I have been searching for a Dutch ww2 uniform for a super long time could you tell me where you got that uniform please I would greatly appreciate it love your work

the netherlands where actualy never invaded in ww1, only belgium. the germans put up a huge electrical fence on the belgian/dutch border to stop smuggeling and to stop poeple from leaving belgium a forgotten part of ww1

Boots need the lacing changed

Wrong German flag but see why you left it out, the swastika now seems outlawed and censored online, but still great video.

Yet another wannabe historian. As the men who actually fought in this stuff would have told you "get your knees brown boy". Then you might be worth listening to. Just book spouting. I actually handled this stuff, real WW2 family souvenirs and would find shrapnel in the garden as a child. It was still issued to me in the 1960s as a soldier. Hairy, itchy shirts, 38 pattern webbing and even a heavy, rubberised gas cape WW1 style. Learn the difference between polished brasses and blanco and not being seen by an enemy sniper, if you want to change from a pretty mannequin to staying alive. Reality versus re-enactor's fantasies.

'Bren Pouches'? Properly called Pouch Universal. Designed so they could carry a cotton bandolier containing .303 ammunition in clips for the rifle. a pair of Bren magazines in support of the Bren Gun, or No36 Grenades.

Thanks for showing so many nice pieces from your collection. That M35 looks like it might have been delivered to the UK by sea mail in 1940.

Very interesting display! On another note, the sling on the Lee-Enfield No. 4 is not attached correctly. The sling hooks should be facing away from the wood; not towards the wood. I look forward to your other videos anyhow!

Excellent. Am I right in thinking that the gas mask case should be the other way around on the British soldier to make it easier to deploy. Stud poppers nearer to the man? Keep up the good work. Bayonet on entrenching tool handle was for probing for mines.

Excellent displays! Love to see all the gear displayed on mannequins like that.

the Germans did not invade the Netherlands in WW1

Superb ! original material but in enought good state as it wasin WW2, when soldiers were receiving his effects and gear ! thanks for sharing ! take care ; )

How much smarter the German uniform looks. By comparison the British soldier looks like a sack of potatoes.

Another magnificent collection and display! Thank you for sharing!

Two very nice mannequins, They both look great. Nice double decal M35 helmet, they are hard to find these days. Thanks for sharing 👍👍

Impressive and both nearly perfect, well done ! Both uniforms are what we could have seen in Spring 1940, you really did a great job. You're right, at the beginning of the war, the trousers were stone grey, but they begun to be changed and became field grey very quickly in early 1940, so a man wearing field grey trousers in Dunkirk, for example, is perfectly possible. Even the 1940 pattern field jacket with its field grey collar and shoulder patches could be seen then, a lot of pics show these changes were already applied. Same for the jackboots, which begun to be shortened from november 1939 onwards. The only two things I regret is the rifle, though gorgeous, it isn't consistent with the splendid mannequin you made. Same for the triangular assault backpack and suspenders. Both were adopted in 1939, but they were still very rarely seen in spring 1940. But why not ? Your British Tommy is also perfect, it's the typical silhouette of Spring 1940 BEF soldier too, love it. But I will say the same thing as for the German soldier about the rifle. Your MK 4 rifle is splendid too, but if I'm not wrong, none were used by the BEF in 1940, only the old MK3 (one of my favorite rifles, by the way, and in my opinion one of the best repeating rifles ever made, if not the best) could be seen then, the first MK 4 seemed to began to be used by the 8th army in North Africa. And even in Normandy, plenty of old MK3 were still in service. But all in all, again congratulations !

That German M35 helmet with it's double decals and factory apple green paint is extremely valuable nowadays. Many were refurbished and reissued during WWII, so it's hard to find them in their original configuration. What did you pay for it when you were 15? Whatever the amount was let's just say it's really appreciated in value.

Ride with a flag. Spell corrector gone mad.

Well. As promised. I looked this up straight away. And let me say, wow, thanks for mentioning us. I’ll have to show Cody when I get home 😂😂. Loved the video. You’ve got me all inspired to do a more detailed Light Horse video myself. I ride all the time in my military saddle and have the lance bucket on my stirrup full time as we often ride a glad. It serves same purpose, Lance or flag pole. Anyway old mate. I could rave on about the differences and similarities UK V Light Horse but I’ll save it for a video. Great job with this one. Cheers

That is brilliant. Amazing stuff there. After 5 weeks with no internet I’m slowly catching up. This was a great one to come back to. Cheers old mate

Very nice displays,tho the attatchment on the e tool handle was not to use the pigsticker bayonet as a weapon...it was to enable it to be used as a mine probe....the weapon connection was invented in the 1980s by world wide arms ltd who sold e tool handles with surplus pigsticker bayonets as rare home guard defence weapons!!

Great uniforms, equipment again, bravo 👏. Where did you get your mannequin from, its a perfect set up ?

I nice display…. The empty Breadbag …. It looks better if it looks like it has something in it.

