WYATT666 Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 necro post but i recently read that some members of the british SAS went to nam attached to ANZAC forces and SASR so watch this space lol Link to post Share on other sites
Spacemonkey Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 There was quite a few Brits down there either with the Antipodeans or with the 147 odd Intel officers that just happened to be in the area.... BTW, watched The Odd Angry Shot last week, which is a very good Aussie film made about the SASR in 'Nam. Link to post Share on other sites
Blue4 Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Wyatt my old school mate's father served out there - attached to the Kiwis - he even wrote a book about it Link to post Share on other sites
WYATT666 Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 Wyatt my old school mate's father served out there - attached to the Kiwis - he even wrote a book about it name of book please i hope you know where this is going plus watch out for some more old skool brit stuff heading your way from me Link to post Share on other sites
Blue4 Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 name of book please i hope you know where this is going plus watch out for some more old skool brit stuff heading your way from me Here's a link on amazon, quite pricey & out of print, so It may be worth scouring the net! http://www.amazon.co.uk/Her-Majestys-Vietnam-Soldier-Bransby/dp/1854211676/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1280759163&sr=8-2 Getting my Aussie kit out this weekend for IC8, pics to follow! Link to post Share on other sites
Blue4 Posted August 8, 2010 Report Share Posted August 8, 2010 Here's a couple of pics fresh from IC8 this weekend Link to post Share on other sites
Porkchop Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 Ohh, that is real purty. I like the pilot survival knife, and the late war pack, real OZ that. Great, the large universal pouches I take it, that that is a British bush cap cut down? The sling looks to be a Brit SLR sling as well. Looks the bees knees. Now, where did you find the FFD? And how did you manage to cram a 77 set into the pack? Love the whole SASR look. Bravo Zulu Link to post Share on other sites
Blue4 Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 Hey Pork-Chop Thanks for the positive comments! Sadly I forgot to put on my SLR bandolier for the pics! 1.) You guessed correctly regarding the bush hat and SLR sling - both are British. 2.) The FFD came from an old surplus store in London years ago, sadly I think it's closed down and now-a-days I can only find the smaller ones. 3.) The webbing is a full set of Oz made M56, 2x SLR pouches, Yoke, Buttpack, 2 x canteens & 2 x compass/Bandage pouches. To which I've added M203 pouches (cut from grenadier vest,) a strobe pouch and a pilot survival knife. 4.) The large late war Oz pack has 2 x 1 quart canteens, 1 x 2 quart canteen, antenna bag and contains a PRC9/10 (not quite a 77 sadly - but it looks the part!) cheers again Red Link to post Share on other sites
Sledgehammer Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 New poster... hi chaps! Red5, there is a guy that is usually at the Chatham Militaria Fair that has boxes of the old shell dressings, charges about 3 quid a pop. Link to post Share on other sites
Blue4 Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Current work in progress! Should be finished in the next day or two Link to post Share on other sites
Porkchop Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Oho, that is ever so nice. Just wondering how did you fill out the stripper clip bandoleer? thanks Link to post Share on other sites
Murdoc Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Nice chopped SLR, don't you want to change the rear sight to 'RS' L2A1??? Maybe put some polyfoam blocks inside... Link to post Share on other sites
Blue4 Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Murdoc would be nice if I could find a RS sight! And PC - it's just sponge blocks inside the stripper bandoleer!! Thanks for the kind feedback - should be finished in the next couple of days Link to post Share on other sites
Sledgehammer Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Looking awesome Ray Bill Link to post Share on other sites
Blue4 Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Hey Bill - thanks!! Here's the finished build folks... Link to post Share on other sites
Murdoc Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 All 3 rifles are fantastic! Link to post Share on other sites
Porkchop Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 not usually impressed with people's gun collections But Holy Jumpin' Jehosephat look at those guns!!! Tabernac'-and-a-half Link to post Share on other sites
Kenworth W900 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Must have been a real *badgeress* to fire that chopped SLR! Link to post Share on other sites
Sledgehammer Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 A couple of mine... And a couple of "action" shots... posed, hence no eyepro Link to post Share on other sites
Blue4 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Bill Those pics are brilliant!! We will have to get our respective lots together at a Nam event and play as Aussies!! Regards Ray Link to post Share on other sites
FireKnife Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Hi to all, I am planning on doing an Aussie Tunnel Rat impression but so far i have hit a few walls. Firstly i planned to use a mix of 58 and 44 Brit pattern webbing (i have 44 suspenders on a 58 belt in place of the 58 mag pouches and a 58 patt holster) but i am not sure what to use to hold my 1911A1 (primary) mags in. I was thinking the M56 pouches for the 1911A1 but with 58 pattern hooks instead of the M56 mounting system. Is that possible and authentic? Also my clothing, i am trying to find some sort of clothing to wear but am not sure what to go for to keep it period (or if not closely period) any suggestions? 'FireKnife' Link to post Share on other sites
Deve Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 I'd stick to the stock US M56 pistol mag pouches. There's never really been a issue of pistol mag pouches in British webbing systems (minus some WW2 ones for 1911s and High-Powers, but they were never on widespread issue), so begged/borrowed/stolen M56 pouches would be the way to go as I don't believe the Aussies produced a home-grown version. Link to post Share on other sites
FireKnife Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 I had a feeling that would be the answer as i have found HP pouches for 58 webbing but they are either out of stock or woefully expensive. Think i will just stick to the M56 ones then. Now to look at clothing and a plae to buy the M56 pouches, all the site i have found that stock them don't show the back.. 'FireKnife' Link to post Share on other sites
Sledgehammer Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Fireknife, stick to US M56 style if you can't get Aussie M56 pattern The sets were virtually identical; in fact the ANZACs were issued through the US supply chain initially. It was not unusual to see British '44 pattern pouches chucked in early on, dyed "emergency green". Later in the War the Australians developed their own web gear based directly on US M56... there were differences, especially concerning the pouches for the L1A1 magazines as these pouches were much larger than the US equivalents. I'll find some ref pics for you, and I'm sure others have some too. If you want to carry a spare mag for your handgun then try to find either an Australian or Canadian Browning holster; they have a magazine pouch on the front of them. Try to avoid '58 pattern if you can... odds and sods may have been used but there is little evidence of this. Hope this helps! Ray, you are on... if I weren't with SEAL Team 1 at IC9 I would be begging a spot on your Squad mate Link to post Share on other sites
Murdoc Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 A couple of mine... Theese nice too... But your ARs are the top painted period guns I've ever seen. @FireKnife: try M56 webbing on ebay.de. They are many times much more cheaper, than from ebay.co.uk, an postage is lower than from US...(I bought later pattern 56' belt+suspenders+butt-pack from Kansas, for 20$, but postage was 40$). But they are not so common there so you must be patient. Link to post Share on other sites
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