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/
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!)
A little purchase (£3.50). Unissued 1945 dated mosquito spats
I dug out some other bits to put with the mannequin. First up a British bandolier
Jungle pattern ‘housewife’
What I assume to be a private purchase map/message case
...You're having a lot of fun, aren't you? Very nice items indeed.
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.
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)
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