World War 1: British and French Army Uniform and Equipment

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British and French Army uniforms and equipment used during World War 1. This video explains the uniforms worn and the equipment used during the great war that was supposed to end all wars. The US Military did adopt and learn a few things from their European allies and enemies when they entered the conflict.
Special thanks to Arty for presenting his display of the Uniforms and Equipment of the British and French Armies during World War 1.
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[@yamapopi]

The chauchat was a good gun and most of the jamming myth comes from a rechambered american version of the gun that could not shoot. Amercian journalists interviewed some american soldiers that received those rechambered version of the Chauchat, and that's how the myth was created in the US. Here in France, many texts state that this gun was reliable, crude yes, but it did the job. The french army was not stupid enough to produce 280 000 units of a gun that could not shoot. And it's pronounced "sho-sha" not "sho-sho"

[@laurenscarberry561]

1903 Springfield was a good gun tho

[@omargerardolopez3294]

@@laurenscarberry561 what are you talking about?

[@spacepiratee215]

The magazines caused the jamming, they had viewing ports that allowed dust and mud into the gun. However I’d say its stout recoil made the gun worse to shoot than that. Very crude, if it had better magazines it’d be extremely reliable.

[@thiscrazylife3501]

As the owner of the items in this collection and videoed by Chris B. at a recent NJACC show I welcome constructive criticism, and additional info. I am not an expert nor do I clam to be. The items are displayed for all to enjoy. I have well over 3000 items in my 40 year collection from the Civil War thru WW2 including Ordnance { Hand Grenades } and long arms . Chris has had an opportunity to view and record a few . I do these presentation as a public service, and to share the collection. Enjoy.

[@vb2162]

One small thing. SMLE stands for Short Magazine Lee Enfield not short 'model'. As it was a short (compared to older rifles) rifle magazine fed Lee design Enfield made firearm.

[@briang4914]

Great presentation! Everyone's an expert it seems.

[@KeepItBrick]

Really appreciate you taking the time to put these together, these videos have proved very useful over the years.

[@markking7418]

Thank you for allowing your items to be video'd and for your presentation. You do an excellent job sir!

[@michaelmcguffin4342]

Do you happen to know if the 122nd infantry from the greatcoat that you have was at Verdun or where were they stationed?

[@Tonks143]

"Ammunition shoes" No, Ammo boots...

[@worldwarbricks7966]

😂

[@andrewcombe8907]

The British webbing ensemble was really quite advanced for its time and very modular.

[@RiflemanMoore]

The General Service buttons bear the Royal coat of arms.

[@garrisonnichols7372]

It all makes sense now! 🤣

[@republicfiguresuk2538]

The cavalry has arrived

[@no1dannyboy1]

French where the first to use the helmet in 1915 not 1916

[@Zamolxes77]

Amazing, we are actually watching gear that was made 100 years ago and in some cases, used in combat.

[@teddybear4763]

4 years u alive?

[@garrisonnichols7372]

@@teddybear4763 I don't think he made it😥

[@kfas4410]

@@garrisonnichols7372 sad... 😢

[@albertarthurparsnips5141]

What an absolute beauty of an uploading ! Many thanks, and much appreciation goes out to you both. As a self-confessed ' train-spitter ' when it comes to all things worn, carried, & fired by a typical poilu, this collection just left me speechless ! Bloody marvellous !

[@thiscrazylife3501]

Thank you and my best ,for viewing and the positive comment. From the owner of the collection.

[@dylangraef715]

i really enjoy your videos man.. thank you for taking the time to do them

[@michaeld7110]

The buttons are British Army General Service Buttons. These were usually regiment specific early in the war, and late in the war regiment specific buttons gave way to the general service pattern on tunics and caps. Canada and Australia and NZ had their own general service buttons by 1916.

[@ggousier]

In French army the color of infantry is yellow, red for arty and white for cavalry.

[@garrisonnichols7372]

Must've made it easier for the Germans to shoot at them.

