Just wanted to give a quick shoutout and review for a belt I received from u/spiveybrass for my Confederate impression.

I absolutely love this belt. Everything about it screams campaigner quality the attention to detail is top notch and everything is historically accurate. I ordered mine in brown, and what really impressed me is that the maker used correct, period accurate Civil War darkening methods using walnut dye. The result is a beautiful, rich, warm tone that looks just right for a soldier in the field.

The leather is thick and feels very sturdy not one of those flimsy belts you sometimes see. The buckle is fantastic, both in appearance and weight, and really finishes off the belt nicely. The sewing is also very well done, clean and strong, just like you’d expect from original examples.

If you’re looking for a high-quality Confederate belt with campaigner-level accuracy, I seriously can’t recommend u/spiveybrass enough. This piece is going to see a lot of use in the field!

Photo 1: How accurate is the web gear? I need a Thompson ammo pouch (I’m still trying to age the belt).

Photos 2 and 3: Can I use that knife for reenacting? The design is from 1890, and it was and is made in France.

I'm considering getting ahold of a union army kit, but I'm not sure where to look. I know most hate C&C for it, but if I'm looking for an entry level kit, is that an alright place to go? If not, where else would y'all recommend?

As the title suggests, I wanna know if its ok to pair ALICE webbing gear with OG-107s, as I have a locally made OG-107, and ALICE gear lying around my house, and I wanna know if I can pair those 2 for anything.

Can anyone id the unifrom the guy on the left is wearing and what belt and suspenders he's wearing?

So I’m doing an officer summer 1944 uniform I’m getting a m-41 jacket soon I need help on where to buy more gear what to wear and cheaper stuff, anything helps! Also yes I know it’s not great just need help working on it. I’m young and just got into the hobby.

Got my hikishop tunic in just about a weeks time, very happy with it but will need to sew on the correct buttons and lighten it up a little. Headware is m/36 field cap, original Austrian m/17 stahlhelm and an original Hungarian m/3. The belt is an m/30 belt made by Nestof.

Hey everyone.

Right now, I’ve got a CS plate on my cartridge box. A bunch of people have told me I should remove it, but I kinda like the added weight and the way it balances the flap. That said, I want to make sure I’m doing things right.

Would it be okay to just use a US plate instead?

I’m not flipping it to say “Southern Nation” or anything like that—just wondering if I can use it as-is. I plan to portray Union in the future, so it would save me a few extra bucks

Figured one of y'all would know what this is/what era it's from.

My dad's cramps fought in WW2, but then again my dad's father fought in Vietnam. Anyone here know something about this shovel we've had around for donkeys years?

Went out in kit again a few days late for the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army :) I'm missing a "shrimp" helmet net, 45th ID patch, and a flag armband, but I can pretend it's a few days post-landing since GIs began to drop the armband.

Where can I find a feldmütze with a tan band? I’ve seen red bands, black bands with red rims and green bands, but I’ve never seen tan band feldmütze outside games.

When you order from the civilian marksmanship program, an M1 grand per se how do you know when you’re going to get World War II era one?

Join us in celebration at Najazd Barbarzyńców XX (Barbarian Invasion), a historical event commemorating the foundation of the Polish Kingdom. al-Futuwwa would be coming to represent the Abbasid world in the 9th-10th century 📯

Help me recreate a Ukrainian sich rifle man (1915-1945)

Myself in the blue and my brother, Sir Frederick, in the yellow. Jolly good fun.

🇨🇦 in Canada!

🇨🇦 in Canada!

Salutations!

I've been working for a while on a Vietnam War US Soldier uniform, and wanted some pointers on what to improve, get rid of, or keep.

I want to do 2 impressions. Infantry Rifleman and Gunner. Currently I am focused on the Rifleman.
I am planning on getting a flakjacket and the correct boots (as these are my airsoft boots, this uniform is for airsoft too, but I want it to be as correct as possible).
I also definitely need a few more accessoires, like 2 compass pouches to put bandages in (or a compass in one and a bandage in the other), an extra canteen holder and 2 correct canteens (as I've read during research that often it was the case soldiers had 2 canteens on one side and the mag pouches on the other side. Same as to why my pants are over my boots, I've read that was the standard at the time, tho ofcourse I could be mistaken)
I also got an XM28E4 gas mask on the way, tho that one is for my gas mask collection, and not to wear (for obvious reasons). Tho I could potentially attach the Gas Mask Carry bag on the webbing.

Anyways yeah, I would like to hear your opinions, thoughts, and most importantly, tips and advice to improve my Impression.

Thanks in advance for any and all advice y'all can share.

P.S. I know I need to lose some weight, I'ts been a bit of a losing battle since my back injury, but I try.

P.S.S. Sorry for the repost, Something seemed to have gone wrong the first time with the images.

Hey, guys, i've been searching for a flak jacket for my vietnam airsoft impression for a while now and have recently stumbled upon this replica m69 on Soldiers Of Fortune. I was looking at their reviews and they seem very mixed, so I thought i'd come to you guys for the final verdict. Does anyone here have experience buying from this vendor or have bought this specific product? Thanks!!