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Post by bazeille on Jul 31, 2012 20:04:07 GMT -5
Greetings,
I have a few basic questions that maybe someone can help with! I fully admit that I am clueless, so please be kind:)
On Ebay, planedesjoncs has some REPRODUCTION CHAPEAU DE BROUSSE, the green is in my size (60), but the sand colored ones are a size too small or big (59 or 61). Now, does anyone know if his sizes run small or large? How wrong would a green one be for Indochina?
I've been looking for British windproof trousers in a large size, but so far replicators are the only source I've found. Does anyone know if they are good to deal with? I'm sort of leery of simply paypal-ing a payment. I'm finding M47 uniforms occasionally, but they are all very small, does anyone make repros?
Right now I have a US WWII helmet; repro USMC P42's; repro US HBT's, both orig and repro US WWII webgear, and repro US double-buckle boots. What would be the most historically accurate combination? Right now I have not locked onto a specific year or unit. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Before I become too annoying I will stop!
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Post by legionnaire on Aug 1, 2012 21:33:03 GMT -5
Bonsoir:
I can answer the Planedesjoncs REPRODUCTION CHAPEAU DE BROUSSE question for you. I am a size 58 and ordered a 59 which fit perfectly. So, since you are a 60, I would order a 61. Someone once told me that the Green was seen earlier than the khaki, so if true, would be correct for Indo. Can anyone confirm that? BTW-I purchased the green one and really like it.
Bonne Chance,
Legionnaire
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Post by bazeille on Aug 2, 2012 9:02:59 GMT -5
Bonsoir: I can answer the Planedesjoncs REPRODUCTION CHAPEAU DE BROUSSE question for you. I am a size 58 and ordered a 59 which fit perfectly. So, since you are a 60, I would order a 61. Someone once told me that the Green was seen earlier than the khaki, so if true, would be correct for Indo. Can anyone confirm that? BTW-I purchased the green one and really like it. Bonne Chance, Legionnaire Thanks very much for your info! I have ordered stuff from ATF, What Price Glory, Lostbattalions, etc. and head sizing is always a crap shoot! Especially with Ebay purchases, with some makers I can wear what they label a 58 (!), yet with others a 60 will barely fit. It is great to hear from someone who knows the sizing for the Planedesjoncs chapeau de Brousse. Best Regards, Edward |
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Post by bazeille on Aug 6, 2012 13:24:46 GMT -5
I have ordered the tan CHAPEAU DE BROUSSE in size 61, I look forward to getting it!
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Post by ponchardier on Aug 7, 2012 17:40:09 GMT -5
We are talking in centimeters here I assume, you will have to use a cm to mesure your head minus of course a few years of shrinkage....good luck...
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Post by bazeille on Aug 7, 2012 19:52:00 GMT -5
We are talking in centimeters here I assume, you will have to use a cm to mesure your head minus of course a few years of shrinkage....good luck... Thanks. I look forward to getting it, don't know how long it will take to ship from France! This weekend I am going to a gun show to see if anyone has an MAS36. I saw one at the last show I attended a few months ago, but I was low on cash. If I don't see anything this weekend there is a militaria show coming up here in September. |
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Post by ponchardier on Aug 7, 2012 21:11:52 GMT -5
You are welcome, I hope your chapeau de brousse arrives very soon, I have a MAS36 not for sale, I am sure you will be able to find one at a gun show, make sure that "Rosalie" "the bayonnette" is inside the riffle... If you do, try to get it in 308...
Good luck !
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Post by bazeille on Aug 9, 2012 14:58:35 GMT -5
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Post by ponchardier on Aug 9, 2012 18:31:24 GMT -5
I just looked at the M44 link pattern, this vest is a French replica of the US Hbt, you will look great with a chapeau de brousse .M1A1 carabine will be also a good choice as well...but not all French soldiers had one. You could get a Tompson 45 caliber replica, that one was a favorite of the Colonial Expeditionary Corps, don't forget the Bigeard Hat !
Good luck.
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Post by bazeille on Aug 15, 2012 17:49:34 GMT -5
I got my chapeau de brousse in the mail today! Legionnaire was absolutely correct about the sizing. The 61 fits perfectly. If I had gotten the 60, it would be wearable, but a wee bit tighter than I prefer. I had no luck with the MAS36. I did see 2 MAS49/56s, and a very beat up MAS44 that was a bit out of my price range. There were a number of M1 carbines, but the prices were astronomical. Of course, this was a regular urban gun show that featured the usual high-end stuff. I think I may do better at the upcoming Militaria show next month. Ponchardier, that is a god idea about the Thompson replica. A couple of the guys in my WWII unit have Thompson replicas for their displays that were not too pricey and look decent. I do Living History presentations at Libraries and schools where a firearm is out of the question, so a replica would be useful.
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Post by bazeille on Aug 15, 2012 21:56:27 GMT -5
Arrgghhh.... the side snap on my Chapeau de Brousse fell off! Looks like it was not lined up quite straight when it was installed. This is bound to happen to a few, I know. But I think about hats that must have lasted for decades, and my snap falls of in the first two hours... Talk about bad luck! Eh, I'll go to a craft store and see if I can find a replacement snap that fits. What's the saying.... adapt, improvise, and overcome?
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fiwlha
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Post by fiwlha on Sept 10, 2012 8:09:56 GMT -5
Bazeille where are you located? I ask because I have five MAS 36 rifles and would possibly let let one go.
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Post by bazeille on Sept 17, 2012 16:28:11 GMT -5
Bazeille where are you located? I ask because I have five MAS 36 rifles and would possibly let let one go. Hey Fiwlha, I am near Raleigh NC. |
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fiwlha
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Post by fiwlha on Sept 18, 2012 20:27:28 GMT -5
Okay I have family in Edgecomb County, do you need a MAS-36?
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Post by bazeille on Oct 3, 2012 13:42:35 GMT -5
Okay I have family in Edgecomb County, do you need a MAS-36? Hey, sorry for the late reply. I'm getting over a bad case of Walking Pneumonia.... Anyway, I am definitely in the market for an MAS-36! |
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