[@WorldWarWill-]

Nice kit however a few fairly notable things: 1. The buttons have the General Service (GS) insignia on them 2. The Queen Mary tin was issued in 1914 not 1916 3.Those 'crests' are cap badges, that's all they're called. 4. That 'overseas cap' isn't British. We wore F.S (Field Service) caps but only when in the RFC 5. It's called the Short MAGAZINE Lee Enfield not model. 6. That's not a British mug, they were white with a blue rim or cherry/brown. 7.Your entrenching tool (the one not fixed to the webset is in a WW2 carrier. I'm not trying to be rude just hiving some constructive criticism.

[@ascendedfashy9632]

WorldWarWill 1914-1945 jeez

[@MrReded69]

Those were WW2 munition boots. The WW1 boots were brown or natural not black.

[@cosmorogers9617]

British first War boots weren't, just brown. Ammunition boots where issued, however Ina different form and known as deck boots. British army boots are confusing, there where over 13 types of the B series of boots, then to add the civilian/commercially patterned boots converted for army usage and they varied in colour and material.

[@eggabacon]

This video is amazing. I've been trying to do research on French soldiers and gear in WW1 and this pretty much told me everything I need to know (and I may even attempt to learn French)

[@WollongongWacko]

awesome video, what a collection!

[@zipz782]

Seeing the ww1 french uniform surprised me, I didn’t expect it to be blue at all. Cool video 👍🏻

[@garrisonnichols7372]

Yeah not very good if you're trying not to stand out on the battlefields.

[@no1dannyboy1]

The Helvetia carrier off the kit is a WW2 37 pattern

[@joeturner1597]

Ammunition boots had rubber soles to prevent sparks near ammunition stores.

[@jeremy101111]

Great information. Thanks for sharing. In Canada it is fairly common to find original world war equipment. Most antique stores will have something. Was thinking of starting a collection. These videos really help a lot.

[@HistoryCollectorsForum]

Jeremy de Boer Your welcome. I got more videos on the way so stay tuned.

[@lukashowjovanovic447]

+Chris Butler find ww1 serbian uniform

[@user-kn7fn7cd5t]

+LukaShow Jovanovic ja ne vidim srpske uniforme,vidim britansku i francusku,na koliko minuta je srpska uniforma ?

[@MsDjessa]

10:52 According to a post in Gunboards the the front pouches could hold four packages each and the rear one three. If anyone can verify that I will appreciate it.

[@uncle7215]

The French uniform looks so badass, especially the M15 Adrian helmet.

[@143varunsherke2]

It was useless though.

[@huckleberryhammer8243]

Personally I always preferred the German uniform

[@ronchilled]

@@143varunsherke2 why, their wet mad eout of steel like the other ones

[@asd36f]

I presume that soldiers were given a complete kit - were there spares depots near the front line where missing/damaged/lost items could be replaced? The logistics of manufacturing and supplying all of this equipment is pretty amazing!

[@thurin84]

the french ars gasmask was a fairly close copy of the german m18 gasmask including the canister. awesome collection!

[@rvail136]

The buttons on the British military M1902 tunic would be Regimental buttons. They would be the unique button design specific to that individual regiment.

[@jelkel25]

Ammunition boots, there were additional dress uniform shoes for some ranks in some regiments.

[@philipsmedia5268]

That white metal (RTR) Royal Tank Reg cap badge in the black display box is WW2. The original WW1 Tank Corps badge was brass, old style tank at diffrent angle with a double scroll banner, top "Tank" bottom "Corps". The WW2 badge had a kings crown and a single scroll with "Fear Naught" on it.

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

thank you for this. very interesting. the 'ammunition shoe' is known as BGS (boot general service) the ammo boot name is said to come from them being both made and procured (on contract when demand required) by the Munitions Board etc who were based at Woolwich. This probably just differenciated them from previous designs and the name stuck. Designed to be hard-wearing. If anyone is interested there is a fantastic artillery museum (and pub next to it) in Woolwich, in London by the Thames. Well worth a visit! (RIP drummer Rigby. Not forgotten.)

