BB good book here by someone .....
Jean-Philippe Borg's Book - German Combat Equipment
"Per Ardua"
To answer your question JPhillip - there is no hood on this greatcoat. The collar flips up and buttons around the mouth/nose but no hood. I can't afford an original A frame at the moment (cant believe how expensive originals are!), but have ordered a weathered reproduction to fill in for the time being. I'm looking at original zeltbahns and an A frame bag that will cover the frame anyway with the mess tin.
Over the last few weeks, I managed to track down some of the items I need. The A frame is supposed to be a repro, but I've had mixed opinions on it. I'm thinking it's a repro though. The Mess tin, A frame bag and Zeltbahn are original - the zeltbahn has definitely seen some use. The mannequin isn't assembled at the moment, but this will look good on it once it's all back up. Last thing I need to track down is a straight handle entrenching tool and holder
Hello,
Thanks for the answer about the hood.
I can confirm you that the A-frame is a reproduction, the Beutel (A-frame bag) is a repro as well.
The Zeltbahn and messkit are original.
Shovel carriers are harder to get than shovels, good luck
Thanks
The sacrifice of life is a huge sacrifice, there is only one that is more terrible, the sacrifice of honor
In Memoriam :
Laurent Huart (1964-2008)
ET carriers are tough to find and I paid lots for mine (43) even back 20 years ago!!
I'm just going to see what comes up, I'm in no rush for an ET. Hopefully I can find an original ET and carrier together.
The A frame bag was sold as original, but I didn't pay a huge amount for it so I don't really mind. It's at least hidden mainly by the zeltbahn. What defines this one as a repro? It certainly looks, feels and smells old haha.
The sacrifice of life is a huge sacrifice, there is only one that is more terrible, the sacrifice of honor
In Memoriam :
Laurent Huart (1964-2008)
A great start, keep it up Aus. I put together a similar mannequin a few years ago, takes time......but well worth it
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