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PADDY_M
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Two layers of Dubbin later. For £36 GBP... Can't be bad. Google Superdry (I know! I'd never usually have bought their stuff) Officer's Boots. Bargains are out there. Sweet little Roughout boot with period correct soles (nailed, glued and through stitch).
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mulceber
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Good find, Wei. Where could one find one of those? I checked ebay and couldn't find anything similar.
Speaking of which, I'd been meaning to post this, but didn't:
Apart from a switch to acrylic yarn in the '80s, these sweaters have remained largely the same since WW2. The 100% wool ones are a bit more expensive, but still a ridiculously good value.
Speaking of which, I'd been meaning to post this, but didn't:
Jeep Sweater in Militaria for sale | eBay
www.ebay.com
Apart from a switch to acrylic yarn in the '80s, these sweaters have remained largely the same since WW2. The 100% wool ones are a bit more expensive, but still a ridiculously good value.
MaydayWei
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@mulceber Thanks Jan!
I was incredibly lucky to find her at my local military surplus store.
I could only find Canadian Army ones for sale on eBay:
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The older Canadian scarves are marked “Scarf, Man’s, Air” for the RCAF, “Scarf, Man’s, Land” for the Canadian Army, and so on and so forth; with all of them being marked with the manufacturer’s name on the tagging. More modern ones, in contrast, are all made by (or at least are all marked) “Logistik Unicorp”. It goes without saying that the older models are more desirable. That said, all are made in Canada and most are made from 100% wool. But be sure to double check the label!
The main difference I found between the older scarves and the more modern Logistik scarves is that the older scarves have a “brushed” finish with a slight “fluff”/shaggy texture. The newer scarves have no shaggy fluff and are more sharply textured.
I was incredibly lucky to find her at my local military surplus store.
I could only find Canadian Army ones for sale on eBay:
CANADIAN ARMY WOOL SCARF - LIGHTWEIGHT - NEW or MINT - 107 | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for CANADIAN ARMY WOOL SCARF - LIGHTWEIGHT - NEW or MINT - 107 at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!
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Note:
The older Canadian scarves are marked “Scarf, Man’s, Air” for the RCAF, “Scarf, Man’s, Land” for the Canadian Army, and so on and so forth; with all of them being marked with the manufacturer’s name on the tagging. More modern ones, in contrast, are all made by (or at least are all marked) “Logistik Unicorp”. It goes without saying that the older models are more desirable. That said, all are made in Canada and most are made from 100% wool. But be sure to double check the label!
The main difference I found between the older scarves and the more modern Logistik scarves is that the older scarves have a “brushed” finish with a slight “fluff”/shaggy texture. The newer scarves have no shaggy fluff and are more sharply textured.
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MauldinFan
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Just nabbed a RL rough out boot off eBay for 100 total including shipping. I wear a D size in most cases so hopefully it'll fit well. They should work with leggings for my WW2 uniforms and would be better made than some repro rough outs...
I love this forum, I never would have known about these otherwise.
I love this forum, I never would have known about these otherwise.
MauldinFan
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I got the boots pretty quick and while they seem to fit okay, the darned things were green in color. I have nobody to blame but myself for that. But I'd always intended to dye them brown anyway as roughouts always were done. They're not a perfect replica of the WW2 Army ones, but they should be fully good with leggings and a browner color...
MaydayWei
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NOS Royal Canadian Navy Submariner Jumpers, sz S and XL, $50 CAD!
www.vintageleatherjackets.org
NOS Royal Canadian Navy Submariner Jumpers, sz S and XL, $50 CAD!
Disclaimer: I am in no way related to the seller. Chaps! New old stock Royal Canadian Navy submariner jumpers! Based on the Royal Navy submariner's jumpers but far rarer. I think the seller only has sizes S and XL left. S sounds like a 38, and XL sounds like a 46. (loose fit) New Old Stock...
www.vintageleatherjackets.org
MauldinFan
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Not long ago, I got some leather dye and went over these green-tined Polo boots, and they turned out pretty decently. I have since wiped them down with a wet rag to get some of the dye off the surface, and am keeping them out in the garage until it's more likely the dye had dried as good as it can get. I need to get a dremel tool to the 'polo' logo on the bottom of the heels, though, for living history events (don't want to leave that in my footprints).
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mulceber
Moderator
It's been over a year since we've had a new entry in this post, so here's another bargain basement item for people:
World War I Officer's Musette Bag from What Price Glory.
Price: $45
This is another one that Burt introduced me to. When we met up last year at Wright-Pat he had this great satchel that carried everything he needed, didn't look out of place or over-the-top military. It was just a great piece of equipment. He told me he picked it up at WPG, so I had to get one for myself. Absolutely recommend it. Solid construction, solid materials. If you need a man purse, this is a great option.
Burt, holding his Musette bag up next to an original that we saw at Wright-Pat.
World War I Officer's Musette Bag from What Price Glory.
