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  1. rayban

    1943 Swedish Army boot

    :D If you're looking for them: there's a UK based army surplus dealer ( 'German Army Surplus ...something) that offers them in several Uk sizes (4, 5, 6 etc) on Ebay right now. They are rediciously cheap: GBP 9.99. Of course this is not without reason. They seem to have been kept the last 45...
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    Books about WW2 from a German perspective

    Air war over Germany from a German perspective Hello, So your dad served with Bomber Command during the war? Interesting. I consider Len Deighton's fiction novel 'Bomber' (1978) a good starting point. Deighton researched the subject thoroughly. He covers the Allied side as well as the Axis...
  3. rayban

    1943 Swedish Army boot

    Tretorn boots I didn't manage to upload pictures of Tretorn army boots. However if you goolge for 'swedish army tretorn boots' and select the second hit 'TRETORN Swedish Army... etc'you'll find pictures of them on an Ebay page. So I managed to buy a pair of ski boots.:eusa_clap. And I can't...
  4. rayban

    1943 Swedish Army boot

    Tack (again)! Will post pics a.s.p.
  5. rayban

    1943 Swedish Army boot

    Hello, Can someone help with the sizing of a pair of Swedish army Tretorn boots? The have a leather shaft, rubberized lower parts and rubber soles with three srews front. The noses are squared and seem to be reinforced. I read somewhere the boots can be used as ski boots. On the soles...
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    What Are You Reading

    'Russia's War: Blood upon the Snow' by Richard Overy. Almost finished. Halfway in 'Bloodlands' by Timothy Snyder. I was familiar with some of the things he describes. But some information was new to me. Horrific. Some parts of this book I re-read several times because I simply could not...
  8. rayban

    1940s Swedish Army Canvas Coat With Shearling Lining

    livpäls Hej! Jag talar lite svenska.......... but I wouldn't have thought to look for a 'livpäls'. Tack mycket
  9. rayban

    1940s Swedish Army Canvas Coat With Shearling Lining

    Dating Swdish army canvas coat sheepskin lined Dear all, I managed to buy one of these swedish army coats on ebay. The one I got today has "1" stamped just above the hem. I suppose it means size one. Even if this is so, it still is quite a large coat. And heavy too. I'd say it weighs around...
  10. rayban

    Bargain handsome sheepskin lined wool coats

    Forgot to add. The coat is heavy and makes your movements a bit stiff.
  11. rayban

    Bargain handsome sheepskin lined wool coats

    Hello Philalethes, Of course you may ask! I ordered one in size 'medium'. My chest size is 101 cm's (European/metric). This equals somewhere between 38"-40" English size. Although I was told that the coat were 'generously' cut I found the 'm' I bought to have a rather snug fit. Like a...
  13. rayban

    Bargain handsome sheepskin lined wool coats

    I bought one of these Bulgarian army sheepskin lined overcoats. They are fantastic. Unissued surplus. The outer material is darkgrey felt (not to stiff). And inside its completly lined with sheepskin. Warm. Well let me put it this way. We had temperatures last week dropping to somewhere between...
  14. rayban

    The GREAT BRITISH DUFFEL COAT thread

    Duffelcloth: felt? Thanks to this thread on 'The Fedora Lounge' I found out that the Gloverall duffelcoat I bought 3 years ago only optically resembles a genuine Royal Navy duffel coat. When I first wore the Gloverall duffel it was freezing in The Netherlands (- 10). I thougth I'd bought a...
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