I've been casually getting into WW2 German to do Blue Division. ATF comes highly recommended, but they seem to be continually out of stock, going back to several years ago (pre COVID) when I was thinking of doing US WW2. I hit 'em up recently (6/24) and, yep, a lot of "Sold Out" on German tunics except for odd sizes like 'small/short'. I had people say Military Harbour, a Chinese outfit, is good. I'm currently waiting on my German HBT tunic & pants from them. They made 'em in a week & a half, but delivery might take a month. By the by I had bought a pair of German wool pants from Man the Line which seemed good, but their jackets are weirdly sized, bouncing from 44 for M, to 48 for L. When I asked them if that was correct ("No size 46??" ie one size up from what I wear) they confirmed: No size 46. So I sent the pants back. Glad I'm not in a rush to build the overall kit, lol. And that's the view from this reporter.

I’v got one of these wonderful rifles which was in an excellent condition. The bolt seemed to be little unstable and loose while it is in the rifle but it shoot really nicely. I haven’t use use m48 before so i just wanted to know if this is normal or not! Thanks

0:56 Material: 100% cotton, polychloride coated. Carrying frame: 100% polyester.

maximum load capacity ? (kg)

I bought my Original m40 heer at a antique shop for cheap

I did one of these recently in normandy camo. Poured a pile of the filings on the side and sprinkled over the helmet by hand. Then picked up the helmet applied some more spray and sprinkled all around the edges. Looked pretty even.

I got the same hungary military Canteen to and a mess kit with it and its realy good

Nice Germany kit!

I think the tall boots would have been worn with knee high socks.

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Great video I am the 100th like lol

I got my grandfathers paratroopers helmet authenticated got a offer for 6200 that was like 9-10 years ago

Where does one get some of these ?

I’m 11 and I’m starting to build my impression this was helpful

Awesome canteen collection and loads of valuable information for collectors! Thanks!

I would agree with earlier comments, that you need to stop the live red rust before pits and eats away your nice collection.

interestingly a single act comitted by German soldiers and field commanders in Belgium may have swayed US disposition in favor of war more than any other. The German Fury of Leuven. In particular the burning of the Leuven university library. a neogothical stately library which was sad enough but inside were tens of thousands of literary sources, the burning of the library destroyed the irreplaceable and as such lead to international outrage. US fundraising actually saw to the reconstruction of the library and above the entry a latin inscription stated "destroyed by German fury, restored with American money" it was removed a year after as the university deemed it needlessly insulting to German academics in large part because the German public could not truly be blamed and Germany had to "replace" the collection with material from it's own libraries (though replacing it is offcourse just plane impossible), What did stay up were the many bronze plaques from american institutions and individual donors, they were also restored after the second destruction of the library early in ww2 in the fighting between German and Brittish troops in and around the city. the new library was designed by an American architect named Whitney Warren in what he envisioned as "Flemish renaissance architecture" the end result was a stunning stately library resembling it's predecesor but with some more modern adaptations internally.

belgium did not allow french troops to enter because that was a major painpoint to the flemish indepence parties and would lead to even more anger among flemish speakers as they were wary of the French (and truth be told many in France still believe Belgium should be part of France entirely) the Brittish were not nearly as controversial but I imagine they were not allowed in because it would cause diplomatic issues (the French would considder it a direct insult even though Britain was still the only official guaranteur of Belgian neutrallity anyway) It is unlikely that it would have changed much however, the Germans were as succesfull as they were in France because the allies had captured the German warplans due to the plane carrying them crashing, the Germans were aware of that and changed them, the allies felt secure in the positions they were occupying and actually took troops from other areas to further reinforce the flemish plateau where the Germans planned to push. In the end the speed of the German advance, initiative by individual commanders and most importantly the daring change of plans caught the allies with their trousers down. In the end taking up positions in Belgium would only have helped if that meant focussing on the ardennes which were deemed to dificult for heavy material to pass anyway. the Belgian army should have invested in "offensive" weaponry, had Belgium operated an effective airforce and at least a couple hundred decent tanks the Germans may have been slowed down in the ardennes giving the allies enough time to actually mount a counteroffensive. the linguistic issues also played a role in hampering militairy effectiveness offcourse sadly the Belgian militairy has not learned. We have 0 tanks

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Kevlar is lighter than Steel Plate's wich cause Battle Fatigue you'll get exhausted wearing that shit .

