Couple of displays I did a few of months back - Aust.
Couple of displays I did a few of months back - Aust.
Very Nice Rene, Well Done.
Greg
Got my Artillery lieutenant uniform back on a Mannequin. It hasn't seen the light of day in about 8 months so I decided to rotate it back into the spotlight. I attached an EK1, PAB, and a Black wound badge. Let me know what you think
Two adversaries. The Japanese mannequin is a work in progress
Hi Didier, that is a tidy looking set of gear you have there. Just a small point regarding authenticity.
If you intend to represent a soldier at the time of Op Overlord on Gold Beach 6 June 44 you should consider that the four campaign medals represented by those ribbons; the 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal and War Medal were instututed in 1945 so the ribbons wouldn't have been seen on uniforms in June '44.
On another note however, if these ribbons belong to that uniform originally the fact that the War Medal ribbon has the bronze oaklef (Mention in Dispatches / MID) might help with researching the original owner.
Regards
Mark
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"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing he cares more about than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature with no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
Hello Mark,
Yes, I know that the medal ribbons are post-war, but I have no intention of removing them, as they are no doubt original to the BD blouse.
From what I have been able to see here and there, most museums show either put together battledress uniforms or original ones, together with their end-of-war/post-war ribbons.
Unfortunately, I had to make do with what I could lay my hands on, which was not much, as you can imagine! Here is what my half-mannequin looks like at the moment:
I have found a pair of Dutch BD trousers to go with the blouse, for lack of a better option.
Regards,
Didier
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