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CollectinSteve
PedroPato
6 posters
Portuguese gear colection
PedroPato- Officer Candidate
- Location : Portugal
Registration date : 2013-06-27
Number of posts : 586
- Post n°1
Portuguese gear colection
Here its my portuguese combat gear colection, I will post one item for message.
PedroPato- Officer Candidate
- Location : Portugal
Registration date : 2013-06-27
Number of posts : 586
- Post n°2
Re: Portuguese gear colection
Portuguese M940-63 helmet:
PedroPato- Officer Candidate
- Location : Portugal
Registration date : 2013-06-27
Number of posts : 586
- Post n°3
Re: Portuguese gear colection
Portuguese paratroopers BAR-belt, the suspenders are american made (you can see pictures of Portuguese paratroopers in the war wearing US-marked suspenders):
CollectinSteve- ADMIN
- Location : New England, US
Registration date : 2009-03-08
Number of posts : 6987
- Post n°4
Re: Portuguese gear colection
Thanks for the pictures! Field equipment from Portugal is rarely seen clearly identified, if at all.
Are the helmets hard to find in Portugal? How about other older equipment?
Steve
Are the helmets hard to find in Portugal? How about other older equipment?
Steve
PedroPato- Officer Candidate
- Location : Portugal
Registration date : 2013-06-27
Number of posts : 586
- Post n°5
Re: Portuguese gear colection
From time to time I find helmets and M64 combat gear (the one used in the Ultramar War), its becoming rarer and more expensive as time passes. When I was a child almost every adult male had lots of uniforms and combat gear at home but most was destroyed since it was hard used in construction, hunting and fishing.
Next Saturday I'm going in a trip just to find some rarer items.
Next Saturday I'm going in a trip just to find some rarer items.
PedroPato- Officer Candidate
- Location : Portugal
Registration date : 2013-06-27
Number of posts : 586
- Post n°6
Re: Portuguese gear colection
M64 magazine pouches from the second model, these appeared in the seventies and were used in the Ultramar War:
PedroPato- Officer Candidate
- Location : Portugal
Registration date : 2013-06-27
Number of posts : 586
- Post n°7
Re: Portuguese gear colection
Here its my only M64 double magazine pouch with this kind of closure. Its the first model side by side with the second model:
PedroPato- Officer Candidate
- Location : Portugal
Registration date : 2013-06-27
Number of posts : 586
- Post n°8
Re: Portuguese gear colection
Portuguese M64 large pack:
CollectinSteve- ADMIN
- Location : New England, US
Registration date : 2009-03-08
Number of posts : 6987
- Post n°9
Re: Portuguese gear colection
I am not surprised items are getting hard to find. Here in the US it is the same story, though of course the size of our military means there is a lot of stuff still available. Many items probably were used for hunting, construction, etc.
I am surprised to see snaps for the closures of the magazine pouches. Most nations, it seems, were using similar methods like the 2nd Model. Snaps generally suck
Steve
I am surprised to see snaps for the closures of the magazine pouches. Most nations, it seems, were using similar methods like the 2nd Model. Snaps generally suck
Steve
PedroPato- Officer Candidate
- Location : Portugal
Registration date : 2013-06-27
Number of posts : 586
- Post n°10
Re: Portuguese gear colection
I think the clips were adopted as economy measure.
Here its my M64 haversack:
Here its my M64 haversack:
PedroPato- Officer Candidate
- Location : Portugal
Registration date : 2013-06-27
Number of posts : 586
- Post n°11
Re: Portuguese gear colection
Two models of M64 canteen and covers:
PedroPato- Officer Candidate
- Location : Portugal
Registration date : 2013-06-27
Number of posts : 586
- Post n°12
Re: Portuguese gear colection
Here its a M64 Dilagrama pouch (Dilagrama its a rifle-grenade device):
PedroPato- Officer Candidate
- Location : Portugal
Registration date : 2013-06-27
Number of posts : 586
- Post n°13
Re: Portuguese gear colection
M64 double grenade pouch:
PedroPato- Officer Candidate
- Location : Portugal
Registration date : 2013-06-27
Number of posts : 586
- Post n°14
Re: Portuguese gear colection
My M64 straps canteen carrier with canteen, usually issued to troops carrying more than one canteen since it was cheaper to produce and the men only needed one canteen cup:
PedroPato- Officer Candidate
- Location : Portugal
Registration date : 2013-06-27
Number of posts : 586
- Post n°15
Re: Portuguese gear colection
Another m/940-63 helmet, this was my first helmet:
PedroPato- Officer Candidate
- Location : Portugal
Registration date : 2013-06-27
Number of posts : 586
- Post n°16
Re: Portuguese gear colection
Here you can see the most common orders for the M64 webbing.
