wwii axis reenactment forum

Thanks, John; your information was very helpful.
No, I wasn't thinking of making my own. I had been given a repro that I thought was too big, but it exactly fit your measurements.

Can someone provide the dimensions of an original or correct repro Nahkampfspange?

Cleats and nails do conduct cold. However, leather does not. Cold is simply not going to penetrate the 3-4 layers of leather from the sole of the boot to the sole of the foot. Bergschuhe were worn with thick wool and hair insoles to provide additional warmth.

Mathias.. Where in Calif are you? Still in the active Army or Reserves? My outfit is full of former active duty/reserve soldiers. Many of us were posted to Germany in the 80's & 90's and love to talk about the old country. We are a growing unit with excellent standards. Check us out at http://w...

*** Boots sold *** They are 1st pattern black boots made by SM Wholesale. Size 12, but I am an 11 and they were fine with insoles. Worn once for walking-out around the barracks - like NEW. $150 including shipping in the Continental US. Returns accepted after 7 days minus shipping. Craig Stosser Mont...

To the Original Poster: If you want to start your own unit, you need to have three cards in hand: 1. You really must have experience reenacting that nation and solid knowledge of the specialty. If you're switching to another "side" (Axis to Allied, or vice versa) don't even try. What you'v...

His hats are awful. Thin material, unusable insignia, and poor sizing. I ordered two hats in my normal size. One came down over my ears and the other wouldn't even fit on my head.

However, his uniforms have always satisfied me.

I won't lose any tears over Chen's absence from the business. My experience is that his tunics are poorly cut, Example: tail of the tunic barely covers the belt and buttons on the back my trousers and the sleeves reach almost to my thumbnails.

I just received my unit's Feldpost stamp from Chris at http://www.intrenches.com

Less than ten days from order to delivery and he made some custom tweaks for us, too. Highest recommendation!

Thanks, Chris, for your great work.

Very clever simulated mines!
Those would be great for our unit because our opposing Allied armor actually could drive over it without a huge replacement cost.
They appear to be a serving bowl of some sort. What are the dimensions and do you recall the brand?

I don't do a Waffen SS impression, but many of my friends do Waffen SS Panzer Grenadier. I've asked them this question and they say that the Waffen SS Panzergrenadiers wore silver Infantry Assault badges. As I understand it, the Heer warded the Silver version to ground-pounder infantry such as Jager...

Much appreciated!

Thanks for the great responses!

I haven't been able to find the German description for the Long Service medal/ribbon.
Any help, please?

This post brings-up a good question. What was the order of precedence, from left to right as viewed by an observer, for various awards? For example, an IC 2nd Class, a War Merit Cross 2nd Class, an Ostmedaile, and a Long Service ribbon. I haven't found an Order of Precedence for the Wehrmacht simila...