SOS Reproduction Items
Field Gear / Equipment
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Gas Brassard, Fabric, Normandy Invasion
Reproduction
fabric paratrooper/
infantry gas brassard. $16.00 each.
Made out of durable painted canvas, this reproduction brassard will outlast all
other reproductions. The original gas brassards were
made out of paper like the ones we feature below, but these economical versions will
look correct and outlast paper by far! Correct color paint to represent the material
that would change color in the presence of harmful gasses, and a correct cotton HBT
webbing loop, SOS brassards are the most authentic in shape and materials. The owner of SOS wore
a fabric one around everywhere he went 4 days on a '41 field
jacket. That same brassard is in the last picture above. Slight wear
where the creases were, this will look "original" for quite a long
time. We feel this brassard is the best value, because you won't have to
buy one every time you do a D-Day event or demonstration! Look at the
pictures and you be the judge. It is hard to tell it is fabric and not
paper except if you touch it or put your nose against it. Fits on the
right arm above the elbow, held in place by the jacket epaulet. British
and U.S. Infantry units and paratroopers wore these for the Normandy invasion, 6 June, 1944.
No D-Day impression is correct without one!
Gas Brassard, Paper, Normandy Invasion
Reproduction paratrooper/
infantry gas brassard. $10.00 each.
Made out of heavy paper, correct color latex paint to represent the original material that
would change color in the presence of harmful gasses. Real museum quality
reproduction. Made exactly like the originals, these are really good for
one reenacting event. They will shred right up exactly like the originals and if you
get them wet coming out of a landing craft, they will really start to get rough!
However, if you want true
authenticity, and see what the real thing looked like before and after the
battle, this is the one you want.
Vintage Camouflage
Parachute Scarves. $8.00 each.
Made out of real nylon parachute pannels. Each section is about 45" by 25"
triangular, great looking scarves for airborne impressions. Can't verify
these are wartime dates, but the stamp we found is in the second picture.
Cut without hems, will fray slightly, really comfortable around your neck to
protect chaffing from the jumpsuit collar. Add a very real item to your
impression!
First-Aid Pouches, waterproof, invasion
Reproduction First-Aid Pouches
Reproduction paratrooper first-aid pouches $10.99 each. Ties to your web gear, or to your helmet netting. The HBT ties are 18" long, 3/4" wide 100% cotton webbing. The body is khaki cotton, with the "FIRST AID" stamped in waterproof ink the middle like the originals. No medical items inside these, made to resemble the bandage box. These insides won't crush, and won't get soft on you even if it gets wet. This is the best quality and price for a necessary airborne item! Even with shipping, it is way under the price of the competition and you will be impressed with our quality. Chances are- even if you bought the "competition" you might still be buying an SOS first-aid pouch anyway. These pictures are true to life, but to be sure we took some in different light. The first and second are with flash, then without. The middle two are outside, in direct sunlight with a brand new At The Front jump suit. The second to last photo is indoors, against the same suit as in the outdoor pictures. Due to the dye lots of fabric, slight variations may occur, but trust the fact that we take great pains to make them right. We have seen originals, and our are really as close as it can get!
Repro
First-Aid Pouches with extra-long webbing
Reproduction paratrooper first-aid pouches, extra long webbing. $11.99 each. Ties to your leg, around your jump boot or your arm. The ties on these are 24" long, 3/4" cotton webbing. These ties are a full six inches longer than the ones above. Same great quality aid pouch, and come in both regular reproduction, and original bandages inside.
Repro
First-Aid Pouches made empty and open
Reproduction paratrooper first-aid pouches, empty and open. $9.99 each. You put your own material inside. Same aid pouches as our normal reproductions, but now made open and un-sealed. You need an iron and scissors to finish these off. Same 5" x 7" pouch, you can put in your own bandages, or reproduction materials. The ties on these are 18" long, 3/4" cotton webbing.
Reproduction Binocular Straps.
Quality leather straps for use as replacements for
those broken or worn out binocular straps. Over 40 inches long, come with both ends
looped over and a blackened rivet for easy installation through cut slots in the
strap. $10.00 each.
Lanyard, knife
Knife
Lanyard. $2.50 each.
Made from nylon parachute cord, both ends looped.
WWII Reproduction Rigger Pouch. $14.00 each. Very durable rigger pouches made with excellent quality reproduction webbing. These are the same size as standard riggers made by others, but ours are slightly different to utilize this great material. The type is not uncommon to what was made during the war, we researched tons of sources and found that pouches of this type were made for all sorts of uses. The main body is sewn together from two pieces of wide khaki webbing with double stitching throughout, and the back is the same great quality reproduction khaki webbing sewn on for the belt loop. The brand-name Lift-the-Dot fastener finishes the job. In this rigger you can get one grenade, or four clips of blanks. Two or three of these are equivalent to a couple of bandoleers. Very durable, very functional, and priced right! Priced right- not made cheap!
WWII Reproduction 505th Rigger Pouch. $17.00 each. Same durable rigger pouches as above, but made with parachute cord. As shown in Michel DeTrez's Book At The Point of No Return. If you do a 505th impression, a few of these will polish it off well. These were not known to be used in any other regiment, so if you are not 505th, I wouldn't buy one.
WWII
Reproduction Phosphorescent Markers, pin back style. $8.00 each.
These luminous discs are not made from any poisonous materials like the
originals! They are aluminum discs with glow-in-the-dark material.
