my ddr items

afternoon gents ,here's my collection ,soft caps first and one of my m56 stahlhelms next up is my torso display ,the uniform is the first generation with a K stamp also 66 can be found so i assume made 1966 initially i wanted to just see how the display would look with my soviet tanker helmet ,ive opted for the m56 as it just fits in better visually with the kit

Very nice set up. Nothing better than a complete East German Rain Camo uniform!

Great display!

East German kit is great stuff, for sure. Have a fair bit of it myself -- all I'm missing is a set of jackboots and a helmet cover.

A friend of mine was just remarking about how years ago he played paintball in a 100% head to toe DDR setup and everybody thought it was really cool. Even more so that some of the exotic stuff he was known to wear.

Steve

many thanks for the nice compliments guys ,it was fun putting all the bits together into one display ,ive still got some way to go but in time it will be complete ,the strichtarn pattern is one that dose'nt get much interest but most of the post war warsaw pact countries adopted there own versions of it ,it looks to be quite an effective cammo in a woodland setting ,thanks again

Strichtarn is getting more and more difficult to find. I've seen chinese knockoffs already!

einstrichkeinstrich wrote:Strichtarn is getting more and more difficult to find. I've seen chinese knockoffs already!

Already missing ............. These Chinese do not copied.       

Good set of DDR material.   
You mixed the team, ie UTV material (anti-gas mask bag, carrying grenades) with normal 70/80.

many thanks carlos ,i know there is a few descrepancies to my display including the earlier soviet smg ,ive removed the utv items after your comments ,what does utv actually mean ,is it just ddr miliaria issued post 1980 ,here's the latest picture after removal

thunderchild wrote:many thanks carlos ,i know there is a few descrepancies to my display including the earlier soviet smg ,ive removed the utv items after your comments ,what does utv actually mean ,is it just ddr miliaria issued post 1980 ,here's the latest picture after removal

Howdy partner:
At first glance it does seem the uniform used in the 70/80.
The SMG PPsh 41, until the 60's followed employee.

A better Ak.

About the UTV, I pass the link to my blog, where I believe praise will clarify all doubts, although this in Spanish have a translation bar.

http://nvaspain.blogspot.com.es/2012/12/utv-universal-tragevorrichtung.html

By the way, nice collection of German helmets.

good evening carlos ,thank you for your thoughts ,yes strichtarn bdu is the first pattern dated late 60's and thank you on the nice compliments on the stahlhlems my main interest ,i will look at your link you provide ,many thanks james

Thank you for your answer James.
Sure you'll like.

carlos your blog is really good and i learn a lot ,luckily for me google translate ,my english not so good ,my spanish even worse  i notice the jack boots have been discontinued to the shorter laced boot style also the later water bottle looks huge compared to earlier one ,i wonder if i can use this m10 gas mask bag with my display ,the m10 nbc hood is dated 1986 so a little too modern but the bag  might work,what do you think  

Thanks James, it is good to hear your comments.
The mask and bag are perfectly compatible, I also I have the same as you.

glad to hear that carlos ,ill add the gasmask bag to the display ,many thanks for your sound advice ,james

thunderchild wrote:glad to hear that carlos ,ill add the gasmask bag to the display ,many thanks for your sound advice ,james

No need to give them James, we are here to help.  

well ive moved the soviet smg back to where it belongs amongst the ssh collection ready for my latest purchase

picked up an nbc suit and gloves dated 1988 also an mpi km for the soldat display

OK,very good:D    

many thanks carlos im glad you like ,im really pleased to have found a genuine ddr mpi km ,i also picked up the correct ammo pouch for this particular model allthough there is a curved pouch available

James that carrier chargers you comes in handy for reconstruction you have made of the 80.

im really sorry carlos ,im not sure of the meaning of your last comment

Sorry for the translator, sometimes does not translate as it should.
Is correct ammo pouch for your uniform and equipment.

thats reassuring to know ,many thanks carlos

 
Nice group! Wonderful AKM/MpiKm
Now, you need jackboots
Gruss Genosse!
JR

many thanks for the nice comments jose