Excellent stuff....the displays are fantastic....good that youve had the german helmet all these years. Ive finally got another k98 pouch to go with the other one. The British set up is first rate....all the very best to you 😊😊😊😊

I won't say anything about the Dutch soldier, I haven't enough knowledge about it. But let's talk about the French soldier : the overall impression is really great, but there are several details I don't like (forget the boots, they're not of the right model). Brass buttons are normal on greatcoat, they were like that in time of peace, but should have been painted khaki for the campaign uniform, and no, brass buttons weren't those of colonial troops, which had their own buttons with an anchor (though most often they used this kind of general use buttons), but the model used for all greatcoats. I also find the cloth used for collar patches is too light. About the 1931 gas mask, yours lack the rubber tube, just like the British gas mask had. The filter is the model 1935, which is correct, but I never saw a grey filter on an army mask, it could be Navy, or civil defense. True, the French army used puttees in 1939, but they weren't the same as before : the model 1919, very carefully made with quality cloth, weren't straight anymore but curved, which made them very easy to put. They should have been replaced in 1940 by a new model of leather or canvas gaiters, which few were made and used before the defeat. The leather equipment is OK, but the two cartridge pouches should be attached together with a small leather strap I didn't see. Beware of the canteen, if you use the 1935 leather equipment, you can't wear a canteen with a long strap, but with two short straps, one attached under the cartridge pouch, one attached to the rear belt loop used to link the 1892/14 suspenders. The bayonet, here a 1892 model whose original fiber grips have been replaced by wooden ones from 1917 on, was never used with Berthier rifles, but with Berthier musketoons. The Berthier rifles used the same long and thin bayonet as the Lebel rifle, the model 1886 or 1886/15. And last, with such an uniform and equipment, the 1922 breeches are not the best choice. The 1938 baggy knickerbockers would be much better. And if you could find a 1935 shirt with its tie, it would be great ! But all in all, a very nice mannequin indeed. Congratulations !

Two very nice mannequins, the French one is my favourite 👍

Another great pair of mannequin displays. I liked the french gas mask with 3rd reich stamp, ive got 3 of the m26 french helmets, very nice. A lot of people are not aware of the french soldiers being evacuated at Dunkirk, i seem to recall that Churchill demanded this be the case. Again probably most folk wouldnt have a clue of Hollands place in ww2, apart from the german invasion. The Dutch helmet is particularly nice...ive been on the lookout for one for ages, they dont come up often...although i do have the very similar Romanian M73...cheers and all the very best to you 😊😊😊😊😊

Germany didn't invade the Netherlands during the First World War. The country was, and remained, neutral between 1914-18

The Dutch uniform is beautiful. Nice display mate!

How many sets of holes are on the leather belt you have for this display? Normally there is 11 I think but I have seen ones with less. I'm trying to locate a set of 1914 and 1916 leather french equipment but the ww2 leather equipment is quite similar.

Another amazing collection. Thank you!

Very good video

Very good m8.....the bits at the beginning are worthy of several of their own videos😊😊😊. Another great video at the museum quality level. Good description of the rifle..I wonder what happened to or at the ww1 memorials as the germans overran France in 1940?, cheers 😊😊😊😊😊

Your Portuguese gear is awesome, but just a small correction, the canteen used during ww1 was designated the M16. The one you have is the latter, updated version, the M16/31, which has a more complex set of straps than the ww1 version. It seems that you put the cup on backwards. In the video the cup is facing the right way and the canteen itself is backwards. Furthermore, the canteens with shoulder straps were issued to officers (yours is a officer's), soldier's canteens had a hook. That's an awesome piece, very rare and looks to be in very good condition

You should make a Soviet ww2 uniform

Great video as always, as a Canadian I'm looking forward to your next video. Cheers!

Your correct about the BAR belt. That was meant to put the butt of the rifle in it.

Great video, really enjoyed it, fascinating stories and some fantastic WW1 items, that helmet is really nice 👍

I'm beginning an impression of a man of the 17th btn Kings Regiment, if you have any more photographs or owt let me know!

Great video and story of the ww1 friends. Id never heard much og Portugals ww1 involvement. Your odds and ends are first rate....the german helmet especially, 😊😊😊😊

The British army order to back load your sword came out a few months into the war. Waving a sword around attracted enemy fire and we were loosing young officers in droves. So the army withdrew swords from the infantry.

Not bad but that flashlight has guards and that means it is a postwar flashlight

Another wonderful display! One correction, the Zimmerman Telegram was the final straw for the U.S. entering the Great War.

Is the thing on the m-1956 butt pack a poncho

What was standard combat load of rounds for the lebel?

Wow, this is a fantastic presentation. We'll done

🇺🇸☣️MidWest garrison’s to global pandemic. The Spanish Flu . Neat name given to hide origin , true cover up.

Yanks do call them medics in the army. Corpsmen are Navy medics that are assigned to Marine Corps platoons or in Navy platoons. So basically corpsmen are the medics of the Marines and Navy while in other branches they are called medics

i always wonder what's the name for the French Tirailleur trouser because it's hard to find or describe to tailor,looks comfortable so might get one.Any idea ?

Thank you for another amazing video