Just to answer your question, it has been a massive misconception since the 70s that the Afrika Korps wore brown pouches. Absolutely most of their leather kit was Black and in some rare cases some bits of leather were not brown but just plain and not dyed. Even in some black and white original pictures you can tell it’s black, also in true recolorisations you can see it’s black. But if you look, a lot of drawn modern illustrations show it to be brown, but in fact it’s not.
I'm pretty sure that Luftwaffe units - with the exception of their Fallschirmjager and infantry formations - were issued brown leather in all theatres.
my mind is blown ha ha Always greatly enjoy your videos old mate and in awe of your collection, outstanding, but I have to think that Afrika Korp set up has to be the jewel in the crown, at least one of a few jewels anyway, brilliant, cheers
the water bottle is a common misconception, they just used standard water bottles, these "coconut" ones were just used on the continent as normal bottles as a way to save materials
Another great video m8, i really liked the Afrika Korps set up, very nice. I dont know anything about the uniforms the germans wore in Africa. I do know that the mk2 helmet is south african, ive got a green painted one. The holes were put in at the design stage so that the troops could attach a neck or sunflap. I have a video on my channrl about this, there is no evidence that flaps were issued....but its still an easy way to tell a South African mk2 style helmet....cheers 😊😊😊😊
Nice diy work on the mannequin. Yanks mannequins (may have a Euro outlet with a diff name) sells decent, smaller figures for a reasonable price. As far as brown leather used by LW and DAK, I believe for Luftwaffe personnel that was emitted around 1940 for black leather. For Inter-war parade and dress uniforms of the LW you may see brown leather. By 1943 a similar result could've been used with DAK. I believe most DAK reenactors who study photographic evidence use black pouches. Wooden cased canteens used by DAK I believe is mainly a "collectorism", with not a lot of supporting evidence they were used in Africa. They were instead seen in Southern Europe and regions of the Soviet Union. The bread bag is also worn on the other side of the belt. The cap certainly looks original with that sun bleaching, but have no idea
great video i was wondering if you know where i can get my hands ona good 8th army uniform as im trying to replicate one of my Great Grandfathers uniform he served in burma during the war and then later stayed on till Burma's independence in 1948 his name was clifford Horne and as im a young collector i cant afford that much so could you possibly guide me ina good direction to find a good uniform for a fair price as ebay is always overpriced even on a good day, thankyou for your time
EBay can be expensive but if you keep looking sometimes bargains come up but the best place to look are Militaria fairs I have picked up some good items there one of the best is Malvern in Worcestershire it’s one of the biggest in the country on twice a year and Penkridge in Staffordshire on four times a year but any local small fairs are well worth a look if you go on line and search there will be one on every weekend somewhere or other so good luck
American here. I've always thought the British had - from the perspective of function/utility - the best uniforms of WW2. They also managed to look pretty sharp too. American uniforms were probably the best in terms of the quality of manufacture, and color fastness. American uniforms improved significantly after 1943, but I've always thought the British got it right from the start. The only flaw in British kit was the load-bearing equipment. Those enormous pouches on the front were definitely a bad idea.
@@militarymad2840 The Germans like the British desert kit too. All those photos of Germans running around in shorts in the desert are captured British issue. From various writings at the time, the Germans loved their British shorts.
I started collecting in the 1970s so most in my collection are from that time it’s not that easy to find untouched ones these days and the price is going up all the time, just one the benefits of being old I suppose 😊
Nice vid but....you've destroyed a kriegsmarine gasmask case in it's original colours....kriegsmarine cases were often over painted grey over early ordnance tan...that's prob the origin of the grey over paint.
Swings and roundabouts I may have lost a kriegsmarine that I didn’t need but looking at the sand colour on the actual gas mask that matches the colour of the tin I would think I have gained a tropical one that I did need, if the tin was just painted ordnance sand colour would they have painted the mask in the exact same colour ??
very nice german setup! but these german canteens where not used in africa and actualy really comon on the eastern front, the whole gasmask set set is ww2 but repainted tan postwar by the dutch, these canisters almost always have tan paint with gray on top, its a myth made up by dealers that those canteens and gasmasks where "afrika korps" so they would sel easyer, for the rest an awsome display
Just to answer your question, it has been a massive misconception since the 70s that the Afrika Korps wore brown pouches. Absolutely most of their leather kit was Black and in some rare cases some bits of leather were not brown but just plain and not dyed. Even in some black and white original pictures you can tell it’s black, also in true recolorisations you can see it’s black. But if you look, a lot of drawn modern illustrations show it to be brown, but in fact it’s not.
Thanks for that was never sure about that
I'm pretty sure that Luftwaffe units - with the exception of their Fallschirmjager and infantry formations - were issued brown leather in all theatres.
Another great video. I'm very impressed of your big mods to the mannequin. Great effort and very effective 👏 👍. Thank you for showing 👍
Thanks it took some working out but does work ok
Another brilliant collection! You almost never see DAK items here in the States. Thank you for sharing.
