January 22, 20242 yr #1 Hello Everyone, So glad to find this forum and be able to join it: I've already learned a lot just by reading a few posts/articles here. I'm a former Paratrooper (1980s/90s), based in Wimbledon, UK. I've been collecting British patterns of webbing (including variants produced in the Commonwealth) of the 20th Century since my childhood in the 1970s. I expanded into British NBC/CBRN items, uniform and ancillaries and, in the past two decades, have been researching, collecting and restoring British soldier parachute kit. During the Covid Lockdown, I made the mistake of starting research into the British military "Pattern 1958" Waterbottle & Mug as well as Bergans and Berghaus rucksacks. A deficiency in my knowledge is understanding and researching British contract numbers on webbing. I'm pretty sure I've found the right place to remedy this...
January 22, 20242 yr #3 Welcome Fallschirmwomble. My GGF joined the RFA in Wimbledon where the 190th Brigade was raised. here he is as right hand marker at St Marks Place. Gunner
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