Price: $45
This is another one that Burt introduced me to. When we met up last year at Wright-Pat he had this great satchel that carried everything he needed, didn't look out of place or over-the-top military. It was just a great piece of equipment. He told me he picked it up at WPG, so I had to get one for myself. Absolutely recommend it. Solid construction, solid materials. If you need a man purse, this is a great option.
Burt, holding his Musette bag up next to an original that we saw at Wright-Pat.
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Spitfireace
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Bahh Bahh Blacksheep.
Excellent Burt, those cheaper gloves incidentally I used to use them in the UK years ago on commercial gardening jobs,Hi guys!
I’ve been thinking about doing this thread ever since I posted the Virgil Hilts on a budget thread
I was looking at that thread the other day and thought that I might try and pick up where that thread left off, with finding reduced cost options and products for some of us who are on a budget , have limited spending power , or if you’re like me, just refuse to spend ridiculous amounts of money on some of this stuff. Now, I realize that some of you believe that “you only get what you pay for”, and to that extent, I respect and agree with you onLooking like Virgil Hilts For Under $250.00, Can it be done ?
With the boredom of the Pandemic and staying around the house most of the days, I have very little to do, other than the usual “honey do’s”, you know “honey do this or honey do that”, so I occupy myself by coming up with strange new ideas. One such idea was, could a person pull off a classic...
that point however, I also believe that in this hobby there are many times where we, “don’t get what we pay for”. In fact, how many times have we seen products who’s prices were jacked up simply because they were repros of military or vintage made items with a “ US “ mark stamped one them. Often times we’ve seen items that were sold by some of those same manufactures on the commercial market with no stamp for far less . Or items that were commercially sold that closely resembled those “ US” marked products at reduced prices. So with this in mind, I would like to start this thread to provide options for all of us who are interested in seeing less costly products, that would still be quality gear but at reduced prices . For clarification, this thread will not criticize or demean the manufactures who sell their ridiculously high priced products. We all know who they are. Instead it will simply bring “ options” to your attention that may or may not work for you.
Hopefully many of you will come across reduce cost quality items ( notice that I didn’t say cheap here) that may be of interest to the rest of us, and will post some information about those products here. So with that in mind let me begin with a very good quality item that I recently purchased on Amazon .
After reading a recent thread on “1942 Flying Gloves” I did a little detective work to see what was out there on the commercial market that looked very close to those WWII Gloves, and would be a quality item at a reduced cost from the current prices, which in one case is in excess of $100 US for a pair of leather or horsehide gloves. So ... here’s what I found.
Here’s a photo of “1942 Flying Gloves”
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Now here’s a photo of commercially made Buffalo hide gloves made by the Illinois Glove Company and sold on Amazon for $12.99 US.
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The only issue is that these gloves come with an elastic band sewn into the interior of the glove that gathers the top of the glove around the wrist .
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Once that is removed you have essentially the same glove .
COST SAVINGS $110.00 vs $12.99.
Is the authencity difference between these two sets of gloves worth the price difference ?
It’s your money ... you make the call.
PS. If you guys like reading about this sort of information please let me know in your comments. If you don’t see any value in this type of post , please let me know that as well.
Thank you.
Southoftheborder
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mulceber
Moderator
Was this post intended for the "What jacket are you wearing today?" thread? Or is this another item for the bargain basement?
Kermit3D
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Great bag Jan.
It must have been mentioned somewhere, but MK VII gas mask bags make great everyday bags.
I've been using one myself for 4 or 5 years (an original).
There are some nice reproductions out there, but the NOS originals are easy to find for a very decent price.
... and besides it is Indiana Jones' bag
It must have been mentioned somewhere, but MK VII gas mask bags make great everyday bags.
I've been using one myself for 4 or 5 years (an original).
There are some nice reproductions out there, but the NOS originals are easy to find for a very decent price.
... and besides it is Indiana Jones' bag
Spitfireace
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Ya I guess it was not thread appropriate. Should have been in the "what jacket are you wearing". We used to use a bag in the Canadian Forces at basic training that was probably called a musette bag. It was nicknamed a "stinky bag" because it was a canvas sack that we used to carry our books for classes and it smelled of old canvas. I don't have it as we had to turn it in, after graduation. It had a shoulder strap and two closing straps.
Spitfireace
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But that jacket was a bargain because a friend of mine gave it to me for free.
Spitfireace
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Here's something that I bought as a bargain back when I was 13 or so from an army surplus store that was located on the outskirts of Canadian Forces Base Chilliwack close to Vancouver. There used to be this crazy old guy who had a shack basically outside the fences of the base and he sold old army clothing and back then you could buy stuff for fifty cents or a buck. I bought this Canadian Army bush cap for fifty cents. The reason I'm thinking about it is it has gotten unseasonably hot here this weekend and I dug it out of a drawer to keep the sun off my head. I've never worn it much really since I was a kid. Great cap for that sort of thing though. If you ever have watched The Red Green Show he wears this same type
cap.
Spitfireace
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Exactly "if the girls don't find you handsome they'll find you handy" lol.