Very durable, will stay glowing for hours after being exposed to
a bright light for a few minutes. They can be used like the originals at
reenactments for identification, marking trails or positions, or pinned on the
collar of your M-42s or tied/pinned on to the helmet netting. The pin is
securely fastened to the back, and has a clutch for keeping it on. Much
more convenient than the tie on style.
WWII
Reproduction Phosphorescent Markers. $8.00 each.
These luminous discs are not made from any poisonous materials like the
originals! They are aluminum discs with glow-in-the-dark material.
Very durable, will stay glowing for hours after being exposed to
a bright light for a few minutes. They can be used like the originals at
reenactments for identification, marking trails or positions, or sewn on the
collar of your M-42s or tied on to the helmet netting.
Burlap helmet scrim in four colors.
You may not wish to put all this on
one helmet, but what you see in the picture is what you get! Four colors,
2+ inch wide strips of over 50" each. Plenty to save for later.
Remember, this scrim is not dirty, damp, crushed, or otherwise messed up.
In other words, not just right yet! You have to do the work
"ageing" it. $5.95 each set of 4 color burlap rolls.
Cover, Helmet, Winter Camouflage
Winter Snow Camouflage Helmet
Cover.
White cotton fabric, fully hemmed to
prevent fraying all around. Modeled after a modern helmet cover for the M1
shell, it has the "beaver-tail" flaps that tuck under the steel, held
in place by the liner. Three pleats on the top to take up extra fabric,
this cover replicates the theater made covers that G.I.'s wore during the
fighting in the winter of 1944-1945.
Leg Ties, Paratrooper Trousers
Olive drab cotton leg ties. Great leg-ties to replace the ones that
the manufacturers put on the M-43 paratrooper pants. Strong webbing, but forgiving enough to
help prevent your pants from blowing out. Look like the ones the 101st had sewn
to their jump pants prior to the Market Garden drop. Each leg tie
needs to be liberally sewn on to your inside hem. About 56 inches long,
1" wide, enough to secure the largest loads in the pockets. Loose ends are hemmed
to prevent fraying. These leg ties tie tightly, and do not slip free as
the thicker factory made ones do. $5.00 pair
Orange Panels, Ground Troop D-Day recognition
Orange D-Day Recognition
Panels. These were used in Normandy to identify
friendly ground forces. The 4th Infantry Division were known to have
them as well as paratroopers of the 101st. They were used to signal
to each other, the color Orange being the color known by the allies for that
operation. We don’t know if they were used beyond Normandy, but a great
addition for the D-Day impression both infantry and airborne. Pretty useful in
a reenactment as well for identifying your own side from long distances.
Approximately 20” x 20” square cotton cloth, hemmed with thick white thread.
Scarves, Ground Troop Arial recognition
Individual Arial Recognition Scarves.
Friendly ground troops used scarves like these to make themselves visible from
the air. These are made with bright yellow nylon simulating the material
of the period, trimmed with 100% cotton heavy white webbing. Used in the
late-war period, notably by the 17th Airborne for Operation Varsity. Panel size is
triangular, roughly 20" x 30". Big enough to go over a backpack
even. Strings go through loops on the front, and tie together. $18.00
each.
Tent Ropes, Shelter Half Replacement Ropes
Shelter Half Replacement Ropes. If you have picked up an original shelter half that's missing the ropes, here they are! Also good for the Vietnam era to modern shelter halves as well. The grommets on the modern halves are larger, so these will go through easily. One the WWII halves, we've discovered some have smaller grommets. Use an old rigger trick- put some thin, but heavy line or string through the grommet, and put the tie down rope through a loop of the string. Then pull it through the grommet, don't try to push it. Goes through nicely and fits tight.
Long Rope for
Shelter Half with Looped end
$7.95
each.
Mountain Tent Tie Down
Ropes.
Mountain Tent long ropes for tying down the
ends. Great reproductions match the originals in look and strength.
If your missing your mountain tent ropes, we're the only ones!
Taut-Line Hitch -Used to tie the ends of the mountain ropes and other ropes used on WWII era tents, including shelter halves.
A hitch with a loop on its end, particularly
useful when the tension on the line may need to
be increased or decreased—as when securing tent
lines or securing a load in a truck bed.
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Made and designed for WWII parachute demonstration. We need items that are soft enough to take the blow on landing, without too much chance of injury. While nothing will prevent injury, these items help to minimize the chance, yet have the look of WWII equipment.
Rubber Canteen Top. Black rubber to simulate a full canteen set. You
put it on top of foam, in your own canteen carrier. Works with all WWII
carriers. The foam insert is cut to the exact size of the canteen
itself. $20.00 for rubber top and foam. Does not include the canteen
carrier.
1963 Dated Pack Straps- Original U.S. G.I.
Pack Straps. Must be used for pack extensions, I'm not exactly sure.
For Vietnam era M-1956 gear. These are in unused but dirty condition from
storage. The ones in the wrapper are new and clean. Some slight
corrosion on the hardware from storage, but all in excellent shape. Dated
1963. $3.00 each for unwrapped, $5.00 each wrapped in original
packaging.
Carlisle Bandage Tin- Repro Replacements
"Altoids" tins. Tin boxes, new, or painted OD for
use in your bandage pouch on your cartridge belt. These are not
used mint tins, but new manufactured ones. Exact same size and shape as the famous mints
"Altoids." Make all sorts of projects with these tins, or use them
in medical kits, or as bandage pouch boxes.
MEASURES Approximately: 3 3/4"L X 2 3/8"W X
7/8"H
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