Bill Kelso Werber 'Ultra Vintage Horsehide'. 2013 - Found the pics....

[jeremiah]

Looks fabulous.

 

[Nickb123]

When it arrived.

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Amazing. All these years later, I think Andy/Platon had a point. That Victory looks out of this world.

 

[ausreenactor]

I agree with you 100%. They sent me a pic of the hide and 'we' went through what parts of the hide I would prefer in which parts of the jacket. I am not sure how much they had on at that time; however, I was on my second Afghanistan trip and it was my main effort while off shift. It was there when I got home and having them source the HBT fabric for me (ATF would not ship it to Greece) and take receipt of the zip to cut out Tianna as a half way shipping point was next level. They said they got as much out of making the lined version as I did. They run it as an option ever since I believe.

And it smells amazing. Hence the bag around it. Even five years down the line, taking it out fills the house with what 'smells like....Victory'.

 

[mulceber]

They run it as an option ever since I believe.

I checked out of curiosity and, yep! Fourth line down, fourth one over.

Linings Options - Bill Kelso Mfg.

billkelsomfg.com

 

[ausreenactor]

LOTS of tartan options. Tiger Stripe would be cool!

 

[Micawber]

Troubl

I employ the more masculine term 'Stitch Bonder' or 'Patchbonder 5000;.

Trouble is all of the spare parts suppliers would just say WTF

 

[ausreenactor]

Spare parts? Aside from needles I would not think it would ever fail.

I ripped the motor off so I had more room for Class As and Ike jackets. It helped that I could better position each stitch. They made to 'machines' to last back then.

 

[ausreenactor]

I’d love to see more pics of couchy’s werber.

Co-located at present.. Will bust it out. Just took a trip down memory lane looking at the Werbers on offer across the World.

 

[ausreenactor]

Swimming on me!

 

[mulceber]

Fit pics?

 

[ausreenactor]

Doesn't fit! Too big!

 

[Smithy]

Doesn't fit! Too big!

Eat some pies!

 

[London Cabbie]

When it arrived.



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can you choose that lining on any BK A2, doesn’t come up as option on RW 23380...?

 

[Pilot]

Love the lining.
Thx Trevor... to me nicest lining ever!
Had a scarf like that during my active service time... actually still have it ... need to dig it out...
My grand uncle had the same pattern...first cut off an Eichenlaub Zeltplane ( oakleave tent quarter) and the French cought him in 44/45 and invited him and his felows in fate into the volonteer foreign French service ( more or less casualy invited by them; “signe là ou échafaut” .. rough times ... he survived ) and we talked & gave a lot about it ..As for the scarf its a cut out from a parachute .
BTW, they invited me and I gladly accepted a few years later ... my best living years!)

 

[ausreenactor]

can you choose that lining on any BK A2, doesn’t come up as option on RW 23380...?

Platon sourced it for me. Was an option for a while. The 'Sandy side' and Tiger Stripe were also options.

 

[mulceber]

It’s still listed under their available liners, last I checked. I imagine you could get it.

 

[London Cabbie]

Once had a Japanese fellow get in wearing an A2, was meant to be having a meeting in the back of the Taxi, but I interrupted him to talk about his A2. Told me that’s all he wears and has a few, when I asked him who the maker was he wasn’t sure...? took jacket Off and it had the Marine Frogskin Lining, which blew me away.... checked the Label and it was BR. What a brilliant lining....

 

[Smithy]

Eichenlaub Zeltplane

Off topic I know but I developed an interest in camouflage and disruptive pattern development from my museum work.

What's really interesting is how those Waffen-SS dot pattern schemes were way ahead of their time. After many years of experimenting with all sorts of different patterning, most developed militaries are returning to using "dot" pattern camouflage for combat uniforms such as Multicam which are directly related and a lateral progression to those German WWII schemes.

 

[Pilot]

Off topic I know but I developed an interest in camouflage and disruptive pattern development from my museum work.

What's really interesting is how those Waffen-SS dot pattern schemes were way ahead of their time. After many years of experimenting with all sorts of different patterning, most developed militaries are returning to using "dot" pattern camouflage for combat uniforms such as Multicam which are directly related and a lateral progression to those German WWII schemes.

During the Indochina war the French Légion Etrangère had many ex German WW2 equipement /gear ( and soldiers).
They even used this dot pattern camo fabric to tailor shirts or jackets.

 

[ausreenactor]

During the Indochina war the French Légion Etrangère had many ex German WW2 equipement /gear ( and soldiers).
They even used this dot pattern camo fabric to tailor shirts or jackets.View attachment 42038

And positioned rank in the centre chest, universally employed across the World now.