[@thiscrazylife3501]

Thank You , for viewing and the info. from the owner of the collection.

[@jacobbuxton932]

Where is this gun show? I heard him mention a surplus store over in PA, and I live in Jersey but it’s close by for me

[@user-nw2kx5ru4c]

Very nice !!!

[@gerrydunn6995]

The boots worn in 1914 were brown ,had no toe cap and were square toed. In the early part of the war some troops even went to war in dress uniform due to a lack of kahki dye which came mostly from Germany. Leather was used alongside webbing as webbing was in short supply as it was cheaper than webbing at that time because Britain had a thriving leather trade. We were short of many things in the early part of the war due to the hugely successful recruiting campaign of Lord Kitchener the Minister for war. They even got many uniforms from the General Post Office which were navy blue.

[@michaelcasquecollector50]

Excellent videos. I too have started uploading videos of my military helmet collection. I am looking to detail the more rare examples of helmets such as the Danish M1923 and Dutch M27.

[@africatoto9929]

Is that victory medal repro? The ones I’ve found and actually own have all had some sort of damage to them and they have a petunia, they are not clean, and you cannot find them clean. At least from my experience

[@CreeperWhoCriedTNT]

I believe the crest on the buttons is the House of Windsor coat of arms but I can't say for sure

[@lukedelport8231]

That is correct

[@andrewcombe8907]

The Ammunition Boots were so called as they were distributed by the same supply organization responsible for supply of ammunition being the Master Gunner and the Munitions Board.

[@no1dannyboy1]

Ammo boots where Brown without a toe cap and did change to the black boot on the table. Overseas cap?

[@johnmartin7599]

British Army boots (Boots, Ankle, General Service) were called Ammunition Boots or Ammo Boots because they were procured by the Master Gunner and the Board of Munitions (HQ of the Artillery) back in the 1880"s rather than by Horse Guards (HQ of the Army). They were first issued in 1887 and were phased out in the 1950's some of the guards regiments still use Ammo Boots for parades today

[@jodc2760]

Very well done for the french uniform nearly everthing is there!I'm very very impressed: it's very uncommon to know that the short jacket was, in theory, not allowed in combats but every soldiers has to wear the huge greatcoat.A few correction and comments:The Adrian Helmet is the model 1915 (there is no model 1916).Each ammo pouch have 30 cartridges. 90 cartridges in total,The belt is "too new" : maybe a reproduction or made after 1945 !!!You could add that colonial troops (North African tirailleurs, Senegalese Tirailleurs, Foreign Legion) had the same clothing but in a yellowish kaki color called "mustard kaki".Thanks again.

[@HistoryCollectorsForum]

+jo dc Or the cartridge belt could be un-issued, unmolested, and well-taken care of.

[@jodc2760]

+Chris Butler You may be right. Thanks for the presentation !

[@thiscrazylife3501]

Thank you for viewing and the info. From, the owner of the collection.

[@NickRatnieks]

Grenadier Guards- not Rifles. Ammunition Boot- not shoe. Short Magazine Lee Enfield- not short model. The British infantryman's kit- apart from the boots uses no leather- it is all webbing. The Germans used plenty of leather- even in WW2.

[@MrSlitskirts]

Great gear and info, regards.

[@marcellabutay1090]

Honneur et patrie!

[@thiscrazylife3501]

I never claimed to be an expert.. just sharing my collection...and it wasn't planned. Constructive criticism is always welcome BUT For those of you "experts" instead of knocking my efforts you could of just added in on the comments ... WWIIUK you can go pound salt.

[@HistoryCollectorsForum]

LoL, I could not have said it any better.

[@Superbitch1010]

I'm with Chris

[@drifter5570]

This Crazy Life I'm researching U.S. Men that join the French foreign Legion During world war one.Allen Seeger a Poet die July 4, 1916 at the Somme.Thank I have a better ideal of the gear they used..

[@thiscrazylife3501]

Thank You Frank.. glad you enjoyed it. Be Well.

