My Belgian loadouts, 50's -> modern

Instead of just posting other loadouts under the 80's one in the thread named after it, I figured it'd make more sense to make a new thread
hosting them all, so here we go in chronological order.

Belgian army, 1950's.

M50 lower rank Battledress uniform
Infantry color collartabs
Bataljon Bevrijding shoulder insignia (5. linie)
1St infantry division lion patches
Unknown chest ribbon
Sporting badge (behind pouch)
FN49 (Mk2) helmet with net
Belgian made P37 style webbing (belt, 2 braces, 2 basic pouches, bayonet frog with British No4 Mk3 bayonet, US style canteen in pouch,
2 L-straps, modified British small pack, US M43 style shovel in pouch, messtins inside pack)
M51 gasmask bag
Brushstroke camo tent halve in pouch
Tent accessories in Camo pouch
P37 style anklets
Belgian made ammo boots

In the background: M50 greatcoat, early type M51 (M1) helmet with net, P37 style cartridge carriers.





Belgian 1st Parachute Battalion, 1960's Congo Crisis.

Brushstroke Para smock and overtrousers (side-leg square-corner pocket type)
Red beret with 1st Para badge
Belgian made P37 style belt and 2 basic pouches (tied lowslung on the belt)
Belgian made adaptation of the US WW2 design canteen in pouch (modified with beltloop)
P37 style anklets
Solidor low boots

In the background: another type of camo jacket with hood.





Belgian army, 1980's - early 1990's.

M64 summer uniform
M64 foul weather/winter uniform
M51 (M1) helmet with camo net
M71 belt
M71 suspenders
1 Nylon and 1 plasticized M71 magazine pouch (cheated with this a bit, 1 pouch is for FAL, the other for FNC)
Late type C FN FAL bayonet
M71 bayonet frog
M71 canteen in pouch
M71 multipurpose buttpack
M71 tent halve in pouch
M51 gasmask in bag
M71 backpack
M71? sleeping bag
Trifold shovel in pouch
Laced boots (older type, M??)





Belgian Airforce Commando, 1990's.

Summer Flecktarn uniform
Dark blue beret with unit badge
Flecktarn helmet cover
Flecktarn tactical vest
2 Flecktarn magazine pouches
Canteen in Flecktarn pouch
Flecktarn buttpack
Flecktarn backpack
Flecktarn sleeping bag cover
Laced boots (older type, M??)

Later added: 2 types of Flecktarn cap, Flecktarn parka.





Belgian army, 2000's.

Ripstop Jigsaw camo summer uniform
Jigsaw parka
Schuberth 826 kevlar helmet with Jigsaw cover
Jigsaw body armor
Jigsaw tactical vest
BEM 4 GP gasmask in Jigsaw bag
Jigsaw legholster
Bayonet sheath (Jigsaw frog part)
Laced boots (90's type, M??)

Later added: Ripstop Jigsaw helmet cover, Jigsaw canteen pouch, Jigsaw shovel pouch.





I'm also slowly working on a more modern Afghanistan loadout, will try and get it done after I visit Ciney later this month, where I'll hopefuly buy the last few pieces needed.

Looks really good!
I really like the early brush-stroke uniforms.

Very nice!

I like the Belgian 1st Parachute Battalion, 1960's Congo Crisis, but I also like them all!

Thanks!

Does anyone know of any images showing the air force flecktarn/smarties gear in use?

Awesome stuff as always, my friend!

Massive photo-spam incoming!

There's a few in here with the actual gear in use, even a few with a body armor cover!

And thanks!

Just made a loadout with my recently found desert stuff.

Belgian Para-Cdo in Afghanistan.
Not entirely sure how to date it, as I don't know exactly when the TBH-2 and NFM armor entered service, so for now I'm calling
it late 2000's - early 2010's.

