British Army in NI during operation Banner

[M0WBY]

Re: British Army in NI during operation Banner

Have WE released the MKIII?

I don't know but mine is a WE which is made in Taiwan and is a copy of the Japanese Tanaka models so I am told so possibly a MkII? I've been told that it does not suffer from the same screw missing out of the hop up problem that the Chinese copies do? But I can't say for definite...

[Devlin]

Re: British Army in NI during operation Banner

Did you get a MkII or MkIII?

Personally, I used to stick mine in my trousers. Bloody cold at first but there you go! :D

Have WE released the MKIII?

[M0WBY]

Re: British Army in NI during operation Banner

Yup, used to carry one as a side on covert ops' (as Pan says, down the front of the keks, before it was "Cool to be gangsta") and also when manning the 'road' on the PVCP at Aughnacloy.

If you want to be particular about it, there's a '58 pattern holster for the Browning and a lanyard to go with it. No idea where you'd source one from though John?

I have a 58 pattern holster and also a lanyard to go with it but I have to admit I have not worked out how the lanyard is meant to be used but there we are!

[BAMF]

Re: British Army in NI during operation Banner

Hi

I have purchased a WE Browning Hi-Power pistol as a side arm. I have a molle pistol holder for my modern gear. I am just wondering whether the army used pistol's (Browning) in the 1980's during Operation Banner, I think the Irish had them (They were called BAP's), and if so where did the army wear them/put them if they did?

I have seen several 58 pattern browning pistol holsters on a popular internet auction site!

Cheers

John

Yup, used to carry one as a side on covert ops' (as Pan says, down the front of the keks, before it was "Cool to be gangsta") and also when manning the 'road' on the PVCP at Aughnacloy.

If you want to be particular about it, there's a '58 pattern holster for the Browning and a lanyard to go with it. No idea where you'd source one from though John?

[M0WBY]

Re: British Army in NI during operation Banner

That's the 'Chinese Contract' version, I believe.

That will explain why it needed a screw putting in to get the hop up to work!

[Panoptes]

Re: British Army in NI during operation Banner

That's the 'Chinese Contract' version, I believe.

[M0WBY]

Re: British Army in NI during operation Banner

Did you get a MkII or MkIII?

Don't know...



Can you tell from the picture?

[Panoptes]

Re: British Army in NI during operation Banner

Did you get a MkII or MkIII?

Personally, I used to stick mine in my trousers. Bloody cold at first but there you go! :D

[M0WBY]

Re: British Army in NI during operation Banner

Hi

I have purchased a WE Browning Hi-Power pistol as a side arm. I have a molle pistol holder for my modern gear. I am just wondering whether the army used pistol's (Browning) in the 1980's during Operation Banner, I think the Irish had them (They were called BAP's), and if so where did the army wear them/put them if they did?

I have seen several 58 pattern browning pistol holsters on a popular internet auction site!

Cheers

John

[Hawke]

Re: British Army in NI during operation Banner

The Pig, with smells redolent of, in no particular order, diesel, other "fluids", a tw@t letting off a smoke grenade inside it, eggy farts courtesy of the chogeywallah and the aforementioned egg banjo's, and finding a folded jazz mag (usually Escort or Fiesta - any idea why porn was named after 1970's Ford cars?) with the pages suspiciously stuck together. All combined with tumbling out around Turf Lodge, feeling nauseous. Not with fear, just from breathing the fumes inside the Pig.

[BAMF]

Re: British Army in NI during operation Banner

The other thing to add realism is a permanent bruise/cut above the eye from tw@tting your head getting in and out of a Pig.

(typed from my shed, looking wistfully at photo's of a young and slim Hawke.)

Ah, memories of the old Humber pig.....*Sniff*

[Hawke]

Re: British Army in NI during operation Banner

and a tash means you can do Captain Price as well.

[M0WBY]

Re: British Army in NI during operation Banner

And seeing as you're going 80's, you need to grow a tash. All seniors used to have a tash, it was the real badge of authority! The other thing to add realism is a permanent bruise/cut above the eye from tw@tting your head getting in and out of a Pig.

(typed from my shed, looking wistfully at photo's of a young and slim Hawke.)

Yes lower ranks had to go and get permission from the sargeant to grow one and if he did not like it after the regulation time to grow he would tell you go and wipe it off! Although not as politely as that!!!

[Hawke]

Re: British Army in NI during operation Banner

And seeing as you're going 80's, you need to grow a tash. All seniors used to have a tash, it was the real badge of authority! The other thing to add realism is a permanent bruise/cut above the eye from tw@tting your head getting in and out of a Pig.

(typed from my shed, looking wistfully at photo's of a young and slim Hawke.)

[Terry Mcann]

Re: British Army in NI during operation Banner

I had a look at my green one today and it has indeed got a velco opening. I can't believe I missed it before.

I need to have a think about it because if what you say is true then once started there is no going back! Well not with out great difficulty anyway!

Cheers

John

I have removed the ballistic inners once-NEVER AGAIN

To save you doing that you can buy Israeli empty covers on that auction site for a tenner-pretty similar to the US M69 Flak Vests which early on the British Army used(which the later Brit made ones were modelled from with so called improvements).

Just cut up an old kip mat to make an inner.