[@afrenchguardsman6121]

+This Crazy Life Hi, I'm a WW1 French reenactor, and I think you did a really good presentation. Of course you did forget some little things but who cares? The regular visitor won't remember how much cartridges the soldier carried! Very nice work from you, and magnificent collection I'd like to have, myself! ;)

[@marcusmcguffie2159]

the reason why the boots are called ammunition shoes this is because they used to come to the trenches in the wooden boxes the same boxes as the ammunition and the men could get ever shoes or bullets

[@2adamast]

Or a 19th century term, shoes without nails to handle ammunition without making sparks?

[@Kiba_Mar-Glas]

The british cap looked more like the SD cap not the trench cap

[@stephenandersen4625]

we in the States tend to pay little attention to our allies in WW1. the price France paid in lives was enormous and when we finally got there in strength in 1918, we used a lot of French equipment.

[@garrisonnichols7372]

I think it had something to do with their bright blue uniforms.

[@wesor8688]

is the helmet original

[@user-fd5nj2kb3s]

He got the badges wrong, the tank one was right, and the other one is fusilliers or grenadiers (British) also the uniform is 1908 pattern. The rest is pretty much all right.

[@ascendedfashy9632]

I may be wrong, but I haven't seen ammo boots in WWI. I've seen them in WWII, but not WWI

[@friedrichmacklin4735]

7:06 The French Uniforms.

[@yeetomosquito3730]

Thanks

[@kpowers9017]

The boots are wrong. The ones shown are ww2 era. The correct style should be something like the William lennon B5. I have pairs of both.

[@Funvideosmate]

Did Canada use more or less the same thing as the British did? Like Equipment and uniform wise.

[@moj6241]

Uniform some differences and same with equipment

[@AfrikaKorp42]

Early WWI the Canadians had their heads up their nationalistic asses and used only Canadian pattern gear and uniforms. The P04 service uniform was less utilitarian than the British one, P99/14 Oliver equipment held up less than P04 webbing in the trenches and the Ross rifle was a nightmare compared to the SMLE. It was longer, easier to foul with mud, and took only match-grade steel cased ammo. When the Canadians started using British "grade above making the gun a pipe bomb" ammo you needed a sledgehammer to cycle the bolt. Many of the battlefields where British troops fought you'll find swelled or (more commonly) ruptured shell casings that an SMLE could cycle fine, but seal up a Ross action.

[@stevetaylor5933]

I have nothing against my American cousins, and have served with many of them, but this fella really should research more before talking about British kit

[@bloodline3624]

During ww1 the British are not using ammo boots in the Frontlines in Europe and the ammo boots is used for homeguard

[@moj6241]

Ammunition boots Capbadges Service caps, Brits never had oversea caps Royal tank regiment Not tank Corp Grenadier guards not grenadier rifles GS buttons not coat of arms SMLE short magazine lee Enfield And give the fucking tags back And what you forgot to mention different mills bombs had different fuses they were changed from 7 seconds to 4 I believe

[@NickRatnieks]

+Joseph Gillon It was formed as the Tank Corps- later Royal Tank Corps and then Royal Tank Regiment in 1939.

[@WollongongWacko]

Joseph Gillon and fuck you, tags can be owned if theres no family, or if its replica or no reason, fuck off

[@thiscrazylife3501]

Thanks William .....

[@ethanharding3141]

This is a good collection but a lot of the information given is tenuous. For example, British tunic buttons have regimental badges on them. A soldier of the Grenadier Guards would wear different buttons to a soldier from the South Lancashire Regiment or Durham Light Infantry. I also believe there was a cheaper war time boot produced and issued rather than the ammo boot. To say “this is what the British wore” is a correct but also a little misleading. This is indeed what most infantry would wear, but other types of unit would dress differently. Cavalry for instance would wear a leather bandolier that slung over the shoulder, and would have worn breeches rather than straight leg trousers. Great collection, but I think it needs some more thorough research if you’re going to tell people about it.

