British soldier Northern Ireland 1984

British soldier Northern Ireland 1984 and a quick look at there kit

[@yusufturner1971]

I was in West Belfast with A Coy, 2RGJ 1981-1982 and we were already wearing the body armour worn under the combat jacket and were issued black painted cap badges, we also only carried water bottles as we had one magazine on the rifle and one in our combat jacket pocket, making pouches unnecessary. I bought cotton OG trousers before my tour to avoid melting lightweight trousers (with petrol bombs) and we were issued NI high ankle boots just for NI service! Sorry just wanted to say this and didn't want to take away from what you were saying! 👍🏼😁

[@eiremilitarycollectibles1238]

thanks very much for the information and feed back . always good to get feed back from a veterans . the video was based on a photo . but to get info off people that were there always helps us improve . thanks very much for you help in improving content in the future .

[@yusufturner1971]

@@eiremilitarycollectibles1238 You're welcome, didn't want to come across as an ass, just wanted to say how it was! Thanks for your vids! 👍🏼 👋🏽

[@darrencoghlan2243]

@@yusufturner1971 interesting.. I live in West belfast different world today though

[@binflynn1]

Iam sure all interesting and all but thank god we don’t see them on the streets in west Belfast anymore great city now

[@martinriley106]

I served in N.I. in 1979. We had OG trousers and combat jackets, we also used the original cross weave flack jackets with the 1/4 steel armour plates (back and front) with Velcro to fix them in place, they were very heavy. Only DMS boots, fancy combat boots were a later addition.

[@marksmallwood331]

Nice set up you have, well done. Couple of inputs as I was in W.Belfast (Fort Whiterock) in 1984....strange you picked that year! We had the INIBA, or Individual NI Body Armour in place then, as you say, worn under the combat jacket. Our battalion (3 Queens) also wore combat trousers, as the light weight trousers were nylon which would melt. At the time most other troops wore light weights, but after some guys were severely burned elsewhere, the whole of NI went to combat trousers (cotton). Instead of the uncomfortable shirts we were issued with navy blue sweat shirts with the regimental crest on it....no buttons/comfortable. We wore the radios on our belt, and we had some electronic counter measure kit, for bombs which looked like radios - one was carried on the back and one top left front - clearly you would never have anything on the side you shoulder the weapon. When we arrived we were not allowed a chambered round in our SLRs, but after a couple of RPG7 attacks on mobiles, the top cover guys had chambered rounds. On my belt, I just carried the radio, I had a US army water bottle pouch in which I carried 3 or 4 first field dressings, and an ammunition pouch with a torch...the guys would have baton rounds etc. - notebook top left pocket for writing orders (I was a multiple commander) and noting any code words/P Checks etc. Often the code words would be written on a plastic sheet taped to the weapons magazine, so you could tip the weapon and read off it. By 1984, we were no longer DMS and had the high boot. You brought back some memories!

[@eiremilitarycollectibles1238]

thanks for your input it is always good yo speak to veterans as every unit had there own way of doing things [e-mail] this is the channel email feel free to send an email

[@mickm234]

Great video. The body armour with the ballistic plates started to roll out in ‘81.

[@eiremilitarycollectibles1238]

Thanks for the info! and hope you enjoy the other videos

[@muwuny]

Good to know, I've never really seen an official source for date of adoption or anything, always just "adopted during the 1980's". I didn't expect INIBA to be that early, I assumed it was a mid-80's thing.

[@richardwilliams3031]

In '77 we were still using the American version and the new one was just getting around and the SLRs had 50-50 wood/ plastic stocks

[@eiremilitarycollectibles1238]

thanks for the help

[@thegunnut1944]

Hey buddy. Just a quick question. Was the prc 349s carried from 1972 or did they start getting carried later then that? Sorry If this sounds dumb I'm new to Northern island british gear.

[@AC-SlaUkr]

Very good. Subscribed. 👍🏻

[@eiremilitarycollectibles1238]

Thanks for the sub!

[@mixmaster2909]

1:39 that technically isn’t an M69 flak vest it is the British MK 1 fragmentation jacket it was a better vest overall compared to the American variant with rifle stock pads, removable cover, and integrated magazine pouches, but was still fairly cumbersome and heavy

[@eiremilitarycollectibles1238]

thanks for the info

[@PieAndChips]

1979 Pattern. Prototypes were modified from the U.S flak vests, but the issue item was all new. Differed also as the 1979 pattern used elastic cord in the sides where as the U.S original used nylon cord.

[@ronaldfitzsimmons9902]

INBA Improved Northern Ireland Body Armour ? Was there in1984 1985 the old flak jacket has far as i know had gone ? ( I do remember a female WRAC wearing one that's the old Flak Jacket )

[@eiremilitarycollectibles1238]

yes this body armor was out dated as i said in the video this was based on a picture and was just showing the changes in kit

[@ronaldfitzsimmons9902]

@@eiremilitarycollectibles1238 thanks for clarifying that.

[@jimmarshall9921]

@@ronaldfitzsimmons9902 Fermanagh and Divis. We had the ones with the plate back and front, heavy to carry about at times. This is BS. Looking back these were in a strange way happy day's.

[@onsonginternational5391]

wrong flak jacket for 84

[@eiremilitarycollectibles1238]

yes as i have said in the video that the INBA was been issued about at this time

[@purtlemoirrey1161]

@@eiremilitarycollectibles1238 still a flack jacket just called it Improved Northern Ireland Body Armour

[@stevencrabtree2414]

DUNLOP moulded sole 73 /76

[@eiremilitarycollectibles1238]

thanks very much for the input

[@wfl6887]

He looks scared stiff😂

[@eiremilitarycollectibles1238]

as a bored