There are hard to find here as well and getting harder
my mind is blown ha ha Always greatly enjoy your videos old mate and in awe of your collection, outstanding, but I have to think that Afrika Korp set up has to be the jewel in the crown, at least one of a few jewels anyway, brilliant, cheers
the water bottle is a common misconception, they just used standard water bottles, these "coconut" ones were just used on the continent as normal bottles as a way to save materials
Yes other people have mentioned that it seems this has been started with dealers trying to charge more money for them so thanks for the comment
Thank for the Video a Good representation of the Uniforms it’s interesting to see the the Uniforms made up a good job on the Mannequin Thanks
Thanks there is quite a lot of work goes into it
Another great video m8, i really liked the Afrika Korps set up, very nice. I dont know anything about the uniforms the germans wore in Africa. I do know that the mk2 helmet is south african, ive got a green painted one. The holes were put in at the design stage so that the troops could attach a neck or sunflap. I have a video on my channrl about this, there is no evidence that flaps were issued....but its still an easy way to tell a South African mk2 style helmet....cheers 😊😊😊😊
Thanks for the confirmation on the helmet military uniforms have so many variations it’s hard to know them all
@@militarymad2840 very true.....you learn something new everyday I reckon 🙂🙃🙂
Nice diy work on the mannequin. Yanks mannequins (may have a Euro outlet with a diff name) sells decent, smaller figures for a reasonable price.
As far as brown leather used by LW and DAK, I believe for Luftwaffe personnel that was emitted around 1940 for black leather. For Inter-war parade and dress uniforms of the LW you may see brown leather. By 1943 a similar result could've been used with DAK. I believe most DAK reenactors who study photographic evidence use black pouches. Wooden cased canteens used by DAK I believe is mainly a "collectorism", with not a lot of supporting evidence they were used in Africa. They were instead seen in Southern Europe and regions of the Soviet Union. The bread bag is also worn on the other side of the belt. The cap certainly looks original with that sun bleaching, but have no idea
Thanks for the info on the mannequins and who wears what does all get a bit complicated for me
@@militarymad2840 Haha, its very confusing. Takes a certain concerning level of obsessive compulsive disorder most likely
😂😂
Try yanks mannequins here in the US specially made for military collecting
Thanks I will look that up
great video i was wondering if you know where i can get my hands ona good 8th army uniform as im trying to replicate one of my Great Grandfathers uniform he served in burma during the war and then later stayed on till Burma's independence in 1948 his name was clifford Horne and as im a young collector i cant afford that much so could you possibly guide me ina good direction to find a good uniform for a fair price as ebay is always overpriced even on a good day, thankyou for your time
EBay can be expensive but if you keep looking sometimes bargains come up but the best place to look are Militaria fairs I have picked up some good items there one of the best is Malvern in Worcestershire it’s one of the biggest in the country on twice a year and Penkridge in Staffordshire on four times a year but any local small fairs are well worth a look if you go on line and search there will be one on every weekend somewhere or other so good luck
@militarymad2840 thankyou I will keep a look out first I need a car 🤣
American here. I've always thought the British had - from the perspective of function/utility - the best uniforms of WW2. They also managed to look pretty sharp too. American uniforms were probably the best in terms of the quality of manufacture, and color fastness. American uniforms improved significantly after 1943, but I've always thought the British got it right from the start. The only flaw in British kit was the load-bearing equipment. Those enormous pouches on the front were definitely a bad idea.
The desert uniform is good but the rough woollen one for Europe was really itchy
@@militarymad2840 The Germans like the British desert kit too. All those photos of Germans running around in shorts in the desert are captured British issue. From various writings at the time, the Germans loved their British shorts.
where do you get your helmets from
I started collecting in the 1970s so most in my collection are from that time it’s not that easy to find untouched ones these days and the price is going up all the time, just one the benefits of being old I suppose 😊
Nice vid but....you've destroyed a kriegsmarine gasmask case in it's original colours....kriegsmarine cases were often over painted grey over early ordnance tan...that's prob the origin of the grey over paint.
Swings and roundabouts I may have lost a kriegsmarine that I didn’t need but looking at the sand colour on the actual gas mask that matches the colour of the tin I would think I have gained a tropical one that I did need, if the tin was just painted ordnance sand colour would they have painted the mask in the exact same colour ??
that wasnt kriesgmarine but dutch post war reissue
@@militarymad2840 here in the link its exsplained
Leftenant not lootenant cmon were brits
Been watching too many American films 😂
very nice german setup! but these german canteens where not used in africa and actualy really comon on the eastern front, the whole gasmask set set is ww2 but repainted tan postwar by the dutch, these canisters almost always have tan paint with gray on top, its a myth made up by dealers that those canteens and gasmasks where "afrika korps" so they would sel easyer, for the rest an awsome display
Thanks for the info didn’t know that