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There's a photo I've seen that shows such a (smallish) tracked tractor being used by German troops in a forestry logging capacity, it looks like a cross between a cletrac and ransome in size, I've tried looking for german manufacturers of that type from pre ww2/ww2 but no joy. What manufacturer wou...

I measured the jacket and it measures out as not just an XL, but a true "XXL" as per Spearheads own desriptions. I have emailed Barry with the info so he can be abreast of the issue. I agree that the shoulderboards are often seen being not squarely on top of the shoulders and recommended ...

Well, now that you mention it, I noticed the same thing about the shoulder straps but since I don't use them, I didn't worry about it. However, I've seen photos of WWII windjacke and noticed that the positioning was a bit forward of what I would of thought as normal. Regarding the sizing, you can se...

Can anyone provide some help with Spearhead's (barrylyndon28) sizing? Are they sized to fit over the uniform already? In other words, do I order a 42 in chest if I wear a 42, or do I go with something larger like a 44, or 46? I have the Gen II version of the Spearhead Windjacke in a size XL. I am r...

gebirgsjäger wrote:Is cheers
well known whether in the Gebirgstruppe such jackets were used

Manfred

Where is this Felljacke for sale?

Danke,
Mike

Guten Tag, I finally had a chance to wear the second generation Windjacke from Spearhead. It is a certain improvement over the first model. I wore it on a winter hike last week. It was a cloudy day in the woods with temps around the freezing mark and light West/South-West winds. The fabric is much m...

Hello,

Has anyone bought or seen this Kubelwagen replica ?

http://www.kubelkraft.com/kubelwagen-replica.html

didn't spearhead change his cloth on his windjacke's to make them more wind / waterproof???? sure i heard that somewhere. Yes, they did change the fabric. It is made out of the same cloth that their anorak is. I have one and it is certainly better than the Gen I. Haven't had a chance to wear it in ...

I have Speaarhead windjacke at home. Sorry to burst your bubble but its just not good enough. The most annoying thing is the textile. Its way too soft and not at all windproof. Just a simple cotton twill... If you carefully look you may find that all 'creases' are soft and 'flowing' instead of keep...

Heeresbergführer wrote: Here's an original Olive green one from my collection:

Any close-up picture available of the label stamp or can you please tell what it says? I would like to reproduce it for my repro M42 anorak.

Danke,
Mike

Try painting them silver Mike :?: I got me a pair off flea bay, shipped from Germany, these are dated 43 but have "yellow" tinted lenses?? Am going to swap the lenses from my Swiss black lensed ones lol I thought about doing that but I didn't think it would look right plus trying to get e...

You can take some steel wool to the Swiss goggles to get the black paint off, then replace the cloth straps with elastic straps...then they will look like German GJ goggles. I tried that with a pair I had but underneath the black paint was a dark metal not bare metal. Perhaps further and harder san...

Heeresbergführer wrote: Here's an original Olive green one from my collection:

Any close-up available of the label stamp? I would like to reproduce it for my repro M42 anorak.

Danke,
Mike

I got this book for my birthday about a year ago and I thought it was well done. http://www.amazon.com/German-Army-Mountain-Soldier-WWII/dp/1847970974/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b This book is in German and is hard to find but the photos are excellent. http://www.usmbooks.com/edelweiss_gebirgstruppen.html