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by Pilgrimmick
Fri Oct 02, 2020 10:32 pm
Forum: General Land Rover information
Topic: Lightweights with oddities - in service
Replies: 4
Views: 890

Re: Lightweights with oddities - in service

There were many oddities in service. A lot depended on the local MT officer. I knew an officer in the REME who competed in BAMA events in his (military) half tonne, after seeing my (civilian) Land Rover on Firestone super all traction tyres, ( the tyre of choice for mud, back then) he had a set fitt...
by Pilgrimmick
Sat Aug 08, 2020 8:07 am
Forum: Problems
Topic: Crank Pulley Bolt - Trumpet Fitted...
Replies: 9
Views: 1570

Re: Crank Pulley Bolt - Trumpet Fitted...

We used to have a full (?) set of slogging spanner’s at work from about half inch up to about six inches (yes six inches, it was a ship’s set) I returned one day to find they had been thrown away and replaced with a set of Britool combination spanners. The new engineer thought they were just a set o...
by Pilgrimmick
Tue Aug 04, 2020 9:52 pm
Forum: Other Kit
Topic: Para Recce kit stowage fittings
Replies: 4
Views: 6508

Re: Para Recce kit stowage fittings

When we replaced them with the 90 I took several sets of kit to dunsfold. They will probably all have gone by now, but Phil Bashall, or whoever runs it now may have some good photos with scale.
Who knows there may even be some odds and sods left.
by Pilgrimmick
Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:26 pm
Forum: Uniforms
Topic: Shirt I.D.
Replies: 27
Views: 19013

Re: Shirt I.D.

There are both Battalions there, the Cpl is Dave ‘Pig’ Abols who received a MM at Goose Green,
by Pilgrimmick
Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:20 pm
Forum: Uniforms
Topic: TW. Camouflage cross belt trousers I'd required.
Replies: 12
Views: 11219

Re: TW. Camouflage cross belt trousers I'd required.

Never said they were, they were the SAS pattern and went with the SAS patters windproof (without wired hood) I was issued both and at the time they were labelled SAS windproof.
Similarly the SAS Bergan was issued to the Paras.
by Pilgrimmick
Tue Aug 04, 2020 8:58 am
Forum: Uniforms
Topic: TW. Camouflage cross belt trousers I'd required.
Replies: 12
Views: 11219

Re: TW. Camouflage cross belt trousers I'd required.

There were two distinct types of wind proof trousers. Those (with cross belt) were SAS issue, the ones with the normal waist and Velcro were arctic issue.
by Pilgrimmick
Tue Aug 04, 2020 8:53 am
Forum: Uniforms
Topic: Ok..I give up..what are these..?
Replies: 5
Views: 7571

Re: Ok..I give up..what are these..?

I have seen something very similar for the 58 pattern webbing. It replaces the ammo pouch and allows the braces to be worn without one or both ammo pouches.