[@lukey126]

The cap is called a forage cap not a trench cap

[@mikeymarmalade]

Nice collection. You sometimes see French equipment at flea markets in villages. I sold my collection of equipment to pay for a divorce but I still have a large collection of battlefield finds such as grenades, bayonets etc. I have a lot of photos of all of the finds thst are still live and so cannot bring them back to England.

[@arthurgreen1872]

Thank You !

[@alanjones7525]

grenadier guards not grenadier rifles senior regiment in the brigade of guards

[@henryso4]

+alan jones Didn't they rename the Guards brigade/brigade of Guards to the Guards division?

[@alanjones7525]

brigade of guards is the same as the guards division, the foot guards and house hold cavalry division make up the brigade of guards

[@henryso4]

Oh, kden

[@therealbadboat5503]

The reason the gas mask is in a tin is because a tin is easy to disinfect if contaminated, a canvas or material bag absorbs gas so would need to be got rid of if it came in to contact with gas

[@shaunmarsh7930]

HI You may want to re-think the Black Ammo Boots

[@gonedownhill6296]

Witch country in your opinion had the best rifles

[@HistoryCollectorsForum]

Britain had the best battle rifle. Germany had the best hunting rifle. USA had the best target rifle. Russia had best no frills rifle. French had the best... well I don't know about the French... Thanks for commenting!

[@2adamast]

The French mad minute, covering 3 acres with 4500 balls with _le 75_, modern field artillery from 1897

[@HappySerafim]

Tank regiment not tank Corps, but an understandable nistake

[@Samknstuff]

Lee Enfield SMLE stands for Short Magazine Lee Enfield NOT Short Model Lee Enfield

[@danielerridge1214]

Nice collection. Nice Ammo boots, but British boots were brown unfinished leather. They were not shiney.

[@erikmider6047]

It’s short magazine lee enfield not short model lee enfield

[@laurentdevaux5617]

I won't say anything about the British items, if the tunic, pants and cap are original, they're great. But about the French uniform, there's more to say. I don't like the brass buttons on the greatcoat, a genuine 1915 greatcoat should have white metal, blue-gray painted buttons, and the numbers of te collar patches look strange. The tunic is great, so do the breeches (by the way, the yellow piping is for all troops on foot, not only infantry. The artillery had red piping, black for engineers, dark/medium blue for cavalry and green for supply troops). But the overseas cap is of a non regulation type, late war or post-war made, as well as the képi, which seems to be an officer or NCO's model. Nothing to say about the puttees, but the boots aren't the model used during WW1. What you have here are model 1941 boots, but you are quite lucky as they are not so easy to find. The leather equipment is worse : the cartridge pouches are good 1916 model, but in a rather poor condition, and both the suspenders and leather belt are not from WW1. The suspenders are a 1892/14 model, unchanged from 1892 to the 1980's, save some minor details. The suspenders presented here are post-1960 made, so is the leather belt (because of its yellowish color protective varnish, typical of the 60's 70'S), a model 1945. The model used during WW1 is the 1903/14, identical but wider (50 mm, 45 mm from 1945 on). The spade is good, but its carrier is not French, and I have doubts about the helmet cover. There was indeed a cover, light khaki or light blue, but used only for a few months in 1916 because of the infection problems it caused in case of wounds, there wasn't any regulation white cover. The rest of the equipment is great, but the trench knife isn't personal, it's a regulation 1916 trench knife, often called "the avenger". And about the two water bottles, that's not a rumor, many French soldiers indeed carried two bottles, one filled with wine mixed with water. And many also carried a personal small bottle containing strong alcohol, sometimes a German type seized on an ennemy. You have too much tent pegs, each soldier only carried three. Hope it helps !

[@kevm3821]

Thats a 1922 pattern service dress tunic dude!!!

[@thiscrazylife3501]

+Kev M There is a tag inside on the right side with a very clear 1917 date and a broad arrow along with other info....it looks to be original to the tunic. ???????

[@brianfuller7691]

They were actually ammunition boots .

[@blueband8114]

British soldiers used the B5 boot. Not those, they look like ammo boots.

