Woodard
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Post by Woodard on Feb 21, 2007 12:13:00 GMT -5
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Post by ben on Feb 21, 2007 18:35:32 GMT -5
Thanks for posting this, its going to help my guys out quite a bit. And whats with that sick bandolier in the top photo? Hes probably got 250 rounds of .30 rimmed in there  |
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Post by Woodard on Feb 21, 2007 22:16:42 GMT -5
Yea, he'd be very lucky to have half that much, the normal load I see listed everywhere is 80 rounds (although it does look like he has way more than that). You doing a Chinese impression?
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Post by ben on Feb 26, 2007 14:45:13 GMT -5
You doing a Chinese impression? No, but some of my guys are for the big Fort MacArthur event coming up in July. The rest of us are doing the 40th Infantry Division (California National Guard), 1953. The impression is going to be bitchin' (I actually just bought my flak vest and goldenlites). It is going to be an incredible display. |
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Post by thatonekid on Feb 26, 2007 22:10:52 GMT -5
the bandolier is more than likely a english or french one. I am guessing more along the lines of french.
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Post by thatonekid on Feb 26, 2007 22:18:51 GMT -5
tridentmilitary.com has a green tented enlisted uniform, for the chinese, but it might be too small, for the average sized guy. they have only listed smaller sizes.
it looks like all you would need, is a north vietnamese army shirt(french also works), some white converse classics, russian leg wraps, leather russian belt(enlisted) and an old style mechanics hat, in similar color. for winter, just use a russian padded jacket and a ushanka fur hat, with the star removed.
the canteen looks like it can be made from a russian one, if you remove the cap and replace it with a cork. you could keep the original cover.
I know all this sounds alittle off, but there are alot of similarities, between the nva, russian and chinese stuff, so it wouldn't be too far off.
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Woodard
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Post by Woodard on Feb 26, 2007 23:01:17 GMT -5
I have some uniform lists posted somewhere (reference or sources section?). It's a pretty easy impression, even not using the Chinese surplus stuff (The green came out in 52). The uniforms are everywhere in China, and usually pretty easy to get ahold of here too. I had some stuff shipped from France, but it seems to have been lost somewhere in transit...
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Post by Glen K on Aug 8, 2007 1:16:45 GMT -5
Actually, doesn't that look a little more like a Japanese canteen?
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Post by Woodard on Aug 8, 2007 7:15:57 GMT -5
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Post by yalu on Nov 17, 2007 14:28:37 GMT -5
I guess a good question is what stocks did the PLA have-
I would think the Nationalist and IJA stock piles would have been pretty much used as much as possible.
It seems during the Sino-Japanese war the Soviets started by giving the nationalists supplies and support.
I have only read of Uncle Joe supporting the Great Helmsman later in the defence of Korea.
Need someone in PRC to send or post photos in colour of PLA Korean war gear.
Maybe get HK K to join this group:)
Till a maker can get their hands on some real examples this is a lot guesses as to what the comrades were pimp'n in.
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Post by Woodard on Nov 18, 2007 18:08:37 GMT -5
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Post by Woodard on Nov 18, 2007 18:09:58 GMT -5
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Post by ben on Nov 22, 2007 2:00:53 GMT -5
According to a member of my unit HK Keith (who our member has corresponded with via email) is planning on running a full line of PLA uniforms starting next year.
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Post by stanhudson on Dec 9, 2007 9:15:22 GMT -5
Is that the Chinese were wearing helmets?
And what model?
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Post by Woodard on Dec 9, 2007 11:42:33 GMT -5
The Chinese say that some helmets were issued, but I've never seen a picture of one wearing a helmet. If they did, they would have been Japanese. Nationalist Chinese would have had US, German (purchased in the 30's) and a very few French Adrian helmets, but CCF accounts only mention Japanese ones. As I said, I've never seen a pic of one, and never heard an American account of seeing one. The only actual Chinese book I've heard mention a helmet, "A day in the life of a Chinese People's Volunteer" (or something similar) didn't seem to me to be a very reliable source, as it was published by the Chinese Govt. in the early 60's and made the war sound fun and easy.
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Post by Chicommie on Dec 22, 2007 21:29:21 GMT -5
Comrades,
I was looking at the photographs, and if you notice the Chinese Summer uniform or the 1952 issue uniform and look
at Hong Kong Keith's Chinese Civil War uniforms and all you would need to do is take a seam ripper and remove the lower two pockets and flaps, and then remove the upper pockets but leave both pointed flaps w/ buttons, and "blammo" you have a CPV uniform. They both have a 5 button front, front-opening tunic (not a pull over) with fall down collar using hook and eyes. It looks like it would work to me? Any thoughts? Plus he makes them in big human or Anglo-boy sizes!
Patrick Hubble
Lynchburg, VA
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Post by foxholetom on Dec 24, 2007 13:18:25 GMT -5
I was leafing through the Shelby Stanton book, and there is a picture of two soldiers with a Chinese POW in early 1951. His padded winter jacket is VERY close to the model of Teleogreika that Front of Russia sells, minus the shoulder boards. Has regular buttons, same kind of front closure, etc.
Also interesting, he had on low shoes with puttees.
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Post by Woodard on Dec 24, 2007 15:29:32 GMT -5
It's REAL close, the cuffs and collar are a little different. Buttons are easy to fix, anyway. Most guys had either low shoes or "Kung fu" slippers with or wihout puttees. Any kind of boot was rare.
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