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Hmm, that's a pity, so what would you sugest if I wanted to rent a blank firer for the event?

I've seen pictures of the later war tunics and it looks like they have that chinese cheap silk linning in the them, is this true? Talking about the M43 tunic.

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I have to agree with the glasses, you can buy a pair of Dienstbrille for €20 and have the lenses replaced. They are the correct glasses and easy to find.

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OK, here's the deal. These prices are very good, all these items are either original or quality items, those who know me can confirm this. German Officer Tunic size M (42) with silver embroided eagle, collar tabs, and shoulder boards, insignia alone is worth £35 all is new, has not been used once. P...

Listed it on eBay now:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/321465137970?ssP ... 1558.l2649

Open to offers here.

One of our guys Spoke to the chap at chalk who makes em £40k to you Sir :D That's not nearly as bad as I thought, I was thinking more along £80k - 100k OK, so I can but aside 1k a month...so about 3.5 years! :mrgreen: but then it's a question of if I have to buy a girl a car or myself a tank....I t...

Beautiful! Almost brings a tear to the eye.

I'm curious though, how much does one of these set you back?

14 year old Erwin....now that would be a laugh and a half...pushing back Tommy from the playground to the sand box

Sounds good to me. I don't care about the public much, more about just using the stuff

Is GHQ there for weapon hire?

askhati wrote:I'll have a look, thanks for the references.

Back on topic: would the flak trade patch be worn by everyone from privates up to officers, or was it an EM-only thing?

All trade badges were worn by enlisted men only. Officers did not wear them.

As this is not an issued piece of equipment, I'm sure soldiers used them by all nations as you'd want to protect it during the battle.

Well it looks like I'll be making plans then!

RGM, how's the event usually like?

On some DAK uniforms you see it, but mostly only for seniors who would maybe have the privilege of keeping their seasonal clothing, but even with the officers, you often see enlisted man's breast eagles with collar tabs and officers shoulder boards. Forces that served in Italy however had their trop...