[@sebv1086]

"Ammunition" boots in the British army are called that not because there's a connection to the modern meaning of the word (i.e. bullets and shells etc.) but from the older usage which meant military weapons, equipment, and stores of any kind.

[@jeffsmith2022]

The French had two different pattern helmets during WW1,there was one in 1915 and one later in the war...

[@bassman3235]

You must be thinking about the skull cap issued in the spring of 1915.The other helmet was the adrian helmet introduced in late 1915.

[@jeffsmith2022]

+Riad Guzin I have seen two different models,I was not referring to the original "skull cap". I have seen them in a video on"Forgotten Weapons".displayed on a shelf behind the moderator doing the video...

[@bassman3235]

Jeff Smith could you please name the video so i can see?

[@jeffsmith2022]

+Riad Guzin I do not recall what episode it was,it was one he does once a month to answer viewer e mails. I did send an e mail to the moderator and was told that there were,in fact,2 separate patterns...

[@bassman3235]

The blue one is the M15 Adrian Helmet used in WW1.The second was the M26 Adrian Helmet used in WW2 by the French Army in 1940 and the Free French.

[@dizzystj]

How the hell do you not include australia as one of the main forces have you not heard about the ANZACS

[@HistoryCollectorsForum]

There wasn't a person who had the Australian Force or ANZACS on display.

[@Superbitch1010]

Specific ANZAC uniforms,equipment and firearms is quiet rare here on the east coast of the states. If we knew someone to put on a display we most certainly would have invited them to do a presentation and taped it to put up for viewing. I do own a Lithgow 1944 MKIII SMLE but that is about it

[@BilltheDoughboy1996]

Boots are wrong

[@Ks-zv6js]

They didn’t wear ammo boots they wore b5 brown boots

[@no1dannyboy1]

It's Short Magazined Lee Enfield Rifle.

[@DebatingWombat]

No, it's (Rifle,) Short, Magazine, Lee-Enfield as it refers to the rifle being short, not the magazine (and distinct from, for instance, its predecessor the (Rifle,) Magazine, Lee-Enfield, or MLE). This clunky phraseology seems to be quite typical of some military lingo, e.g. referring to a folding knife as Knife, Folding.

[@hardalarboard8876]

Anybody know why Canadians keep trying to sell me Ross Rifles, At my doorstep, And Why Some Austrians Showed up saying their M.95 Is Better?, And also im not falling for the horrid mistake of Answering to some guy that keeps showing up with Magazine Lee-Metfords

[@garrisonnichols7372]

Somewhere probably in Connecticut a teenager girl is going through her grandparents basement. " Hey Grandma can I give this stuff away to Good Will?

[@markgoddard2560]

‘Service Toonicks’.

[@williamfooks6390]

SHORT MAGAZINE LEE ENFIELD!!!! Not shot model Lee Enfield

[@BilltheDoughboy1996]

“The British adopted the overseas cap” um, no we didn’t... ammunition shoes?! Really? And they’re ww2 boots as well! The buttons are general service buttons, the cap is a SD (service dress) cap with the stiff inside rim taken out. Second World War trenching tool head carrier come on...

[@no1dannyboy1]

That's a 1922 pattern tunic not a 1902.

[@thiscrazylife3501]

+Dan Brown There is a tag inside on the right side with a very clear 1917 date and a broad arrow along with other info....it looks to be original to the tunic. ???????

[@gorblimeyguv]

As Somme 1916 states above, that jacket is postwar, probably 1930s or 1940s (yes, they were still making them alongside battledress), which is obvious to any experienced collector. The label might be original but if there is a date of 1917 then it has been fraudulently added - which is not uncommon!

[@DoughboyWD]

He forgOT THE GAS MASKS!!!!! *sezures uncontrollably*

[@benjaminadams16]

the only funny one out here

[@DoughboyWD]

Thank you

[@1v1thousand]

Awesome. But label your videos please 123

[@cosmoww1renactor182]

Gor blimey

[@1rcp]

he never explained the story behind the 'ammunition boots'

[@Ryansanders80]

Rubber soles so they didn't spark near ammo

[@michaelgodbee122]

They don't make like that today

[@ryanlieb3958]

7:07 to skip to french

[@erikmider6047]

The lebel was not the most obsolete The reichsrevolver was the most obsolete weapon of wwI

[@republicfiguresuk2538]

British stuff realy is not hard to find in the uk

[@adammacdonald8553]

The tin was given out during the Christmas truce of 1914 not 1916. At least know what your talking about.

