wwii axis reenactment forum

I have about 1000 rounds of 7.62 blanks ...seeing is how they are blanks and not live ammo I wonder if they can be used in an 8mm mauser?? (7.62mm=.308 and 8mm=.311) not much of a difference ?? Anyone??? (P.S. I have both an 8mm and 7.62 mm Mauser)

i have seen EM Fj wearing the officer belt buckle, but this is the extreme exception and not the general and i would generaly advise against it. If your on a budget, postpone your reenactment by one month and buy a correct belt and buckle. They are not that expensive, remember , less haste, more pa...

do you mean an officers claw belt, that's all i can think of? thats the one! I have one that my Grandpa brought back.. And Have seen photos of NCO and EM FJ wearing those belts.And I don't have a ton of money to put into my impression so I was hoping to wear my green bread bag and the belt my grand...

Ok so I was told that a green bread bag will not work for a FJ impression is this true? And I was also told that the "claw" style belt is wrong too ( though i have seen period photos of such) Any help? ?

I have both type 1 and type 2 boots (type 1 I can get in brown or black) for $98USD

Italian camo tropic pants

Sean wrote:I can see where Paul is coming from, the figure to the left does not fit with what the guys in the background are doing. Just looks odd.......

its an origanal pic taken in Italy in 1943 the guy in the palm smock is in fact an HG there are a couple of differnt pics with this guy in it

i think john was refering to a Palm tree bonesack :) lol! I know but i thought it would be fun to post that pic! The smock the FJ has on looks to be a differnt cut then the SS type 1 Palm smock..Im wondering if it is a talior made piece . I have seen a bunch of talior made clothing out of SS camo.....

John Wilson wrote:If I get a palmtree smock made and fall out of a coconut tree, can I get a jump badge and a wound badge at the same time?
And yes, palmtree smocks do exist, I've just made them...

Looks like they do Exist! Origainl war time photo of an FJ ina Palm smock!

my group has a Skermish coming up in May 22/23 in Colorado Springs if anyone is interested please let me know ..the more the marrier!

Hans Gowert wrote:

I like the jacket and the dame!

ok then

I have a thing for the off beat uniforms..I think they are snazzy! Awhile back (about 15 years ago!) i saw a period photo of a german wearing a oak pattern jump smock..Has anyone seen this before?

Great pics! the last pic looks almost like the type 1 SS camo smocks but in Italian 1929 pattern they look to have the draw string on the neck.

Peiper wrote:

GRFJ wrote:Italian camo trousers with jumpsmock look imho a bit starnge.. very confusing with so much camo.
But they look very nice when worn with Fliegerbluse only so I'd wear then in camp

Looks good with a Lufty Tropical jacket for Italian/Monte-Cassino portrayment though?

Pipes

Yes it does!