Random Cool Photo Thread

[JonnyCrow]

So would that smock in the photo be the 1st Version Smock or the 2nd Version ?

Burt I can't see the cuffs the 1st pattern had knits the second button adjustors, I enlarged it but couldn't see, nice smock the Denison though, the Belgies also copied the pattern for their army

 

[JonnyCrow]

Another question .., who makes the most accurate repro of the British Denison Paratrooper Smock?

At the moment Burt, I believe what price glory

 

[JonnyCrow]

Another question .., who makes the most accurate repro of the British Denison Paratrooper Smock?

King and country used to make a good one but they closed up a while back, Barry Lyndon and Hong Kong Keith have made some terrible ones haha I owned 2 original once a wartime 2nd pattern and a very rare 46 pattern denison

 

[JonnyCrow]

Another question .., who makes the most accurate repro of the British Denison Paratrooper Smock?

I saw a earlier cheap Belgian one the other day Burt, they're not bad for just knocking around in, I should grab one someday, even for taking the dogs in the woods over winter they're 1950's

 

[JonnyCrow]

See the button cuffs Burt? Based on a second pattern denison

 

[B-Man2]

See the button cuffs Burt? Based on a second pattern denison
View attachment 85237

Where can you find these Johnny ?
EBay ?

 

[JonnyCrow]

Where can you find these Johnny ?
EBay ?

Yep and online European and UK militaria sites, I just checked though prices going up, the rarer is called moon and balls pattern from 53 lot like wartime, then cheaper brush stroke pattern, I never realised they're so collectible now, from early Congo period

 

[Hazayad]

Another question .., who makes the most accurate repro of the British Denison Paratrooper Smock?

Well, there is no short answer to that question. Some kind of consensus can be found on the dedicated FB pages like https://www.facebook.com/groups/146583445964612
The names that I would put forward are: Steve Kiddle (he converted my Belgian tankers helmet into a WWII jumpable lid) http://www.pegasusmilitaria.com/about/
and Frank Brown https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-brown-5bb42495/?originalSubdomain=uk
Both are highly rated and have waiting lists.
p.s. the Belgian smock is quite different. I jumped with a converted Belgian smock (Windak configuration) on DZ K in Normandy in 2019.

Edited to add:
Here a video (

) comparing Steve's smock and a more affordable one by shoot and scoot (https://shootandscoot.co.uk/products/denison-smock)

 

[B-Man2]

Hazz
Thank you for this information. Very informative and helpful. I would really like to hear more about your reenacting and your DDay jumps . I find that stuff very interesting .Thanks for posting

 

[FlakMagnet]

Digging that civi jacket

 

[ausreenactor]

King and country used to make a good one but they closed up a while back, Barry Lyndon and Hong Kong Keith have made some terrible ones haha I owned 2 original once a wartime 2nd pattern and a very rare 46 pattern denison

I have a pristine King & Country smock with original wings and SGT chevron on the one sleeve... It is REALLY good.

Harlan Glenn did not muck around.

 

[Hazayad]

Hazz
Thank you for this information. Very informative and helpful. I would really like to hear more about your reenacting and your DDay jumps . I find that stuff very interesting .Thanks for posting

Hi Burt, I am not a reenactor just a para who got back on jump status in 2019 for the 75th anniversary. We did jump in period uniform though.

 

[B-Man2]

I think that’s so cool . Thanks for posting the photo.

 

[JonnyCrow]

Hi Burt, I am not a reenactor just a para who got back on jump status in 2019 for the 75th anniversary. We did jump in period uniform though. View attachment 85311

Was that the Netherlands jump Haz? If so few lads from my old ww2 group used to do the jump in period kit

 

[Hazayad]

Was that the Netherlands jump Haz? If so few lads from my old ww2 group used to do the jump in period kit

Nope, this was Sannerville France (Ops TONGA). I did not jump Arnhem as I screwed up my back in time for that jump... :-/

 

[JonnyCrow]

For you guys haha me 23 years ago, young buck reenactor, was a 5 day camp and living history display UK, cold wet windy all gear original, wish I had it all now, mm

 

[JonnyCrow]

And a couple of years later, railway event

 

[ausreenactor]

For you guys haha me 23 years ago, young buck reenactor, was a 5 day camp and living history display UK, cold wet windy all gear original, wish I had it all now, mmView attachment 85316

Which unit is that?

 

[ausreenactor]

Was that the Netherlands jump Haz? If so few lads from my old ww2 group used to do the jump in period kit

Possibly the only motivation to ever want to jump again. Gravity still works like it did in my 20s!

 

[JonnyCrow]

Which unit is that?

1st Royal Ulster Rifles, 9th Parachute battalion, you can't see my BD but it was badged up to the RUR