[@adammacdonald8553]

Oop paused it before he corrected himself

[@medievalarmorexptert6827]

god as a german schütze i hate showshow

[@mythicalkoala5209]

5:47 - women-hahaha

[@worldwarbricks7966]

This lad made so many mistakes 😂 ammunition boots 🤣 ammo boots is correct

[@antongirdeux4148]

16:51 I didn't know that the French actually celebrated LGBT/Rainbow-community back in 1910s

[@WWIIUK]

he knows nothing. there allot of miss information

[@dragons123ism]

+WWIIUK What's wrong in the video?

[@WWIIUK]

+dragons123ism 1. The buttons have the General Service insignia less well known as the Kings coat of arms. 2. The Queen Mary Christmas tin was issued from 1914 until late 1916 as not all of the soldiers who where in the army ect in 1914 got them in 1914. 3. the 'crests' are cap badges . 4. The overseas cap isn't British. as british soldiers wore Field Service caps unless in the Royal Flying Corps 5. SMLE stands for Short magazine Lee Enfield not a model. 6. the mug should be wight with a blue rim 7. the entrenching tool cover on the table is the WW2 type from the 37 pattern webbing not the 1908 pattern. 8.The Queen Mary Christmas tin had 2 contents in one for smokers and one for non smokers.

[@frederick7608]

+WWIIUK Maybe, but to say he 'knows nothing' is a little extreme. I know people who would know even less than he. It is better to educate than to shame people for not having the privilege of that information. Which is also very interesting, thanks.

[@thiscrazylife3501]

+Tristan Holland Thank You. At least someone understands the term constructive criticism ....I'm always willing to learn. But there are so many experts out their who would rather criticize someone, and down them, rather than help and educate. This was done improve and not a planned video ...I'm not a professional orator and my limited info was based on what I was told. At least I'm willing to share my collection with the public. And I have never claimed to be an expert. If I gave incorrect info they could have "tastefully" made a correction to what I have said wrong...and everyone comes out a winner.

[@cosmorogers9617]

At least if your going to have a go at him charles don't say the British infantry wore FS caps in the first war which they did not. Well done for trying your best sir, I understand it takes a lot of effort to collect and research and for people to bash you for it is a bit uncalled for considering no one having a go at you knows that much about the British or French forces fighting in theatre in 14-18 war.

[@jackdarbyshire5888]

I'd have to say this so called collector, slash expert hasn't a clue of what he's talking about, boy its sad 😢 😞

[@swissguy101]

man that guy doing the talking knows very little lol

[@2adamast]

At least he knows how to have an impressive amount of the right stuff. Been there, a few months back I corrected a collector on the date of one of his bren guns.

[@genericfakename5724]

The only piece of equipment the French soldiers need to be issued is a white flag😆

[@2adamast]

After MacArthur ran away on the night of 12 March 1942 he was awarded the Medal of Honor, his troops who surrendered didn't.

[@uncle7215]

wrong war dumbass

[@tobiasbourne9073]

It is truly painful listening to this guy

[@techpriest3515]

Those poor British soldiers. That helmet is pathetic.

[@harryb8945]

The us used it as we'll.

[@techpriest3515]

Those poor British and American soldiers. That helmet is pathetic.

[@DogTagz41]

+Neggative 0 Don't forget the Canadians too now ;)

[@techpriest3515]

I feel sorry for any god forsaken soldier who has to wear this salad bowl of a helmet.

[@mindygracebickerdike]

Tech Priest The helmet was to protect the head from shrapnel explosions from above, especially in trenches. In this respect they were very effective. They were less effective in protecting from gunshot that's why they were always told to " keep your heasd down"