Soviet Threat, Hack Green, September 2021

[@paladinmaid2334]

Wish we had events like this down under, I love the Finnish soldier roaming about in the background during the Swiss demonstration!

[@CallyyllaC]

My background NPC power was off the chart that day

[@jameswalkling5898]

Myself and dad in the victor flying kits towards the end of video 😎

[@AnOldYoungPerson]

Pretty cool to see the Swiss army in the Cold war being portrayed by Reenactors, I have heard that the Swiss army kit is very difficult to source on the surplus market. Still cool to see this. (And also never knew the Swiss Army still used messenger pigeons up til the 90s!)

[@boffinboy100]

As one of the guys who was there, half the kit was (and I guess still is) surprisingly easy to source (at least based in the UK). The 'Alpenflage' (not official name) is somewhat easy as are the leather gaiters and later SM.79(?) gas mask bags.The Helmets have started to get harder to find. The difficulty is the 'Achselschlaufen' which we needed to source from Switzerland, as we did with the blue-grey service shirts and leather belts (all of which were sourced from Switzerland where the kit is easy to find). The Schiffli (side caps) and ranks slides too come under 'source from Switzerland' unless you're super lucky in the UK. The correct boots/Bergschuhe are very hard to find at least in my size but the manuals do state for field use 'any suitable boot' is permitted so I had my Bundeswehr KS80 paraboots. Bayonets are still available at shows here.

[@davidbrennan660]

Swiss equipment and uniforms are of a quality most armies can only envy. Check out Bloke on the Range Channel he has a guy who is all over the Swiss Weapon Systems and shots the practice flying Carrots of death showing the drills and how they changed .. The multipurpose Sturmgewehr 57 is well covered.

[@boffinboy100]

@@davidbrennan660 simultaneously yes and no - the uniform is a load bearing jacket and the entirety of the weight of the grenades, ammo, food, etc., on paper nearing 40kg Is on your shoulders. Yes it was well made but not necessarily the best system. The rifles were made to a quality unrivalled, but I would not pick a Stgw57 ever as my service rifle as it is heavy, unbalanced, not ergonomic outside of the prone position. The army wanted something like the FAL, but the shooting associations wanted a target rifle - the SiG510 was the result of the compromise

[@LD-wm7jm]

There was Finnish, Yugoslav and Austrian kit too...

[@boffinboy100]

Yes 2 of them switched from Swiss on the Sat and wore the Austrian on the Sunday. Peadot and KAZ75. From what I am told the KAZ75 webbing is VERY hard to find, as are the original & intact peadot era belts & y straps (WWII reenactors get them and 'convert' them to Wehrmacht)

[@LD-wm7jm]

@@boffinboy100 Shame though. No video

[@davidbrennan660]

Austrian pea dot gear is very nice, well made and of quality.

[@skylongskylong1982]

In the eighties the Reservists Unit I was in , took part in a NATO Reservist Patrolling Competition in Belgium. The Swiss Reservist took part as guest, as did the Swedes. The Swiss had a mix of very modern, and pre WW2 equipment. They we’re very professional, and came first in most advents. The strangest part about the Swiss Unit that took part, were they were part of a Bicycle Unit, and their bikes were pre WW1 !

[@alpinetheatrecollectingand8490]

The Swiss army, being slightly (very) mad, used the same model of bicycle (the M-05, a non-geared type) until the 1990s without any modernisations or improvements. Absolute madness!

[@padraigcurran3236]

Poor lad in the NBC, a real sweat box!

[@russbooth6766]

Good job boys. From your favourite Provost ;)

[@blueband8114]

Great video, really enjoyed the Swiss talk, and gear explanation.

[@kadm289]

best english-speaking swiss-man that i've ever hear!

[@jakebrowncollection1772]

Great video Simon Nice to see Levi having fun in swiss wool ha ha

[@AnvilAirsoftTV]

Was busy for this. Hopefully make the Spring 2022 event.

[@66kbm]

Very good video, i like the way you concentrated on a least known Country, ie Switzerland. Made it all more interesting. You should of got someone to do the same on yourself in your kit.

[@jasemac5391]

Thank you so much love the Gulf gear 👍🏻🇦🇺

[@robertking2580]

"Inert replica"😂

[@alpinetheatrecollectingand8490]

I'm glad someone picked up on that :D

[@guerrillashadowman]

Love operation granby kit

[@Thomachi]

Looks like jolly good fun, lads!

[@davidbrennan660]

“Purely defensive response to Lunatic schemes of the Military-Industrial Complex” I think your spell check wanted to correct to. Typical militaristic Swiss with Carrots of death A/T rockets Good video.

[@padraigcurran3236]

You have me dying laughing!

[@davidbrennan660]

It was not covered in The SALT II agreement, so is permitted.

[@Duffman2345]

Was thinking of going, damn!

[@joemorganeatmyshortschannel]

thats really cool

[@planes124]

Good video

[@meccanica3754]

Where do you get all that swiss kit i have the basic uniform with helmet but ive had trouble finding anything else

[@boffinboy100]

What exactly are you after? Some of what we're wearing was found in the UK at regular shows some was far harder to source and required import from Switzerland

[@meccanica3754]

@@boffinboy100 the rank stuff and the pocket fillers also the boots and gaiters

[@boffinboy100]

@@meccanica3754 should you wish for more 'official' help visit the Geb Füs Kp III/15 Facebook page and my far far more knowledgeable colleage will be able to help you. The rank stuff you'll have to source from 🇨🇭 unless you're very lucky. Websites such as Swissmilitaria.ch, Pinex.ch and Ricardo.ch. Gaiters are very easy on UK ebay still - idk about elsewhere. Pocket fillers - depends which pocket in particular. Stgw57 mags I have never seen outside of Walter's collection and on the rare rifles. The mess tins are not rare but not plentiful either. The 80s water bottle is also easily found on UK Ebay.

[@stevegrew6758]

Matt take your thumbs out of the muzzle. Part thumb holder it seems lol...

[@lastspud7030]

Pro tip your Bic Pens are upside down no squady would risk getting ink stains on their kit..

[@RiflemanMoore]

An interesting point but photographs of the time show many squaddies were not so particular.

[@boffinboy100]

I had this issue as a cadet - a pen 'exploded' in my pocket (CS95 DPM) and I noticed whilst on parade when there was a small dark spot on my chest. Tbh from my experience with pens (granted not army experience) it doesn't really matter which way round you store the pen; if it is going to make a mark it will no matter what.

[@andrewjohnston4127]

Deffo need to get to this with my cold war group 😀

[@LD-wm7jm]

More than welcome, from the Yugo paratrooper in the background :P

[@A.ikiadis1264]

Here at 40 views !!! 2nd comment

[@davidbell8320]

Please shape your berets properly or get the right size

[@RiflemanMoore]

I wasn't wearing a beret but I shall pass that on.

[@davidbell8320]

@@RiflemanMoore wasn't directed at u mate 😁

[@Commando1940]

That was me - three it on in a rush about - will do better

[@davidbell8320]

@@Commando1940 😁😜