rob8066

Thank you Tony.

Really interesting answer.

I can't see me getting one for Pidgeon shooting or clay shooting then?

I would guess you would have to be a museum or a serious collector in that case then to obtain one.

So you can have one of these on a FAC certificated then?

If so, love to know the reason for having it on a licence?

Hi.

Unless it's been deactivated I pretty sure it's illegal to own.

I don't think you can even have it under an FAC.

The guys on the WW2 re enacting website will know more than me.

All the best.

Rob.

Cheers for the post on seat belts Mike.

I am aware of a few Land Rover owners being stopped in Essex with children on rear bench seats.

I've been told it's not allowed as they have to be correctly restrained :shocked:

I think that even though you are off road at a show you'll need correct child seats with seat belts as they are classed as minor's so the driver is the responsible person.

Gone are the good day's of paying a pound and driving a traction engine & the like, generally road law's are the same as if you were on the road as you are at a public event.

Not trying to be a kill joy, but i'd forget it.

Nice to hear justice has been served.

You fail to forget that in alot of foreign countries it's illegal to own & wear ex military equipment & uniforms.

It also stops ex military equipment from falling into the wrong hands- remember Bosnia?

It's part of the governments drive to prevent armoured vehicles from ending up in other armies hands.

Remember Bosnia?

Mike.

It's pretty standard on most modern cars, but for some reason not on all don't know why?

It's a good idea though.

All we need is the same thing for front fog lights & cars that automatically explode if you use your phone whilst driving.

It turns off the rear fog lights when you go to full beam as you don't use full beam when it's foggy.

A really good safety feature for all those idiots who leave their fog lights on when it's not foggy.

Hi mate.

A very nice Land Rover there sir.

I'd definately camo it up long term & you need to get the correct gun clips as well.

Pity about the side windows in the back.

The 'survival knife' is still issued today.

It's a general purpose issue knife.

Also issued rather than the golok as your less likely to cut your own leg off whilst using it.

Sorry!

Didn't know it was for a toy.

Local model shop I assume then.

At least you'd have plenty of paint left for your next model :nut:

Checked with a friend of mine who's off to Kenya.

They are still being issued to 58 pattern golok's & scabbard.

There is not one for the PLCE webbing system.

Same as Land Rover bronze green.

Your local Land Rover dealer or smaller repairer.

'The Paint man' - Bill the paint man - google it.

Anchor supplies

Marcus Glenn.

Very easy to obtain.

What makes it worse is neither of them are actually machette or golok scabbards.

They are the old pattern scabbards for the PLCE L85A2 bayonet.

Plasti Kote also do a black crackle aerosol as well.

Trip to a DIY store or E Bay looks imminent.

Cheers for the heads up on Moss Europe.

Did mine with Nikwax down wash at a Laundrette.

The water based chemicals stops the binding of the feathers.

I thought the original issu CS95 fleece was a DPM style print, then supplanted by the plain green one? I certainly haven't seen a DPM one for ages.

Green fleece came first along with the green leather gloves (S95)

Rapidly replaced by the DPM fleece and black gloves after complaints by the soldiers.

Same as Green PLCE webbing being superseded by DPM webbing.

As stated do it in a laundrette's.

A domestic machine just isn't big enough or up to the job.

That's all a professional cleaner will use anyway.

Use Nikwax products.

They do a down washer & proofer you can use in your own washing macine at home.

You'll probably have to use a laundrette as a standard domestic machine is not large enough.

Did this with my 58 pattern bag, no problem.

Personally I wouldn't have one with Police Carbine or NZ stampings on a British vehicle as it's not correct.

I'm on the look out for one now with a moving cocking lever as an old spec one is too expensive but it will have to be an L2A3.

It would be nice to hear if someone has any ideas on how to achieve the original finished paintwork?

I assume in the meantime spray with a Satin Black?

Isn't it amazing what you can buy in Poundland in Israel today?

The 58 pattern Machette, I think is more of a Parang rather than a machette or a Golok.

If you read Ray Mears survival books the types and countries of origin and their uses are explained in there.

Machette's are really only good for cutting vegetation whilst Parang's and Golok's are able to be used for vegetation & general cutting & shaping uses.

It's the length & shape of the blades.

Quite surprised at being issued with the old "crap hat" but in MTP, as discussed earlier in this thread I recall.

The Para's kit issued for the current tour had lads walking round Colchester with three different colour prints in one shirt.

Still not as good as the helmet covers that don't fit the new helmet. :nut: