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Here ya go. I finally got some pics uploaded.
Fletch said:The full laceups were considered the most practical type back in the day. Pilots most often wore this type with flight kit. Yours are field boots, which were more typical of horsey folk and dress uniform.
True, too, of the American flyers. Many came from a cavalry background, and while some went armor, others went air. The officers of the Air Service simply continued to wear their standard Army uniform, which at the time required high boots for all officers. Even when the rest of the Army went to trousers in 1937, the armor troops retained their tall boots.Smithy said:Actually Fletch speaking of the British side of things, within the RFC, field boots were common due to the fact that a great many RFC aircrew transferred from cavalry units. The RFC initially had no uniform and personnel wore their original units' regimental uniforms. Hence field/riding boots were so common and so widely seen.
eightbore said:There probably isn't adventure gear in Southern Africa more ubiquitous in the early 20th century than that previously used by resident military forces. I agree, not proper for WWII era adventure, but pretty darn good if you're doing an early 20th century African hunter.
Story said:I just snagged a first edition of THE MANEATERS OF KUMAON*, a very well written account of the late Colonel's hunts that rival those of Colonel Patterson's lion hunts (made famous by the movie THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS, an adaptation of the Maneaters of Tsavo)http://www.amazon.com/Man-Eaters-Ts...3870/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b/104-7053923-8442369
* http://www.mouthshut.com/product-reviews/Man_Eaters_of_Kumaon_-_Jim_Corbett-925039066.html
For those unfamiliar with Corbett, he was actually quite enamored of the big cats and only hunted down the maneaters (which were usually suffering from painful wounds that made them unnaturally prey on human quarry). India now boasts the Jim Corbett Tiger Park, in his honor.
http://www.corbetthideaway.com/jims-world.html
I've looked for the one photos of Corbett in khakis and shorts, but only came up with these -
Jovan said:Here ya go. I finally got some pics uploaded.
BellyTank said:<SNIP>
This is a 1950 pattern- "Jackets, Bush".
You can maybe see in the close-up, that the old Aertex cloth is coarser and hairier than you will find the repro offerings.
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Rooster said:Having a bush jacket in aertex instead of cotton twill would be even better!
Let me know when that new jacket of yours becomes available, I want to be first in line.
BellyTank said:Which ones..?
'50 pat?
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BellyTank said:Well, don't hold your breath just yet.
Looks like there'll be a long line, for first in line though...
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Alan Eardley said:I'm retoring an Aertex Blouse. Like a cross between the shirt and a 40 pattern BD blouse.
When you compare the original aertex to repro material, are you referring to the SoF/WPG versions?
Alan