a lot of fun, aren't you? Very nice items indeed.

[Grimebox]

Mosquito boots by John White dated 1945. These were commonly worn by pilots but were meant for ground use. There would have been a draw string at the top of the boots to pull them in and prevent insects getting in.

[Grimebox]

A WW2 Kukri which was Issued to a soldier who was in the 26th Indian Bgde, in 1944. It’s a bit battered but still a very nice used knife. The blade is marked ‘M 43’, the scabbard is not marked (that I can see)