My Vietnam war issue ruck is complete but with time the straps get pretty stiff and hard. Not much good. You can’t tighten them down, you can loosen them in the buckles, they aren’t very useful. Why would it matter? Because I believe in getting rare militaria and using it up that way when IContinue reading “Replacement Cargo Straps For Light Weight Ruck”
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Repro ARVN Tiger Stripe Uniform Store
My friends have a dedicated website now (https://arvnuniforms.com/), You can go there and get about anything you want in any cut of most of the uniforms. You have seen me wearing the ARVN “seawave” tigerstripe many times in hunting photos and have asked about it. These guys make very affordable repros that look legit. You canContinue reading “Repro ARVN Tiger Stripe Uniform Store”
OTTE Gear Aloha Shirt 2024
Well, I look forward to these every year and buy one as you all know. Not this year. I can’t find anything about these to like. But maybe you will. 2024 Field Manual Camp Shirt $95 SHOT SHOW SPECIAL PRE-ORDER ENDS PRESIDENT’S DAY // SHIRTS SHIP EARLY MAY For the 2024 custom pattern, Bawidamann dug deep into theContinue reading “OTTE Gear Aloha Shirt 2024”
Late War Light Weight Tigers
Some great news. Something I have hoped and waited for a long time is about to come to pass. Repro Late War tiger stripes in the lightweight fabric will be out later this year from Moore Militaria. The producers is the always excellent and affordable Dragon company. They have made most of the tigers sold by Trey,Continue reading “Late War Light Weight Tigers”
Belleville Jungle Boots
Santa was really cool this year and delivered me a new pair of jungle boots. Not the lame brown or all black ones that are forced on us from 157 years or the US military wasting its time in the desert. No, These are proper colored, OD green jungle boots. It was just in theContinue reading “Belleville Jungle Boots”
Not Always “Just A Tool”
The knife above is a relatively plain Swiss Army knife. It is a little over 15 years old and I have carried and used it almost all of that time. It;s nothing rare or worth any money from some kind of collectors standpoint and it is certainly a tool. And it is a very handyContinue reading “Not Always “Just A Tool””
The Rifleman`s Corner; Episode 1: GTE 90 Swiss Army LBE
I ran across this dood on shittube and found it pretty interesting, Maybe so will you. I don’t consider myself fascinated by the Swiss military and its gear but I do have a friend that is. Guy has more K-31s and Alpenflage that a company of Swiss riflemen. His interest in it has always kept me aware ofContinue reading “The Rifleman`s Corner; Episode 1: GTE 90 Swiss Army LBE”
WW1 Magazine Pouch Instructions
A guy in the vintage 1911 collectors group posted a picture of his never issued 1911 mag pouch and the little instruction sheet that came with it. Pretty neat I thought.
Vietnam War Mess Kit Flea Market Find
I got very lucky the other day. A guy at a flea market sold me this War era mess kit for the princely sum of 3 bucks. No fork, knife and spoon but luckily I already have a set for it.
Soft Armor And Other Thoughts
We have another post from Brain, from over at http://www.thenewrifleman.com. This time is gives his thoughts on body armor for new buyers. I obtained some level III soft armor a few years ago. I didn’t get Molle or a camo setup, I purchased a flat black concealable vest from http://www.bulletproofme.com. My reasoning was, in part, basedContinue reading “Soft Armor And Other Thoughts”
Scattered Shots 