East German (DDR) Cold War Loadouts

[meddy]

Re: East German (DDR) Cold War Loadouts

finaly found the romainian stock and stuck it on the ak. looks close enough for me without buying more parts



yeh it properly needs a bakelite akm pistol grip and the correct front grip but that can come later as this stock isn't really held on by much i'm afraid it will snap off as the body is just cyma plastic :/

[Cold_War_Charlie]

Re: East German (DDR) Cold War Loadouts

Does anyone have a close up of the webbing y straps at the front and how they fix onto the belt?

[meddy]

Wich kind?? The eirly 60s ones or the later ones?

Iirc the eirly ones attached to d-ring belt loops
And the later ones i have loop round the belt and onto a hook on them selves.



meddy

[Cold_War_Charlie]

Re: East German (DDR) Cold War Loadouts

The later one

[meddy]

Umm the gray one or the green utv thing?

meddy

[meddy]

Yey doubble post cus zero in sux


Ahem this is how i did my utv thing

I used a blunt screwdriver to first strech the loop thing on the inside and threaded up from bottem and then used the screwdriver to help bend the fabric till it got on the other prong

The mag pouches i threaed the loops on first then did the same thing





meddy

[Cold_War_Charlie]

Re: East German (DDR) Cold War Loadouts

It's the grey one but do you have a pic of the green one as well?

[meddy]

Re: East German (DDR) Cold War Loadouts

Genosse Hurrah, Hurrah, Hurrah will properly correct me on my naff vids i did at 5am ;p but here is how i fit my stuff together (excuse the noise i was watching Dunkirk film)


mid to late issue gray nylon webbing
http://youtu.be/68jn1T8TzX8

that damn assult pack
http://youtu.be/XTr9GDKUKVI

and

utv belt clip thinnggys
http://youtu.be/W9t2oYfpaBA


i still have a lot to learn about all this >_< and still more stuff to collect ^^


though today finally met Mr Gadge Europa witch was fun though brief as he was bizy taking photos XD

[Gadge Europa]

Re: East German (DDR) Cold War Loadouts

yeah good to meet you chap, sorry i couldnt chat more but next cold war battle we'll have a proper chat.

Could you take some pics of your jacket with the odd grommets?

[meddy]

indeed i did i jus havent got around to posting them yet XD just got into bed so will post them later tonigjt ^_^

meddy

[Cold_War_Charlie]

Re: East German (DDR) Cold War Loadouts

Great vids Meddy thx.

[meddy]

Re: East German (DDR) Cold War Loadouts

oh my dam the vids i made are brilliant fun to watch when drunk and you have the youtube automatic closed captions on XD i think it only got one word correct in the whole lot >_<


and here ya go gadge the link to the photo spam of the uniform i'm just leaving it here for reference

http://smg.beta.photobucket.com/user...444/story/7705

[Hurrah, Hurrah, Hurrah.]

Re: East German (DDR) Cold War Loadouts

The Push studs on the arm pits turn up from time to time, it was not commonly done, it could have been a fixture the arm pit mounted Dosimeters or maybe just to get some vent holes

[Gadge Europa]

Re: East German (DDR) Cold War Loadouts

Excellent, i thought you might know the answer to that one!

I thought vent holes but they just seemed *too* useful. Usually soviet/warpac vent holes are just stitch re-enforces punched holes are they not?

I'd just never seen an FDA blouse like that, i wondered perhaps if the holes were for running a wire through for maybe coms or electrically heated kit but it's probably like you say something far simpler!

[meddy]

Re: East German (DDR) Cold War Loadouts

i'm all for using old kit but if the stuff i have is a bit unusual or rare i'd rather pick up another more common set to scermish in. and keep the other in display or for occasional use.