Gear:

Desert Jigsaw camo summer uniform
Gentex TBH-2 helmet with Desert Jigsaw cover
Jigsaw camo NFM Falcon Undervest body armor
Jigsaw Arktis M171 Advanced chestrig
Plastic canteen
Desert Jigsaw legholster (lefthanded)
Arwy desert boots

Very nice ! The helmet and the body is not common !
Guilhaume

Thanks!
I got lucky to get these both for nice prices. I even have 2 different TBH-2's. 1 with adjustable nape pad, other with non-adjustable nape pad and slightly different straps, though that one came from British SF.
The body armor (cover) came from a crate at a surplus shop here in Holland. Next time I'm there I'm gonna check if there's more of them.

Thanks for the pictures, very interesting !
Holland is good for the surplus and modern items ?

Guilhaume

Yeah there's some interesting places here with nice things to find
Though I also get lots of things from forums, ebay or facebook sellers.
And of course fairs, like the one in your country a few weeks ago!

New kit!

Belgian Para Commando UNAMIR uniform, 1993-1996 Rwanda.

Gear:
M71 para helmet (German liner/chinstrap type, missing "chincup") with Jigsaw cover, helmet net and rubber edge
Poplin Jigsaw camo summer uniform (2nd type?)
Old type 1st Sergeant rankslides
Early type Jigsaw boy armor
M71 suspenders
M71 belt
M71 FNC magazine pouches (rubberized type with Alice closures)
M71 canteen pouch with canteen
M71 shovel pouch (belthook type)
M71 buttpack (snap button type)
Black laced combat boots (older type sole)

Intentional "mistake": the Belgian made FNC magazine pouches, I've actually seen mostly US LC-1/2 pouches in use, but I just wanted to show off this similar pouch type with the same closure

Awesome display for Rwanada. Two questions. Do you have more details on the helmet cover? Are the early flak vest covers hard to find?

The helmet cover in this case is actually a kevlar helmet cover since I couldn't be bothered to take the rubber edge and cut-down helmet net off and put the old type cover with foliage slits on there, I'd probably never get the helmet net back on there again since it's cut down almost exactly to the rubber edge, so it can't flap around much.
In reality the old type cover, a parka hood, a random part of camo fabric or a US cover would be more correct.

The old armors are quite hard to find indeed, I've seen a handful of them over the last few years.
Bot not as hard to find as the completely green one of this exact type, I've seen just 1 of those ever!

Didn't we discuss someplace that for a short time, the early kevlar covers were used on some steel jump helmets (while the steel helmets were still being used by airborne troops)?

I don't think I've seen that discussion, I'll check my pics to see if I might actually see one in real use

Another one, Belgian UNPROFOR / IFOR, mid 1990's.

Gear:

Jigsaw camo rainsuit (early type jacket dated 1993, later type pants dated 1996)
Blue UN cap
Khaki UN brassard
Wittock body armor
Black laced combat boots (older type sole)





I don't know what year this pic is from so could be either UNPROFOR or IFOR.

Excellent additions! I'm curious about the rain suit. What's the difference between the early and later types?

Steve

Thanks!
The only things I know about from the top of my head is that the jacket's lining is different, and the label too.
From the outside the color looked different than all the newer jackets I saw in the pile (sadly no older pants there). Maybe there's some other detail I've missed, maybe the pockets were different, I really can't recall

It's been a while since my last Belgian set, better get to it!

Belgium, Ardense Jagers, mid 2010's

Green Ardense Jagers beret and badge
Jigsaw camo ripstop UBACS
Jigsaw ripstop trousers
Jigsaw narrow type trouserbelt
Corporal rankslide (subdued colors)(on trouserbelt, not visible on photo)
Coyote Tan Sioen load bearing vest
Modified 2-point weaponsling
2 Jigsaw Sioen grenadepouches
Jigsaw Sioen pistolmagazinepouch
2 Jigsaw Sioen triple FNC magazinepouches
Jigsaw Sioen triple 40mm grenade pouch
Jigsaw Sioen cargo pouch
Jigsaw Sioen magazine dump pouch
Jigsaw pistol legholster
Coyote Tan double pistolmagazinepouch (unknown maker)
Black Haix Light Combat boots

On the ground:
Extra insoles and laces
Box for Haix Jungle boots that these boots came in, not original to these boots





Some inspiration was drawn from photos of Operation Vigilant Guardian, where military units were deployed throughout the country against the heightened threat of terrorism