1) Complete M64 (rarely used):
- 1 combat belt
- 1 H-harness
- 1 double grenade pouch
- 1 canteen and carrier
- 2 double magazine pouches
- 1 large pack
- 1 haversack
You can see the strange method of mounting the haversack at the front since the magazine pouches were mostly used in the kidneys, the large pack was mounted at the back and the canteen and grenade pouch at the sides.
2. Usual orders
- 1 combat belt
- 1 H-harness
- 1 double grenade pouch
- 1 canteen and carrier
- 2 double magazine pouches
- 1 large pack or 1 haversack
3. Combat order
- 1 combat belt
- 1 H-harness
- 1 double grenade pouch
- 1 canteen and carrier
- 2 double magazine pouches
1) Complete M64 (rarely used):
- 1 combat belt
- 1 H-harness
- 1 double grenade pouch
- 1 canteen and carrier
- 2 double magazine pouches
- 1 large pack
- 1 haversack
You can see the strange method of mounting the haversack at the front since the magazine pouches were mostly used in the kidneys, the large pack was mounted at the back and the canteen and grenade pouch at the sides.
2. Usual orders
- 1 combat belt
- 1 H-harness
- 1 double grenade pouch
- 1 canteen and carrier
- 2 double magazine pouches
- 1 large pack or 1 haversack
3. Combat order
- 1 combat belt
- 1 H-harness
- 1 double grenade pouch
- 1 canteen and carrier
- 2 double magazine pouches
Easy Gee- Colonel
- Name : Gary
Age : 55
Location : UK
Registration date : 2010-06-12
Number of posts : 3591
- Post n°17
Re: Portuguese gear colection
PedroPato wrote:Portuguese M940-63 helmet:
Fantastic helmet Pedro, the Riddell style liner is interesting ,as is the chinstrap arrangement, the plastic OG chin cup reminds me of the Spanish Para M1 style, I would like to add one of these to my own collection day,many thanks for sharing!
PedroPato- Officer Candidate
- Location : Portugal
Registration date : 2013-06-27
Number of posts : 586
- Post n°18
Re: Portuguese gear colection
If you want I can try to find one for you.
PedroPato- Officer Candidate
- Location : Portugal
Registration date : 2013-06-27
Number of posts : 586
- Post n°19
Re: Portuguese gear colection
My recent acquisition, a mint early type M64 canteen, cup and cover! This was the most used model during the Ultramar War.
PedroPato- Officer Candidate
- Location : Portugal
Registration date : 2013-06-27
Number of posts : 586
- Post n°20
Re: Portuguese gear colection
My new mint M64 later type canteen, cup and cover:
PedroPato- Officer Candidate
- Location : Portugal
Registration date : 2013-06-27
Number of posts : 586
- Post n°21
Re: Portuguese gear colection
After years of search finally I got the pair completed! Early type M64 magazine pouches:
PedroPato- Officer Candidate
- Location : Portugal
Registration date : 2013-06-27
Number of posts : 586
- Post n°22
Re: Portuguese gear colection
One of my birthday presents this year, the current issue Portuguese Army combat vest!
PedroPato- Officer Candidate
- Location : Portugal
Registration date : 2013-06-27
Number of posts : 586
- Post n°23
Re: Portuguese gear colection
My Portuguese M/964 OTAN Steel Helmet, I only have the steel pot but I'm trying to find the plastic helmet that goes inside. This was an almost copy of the French M51 OTAN Steel Helmet. It wasn't deployed to Africa in large numbers because since it was NATO materiel it could not be used in the war.
drmatz- MODERATOR
- Name : danilo matz
Age : 47
Location : USA
Registration date : 2009-02-16
Number of posts : 2103
- Post n°24
Re: Portuguese gear colection
very impressive and beautiful great job
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PedroPato- Officer Candidate
- Location : Portugal
Registration date : 2013-06-27
Number of posts : 586
- Post n°25
Re: Portuguese gear colection
Tanks!