The M70 DBDU- Desert Battle Dress Uniform - Chocolate Chip Pattern was made in 1970 but it didn't see action until 1980 during Operation Eagle Claw in Iran than 1983 Grenada- Operation Phantom Fury & 1989 Panama - Operation Gothic Serpent before Operation Desert Shield 1990/ Operation Desert Storm 1991 Iraq, Kuwait , Saudi Arabia. Somalia Operation Restore Hope 1993-1996 .

M81 - PASGT- Personal Armored System For Ground Troops Helmet by 2003 it started getting replaced by the IBA- Intergraded Body Armor an outer Bullet Proof Vest and the ECH- Enhanced Combat Helmet.

For protecting their soldiers by shrapnels and for camouflage issues

Soldier of fortune is very good over here in the UK! Give it shot sometime maybe.

Very nice kit, for the period.

Hi, are those m37 from nestof ?

I have an American canteen, about the same condition as their best condition one, with the cup and canteen dated 1918, the cover date number is hard to distinguish either 1940s or 1918, but it looks like a 1941 cover, but where is the best place to sell it?

Who else looked this up because they need to remove cosmoline from the rifle?

I really like the silhouette of old boots the way the uppers cover the welt on the sides and how the heel block is really tucked in and the way the heel cup is shaped. I really don't like the way welted shoes looked today with the welt sticking out on the sides.

Even if you had thousands of pounds, you couldn’t guarantee that you were buying a real SS helmet

Toilet rolls?

KNIL helmet

What about DAK can u make one for DAK

You really don't know what your doing, do ya?😂

add a few American or British souvenirs. Especially period currency, propaganda leaflets, looted pin ups

If you’re reenacting maybe scribble a few things in German (and in pencil) on your various pieces of paper (like the goggles)

Lovely cleaning kit!

What is the nam of your references book for your Belgian equipment?

Hello! Intresting video was! The number showed the sizeing, and the main size adjustment was the cord on the liner top section. We are still useing, but now only the reservist. The active soldiers phased this out circa 2018.

Heh brother, can you send me your email please. I had my ww2 german collection sold behind my back when I was deployed overseas. I am looking for knives,helmets, hats, SS things. I am in the northeast and every 1 wants a small fortune, and I am not sure how to tell if there all legit. Please send me contact 411. Thanks

Can you help me out bro. I live in the northeast, and I had my collection sold on me when I was deployed overseas. Can you tell me where I can find some ww2 german helmets, hats, and knives please.

I got to ask where you got most of the field equipment and what the Y straps are

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I have 4 of these, $40 each.

do you have any ohio national guard related items?

The Late Woman of my Granddad had a Uniform and Helmet in A+ Condition back in 1987 as a kid i Saw it in a Wardrobe while playing and searching through Stuff here in East Germany.....i dont know what happened to this Stuff since my Granddad died 1988 ....and nobody in my family liked that woman. I wanna say a lot of People in Germany are so disconnected to this Stuff they would give it to you free if you had the contact to those People! i Heard Stories of SS Uniforms going right into the Trash 2023! Not a 20 Years ago. I think it is good when a lot People dont know what it is worth. Especially when they dont Care at all! The Best Way to get Stuff is over personal Contacts. I got alot of my collection from Family Members and their Friends.

I heard the British mk 1 A is super rare to have because a lot of people will convert mk1 B’s with steel rims to become rimless. I want to acquire one but thing is, the steel helmet quality is less than the mk 1 B because it’s made out of sheet metal than an alloy of manganese like the Mk 1 B. But kewl nonetheless

I have what i believe is a reproduction this will help me to defarb it. Its honestly the closest ive seen compared to any others other than the lid it has no tabs for the carrier but is a easy fix for me. Ill be brazing them on to get it 100%

i just took a lighter to it lol