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Post by dbrown on Jul 22, 2010 10:57:48 GMT -5
Is there anybody who knows where i can get a 506th m42 uniform with gear and with parachute and reserve.
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Post by PFC Small on Jul 22, 2010 14:53:57 GMT -5
With what you are asking dbrown, be ready to cough up a lot of dough. First of all, for M42 jumpsuits, At The Front has the best M42s for the money. As for gear, and I assume you mean web gear, before you buy an reproduction items, search Ebay and go to any nearby gun or militaria shows for original gear, as it holds up better than repro gear. If you have to buy repro gear though, again, At The Front, or ATF for short, makes good quality gear. WWII Impressions does too, but it is very pricey. What Price Glory is good for some of the harder to find items but their web gear does not hold up. For parachute harnesses, the only place i know you can get them is vintageparachutes.com.
HTH, PFC Small
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Post by Admin on Jul 22, 2010 15:19:25 GMT -5
Is there anybody who knows where i can get a 506th m42 uniform with gear and with parachute and reserve. never heard of the 506th.
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Post by twhigham on Jul 22, 2010 15:55:58 GMT -5
AtTheFront.Com has a paratrooper package set that includes everything a new recruit would need to get sucked into WW2 reenacting; because once you have the bare minimums you just want to keep adding to your kit.
For Garrands, try gunbroker.com.
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Post by 1marinediv on Jul 22, 2010 16:57:01 GMT -5
Admin- The 506th was the only unit to fight in WWII.
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Post by cdh2275 on Jul 22, 2010 18:38:35 GMT -5
Sometimes Gander Mtn. has Garands, since you're starting an Paratrooper impression you might want to look for a M1 Carbine with a collapsible stock. I found one for $350 at Gander Mtn. yesterday but it has no use to me since I'm a dogface.
Chris
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Post by dbrown on Jul 26, 2010 12:12:08 GMT -5
I'am still looking for the parachute gear.
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Post by oldmp on Jul 26, 2010 15:40:51 GMT -5
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Post by dbrown on Jul 26, 2010 15:52:56 GMT -5
how do you buy it off the website.
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Post by S/Sgt.Noble30thID on Jul 26, 2010 18:20:59 GMT -5
You need to call or email Bob and he will hook you up.
Charlie
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Post by littlepopper on Jul 26, 2010 19:50:46 GMT -5
I have their magazine of stuff and I honestly would love to buy his jump stuff. It looks very perfect but I just dont have the money.....darn you other impression Im doing ^_^
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Post by dbrown on Jul 26, 2010 20:03:15 GMT -5
Can you actually use them for parachuting.
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Post by littlepopper on Jul 26, 2010 20:50:16 GMT -5
Can you actually use them for parachuting. No you cant use them to jump
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Post by Buggnkat on Jul 26, 2010 21:08:50 GMT -5
You used to be able to buy one to jump from him, give him a call!
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Post by dbrown on Jul 27, 2010 7:42:50 GMT -5
Well I am Looking for a full paratrooper impression with a usable t-5 parachute and reserve.
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Post by retrohead on Jul 27, 2010 11:56:07 GMT -5
You do have parental authorization to be ordering right? As for the most recent question, refer to the posts directly above yours, contact Bob if your looking for the jump gear , and trust me, Google and the forums search function are your friends when it comes to finding more information, as we won't always be here to spoon feed you everything you need to know. Don't mean to sound harsh or anything, nor put forward any unfriendly vibes, just giving you some information when it comes to finding out information.
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Post by littlepopper on Jul 27, 2010 17:09:35 GMT -5
I believe his stuff use to be...but in the last page of everything he has listed it says for display Only. It also says in bold, "NOT FOR LIVE JUMPS!" Heck I dont even think you can have the correct chute in it as there isnt an option of silk chute or styrofoam. Either way though...from what I hear his stuff is great. Good luck finding an Original T-5 Chute with the A-5 Reserve. the ones I found were pretty pricey and the Harness's were very hard to find in great condition. what you will have to do is probably get a modern chute and rig it to look like the T-5 chute.
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Post by dbrown on Jul 27, 2010 22:46:03 GMT -5
It doesnt have to be a real t-5 chute just a replica i can jump with.
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Post by privypiper2002 on Jul 27, 2010 23:30:33 GMT -5
There are no replicas of Jump able T-5 s. If you want to do a WWII type jump you will need to go to the ADT. Airborne Demonstration Team, www.wwiiadt.org/ . They are the only group in the US that jump modified chutes. Also looking at your age you must be at least 18 to qualify. Being jump qualified myself over the past 20 years, it is not something you enter into lightly. You only get two chances in a jump...your main and your reserve.
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Post by kgunny23 on Jul 28, 2010 12:48:37 GMT -5
Well dbrown, a 506th uniform would be the same as a uniform from the 82nd div because they wore the same M-42s. The on ly difference being the division patch on the left sleeve.
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