Not True!RAAF said:Guys,
Minor point here but the uniforms produced/sold by What Price Glory are made in Pakistan by a large tailoring company. They are not made by Replicators, which is in India.
RAAF
Nick Charles said:... hey Tank think we can see the vintage French Army KDs, DAK shirt?
BellyTank said:Not True!
Replicaters' make at least some of what Jerry sells.
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Speedster said:In the meantime, here is a picture of my great grandfather in tropical gear. It is taken somewhere in Siam, probably in the 20'ies. He worked in the far east in the first part of the last century.
Speedster
Nick Charles said:here ya go
http://www.patriotsurplus.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/SFV/31182/vpid/1985326/vpcsid/0/rid/119871
A belated thanks, Nick.
They're just what I'm looking for. I'm going to buy several.
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desertweasel said:I think the best thing to do about rank slides is to make your own. Find a cheap/old pair of khaki pants/whatever that match your bush jacket and have at 'er. You could ask Chris Kanca at the Air Diggers RAF forum about it, he has made his own (I think using an orig. set as a pattern).
Keep in mind I believe only officer braid was worn on rank slides in WWII, other ranks didn't have epaulets on the khaki service dress uniform and I don't know if they wore chevrons on shirts.
Baggers said:I agree in part. For officer's rank slides, just find some khaki drill close to the same shade as the shirt and have someone make up a pair for you. Then all you'll have to do is sew the rank pips or crowns on them. A source for these is Pass In Review. He sells mostly originals, but his prices are very reasonable. Just remember, if you're doing early war, make sure they're on khaki wool. Arm of Service colors (scarlet for Infantry, Red for General Service or Staff, yellow for Armour, etc.) weren't introduced until later in the war.
Baggers said:Jolly good show, Mojave! While realizing that the U.S. boot is a slightly different pattern from British, they could pass for officer's brown boots ("Ruperts" usually wore brown footwear as opposed to the OR's black). The shorts look good too. What did you do to them, taper the legs a bit? At least you didn't mess with the length. They look perfect in that regard.
Baggers said:I like the belt order with the pistol too. I may have to post another shot with mine. I have a flapped holster and the neck lanyard for my "war finish" marked .380 Webley. Also have a compass pouch for my '39 dated Mk IX lensatic. Get those bits and bobs along with a 37 pattern map case and maybe an officer's valise and you'll be good to go.
Baggers said:As for the adding the sunburst badge to the side of the slouch, why not just keep it bare and stay British? You won't have to poke holes in the brim, and you've already got the British style folded pagri. The ANZACs didn't switch to that type until about mid war. Up until that point they had used a plain dark khaki wool pagri that looked more like a wide hatband.
Baggers said:I think I will do another shot or two tomorrow, but I'm planning to show off a dressier look with my bush jacket and long trousers. We'd look quite the pair if I showed up at the QM Summit, wouldn't we?
Cheers! :cheers1: