Danny, I would suspect that they meant dying the boots black.. Depending on the context, it could also mean applying polish (boot blacking) to them......Bill...
In a message dated 7/31/2006 9:02:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, sixxstring87@... writes: Does anyone have evidence of boots being "painted" black? I've...
I know people who've done that and they swear by it. Especially for jackboots. I personally never have but apparently it breaks them in pretty quick. You have...
Tovarisch Perry, There may be some bit of truth to that as urine has been used well back into the Middle Ages as a leather softner and also as a base element...
Not necessarily, but it wouldn't last long and would likely crack, since what would have been available to most Russians was a lead based or oil based paint. ...
If the tin soldered galvanized containers were for primary issuing to platoons (a company of troops I cannot seeing one can supplying) then what would support...
I have a trench periscope hardcase that was painted post-war, ca. 1970 leather and all. The paint on the leather just chips off. In fact, I think it may have...
I can see it being less of a horrible idea on a rigid item like a hardcase, rather than something like boots. It just never would have occurred to me to paint...
Well with the buckle and strap on the case it's real pain because everytime you remove the periscope you get your fingers covered in specks of that postwar ...
As glossy as the green paint is on the one pouch I have, if that was the reason, they failled. Maybe the factory decided to subdue it with the only paint they...
01/08/1940 British Order in Council declares the start of the grouse shooting season to be August 5th instead of the 12th. 01/08/1940 Hitler signs Directive...
Painting may have been a stop Gap procedure -- maybe? Has anybody seen Brown boots treated with Neatsfoot Oil and then a fresh coat of brown shoe polish......
Wooden ammo crates each hold two of the metal spam cans. tim ... -- Tim DuPertuis: ARMORCAST REENACTOR GRENADES E-mail: timdp@... Armorcast Web Site:...
Careful on the Spam Can comment... people might think your talking meat ;) DaaHveeD ... In a message dated 8/1/2006 2:39:36 PM Central Daylight Time,...
Has anyone ever seen these for sale? Would like to get a few for the mortar someday, but I never see them for sale anywhere. Did they all get shipped out of...
http://www.rkka.ru/ The above site is in Russian but it has a handbook on ammunition containers (wooden boxes) and the markings for all types of rounds....
Spasibo Leone, Much appreciated and will be much used. Roger ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail...
02/08/1940 French military court sentences de Gaulle to death in absentia. 02/08/1940 Italy reported to be massing troops on Libya-Egypt border. 02/08/1940 ...
I have 2, an RGD pouch and an F1 pouch, both have green painted buckles that were panted after they were pt together. Terry ... everytime ... that postwar ... ...
03/08/1941 38,000 Soviet prisoners are taken by Army Group Centre after the Roslavl battle of encirclement. 03/08/1942 The FBI arrests 89 'dangerous aliens' in...
Here is a description of the Romanian shelter half. Anyone know of a possible source or something that is closely similiar? M.1937 tent sheet was made in khaki...
You could pick up the French Copies of the US WW II Pup tents and modifiy them to this configuration. Might work? DaaHVeeD ... In a message dated 8/3/2006...
04/08/1940 The Italians begin their invasion of British Somaliland. Using some 25,000 troops, they push the small British garrison back towards the port of...
what kind of blanks would you guys reccommend for a nagant revolver? does it matter? will regular PPSh or Tokarev blanks work with that sealing system, or does...
.32 Smith and Wesson blanks work real well for me. Swanson carries 'em. Mattski - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - R. Matthew DiPalma c/o PO Box...
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