The double ended shelter halves also first started to appear in 1943, but they initially were the same Khaki color as the earlier shelter halves (the dark OD...
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Jay Callaham
callaham...
Feb 27, 2013 3:47 am
If you want it to use, What Price Glory makes good repros at a decent price: http://www.whatpriceglory.com/ Jay callaham@... "Molon Labe" - -...
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randy
rjhyden
Feb 27, 2013 1:07 pm
Thanks, some very good info. I`ll try to find some folding poles to go with my `52 tent for now. I would like a early half , though, for a handbook display....
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William Vanderburg
army30th
Feb 27, 2013 1:23 pm
You can check out local mom and pop surplus, junk, and thrift stores. I bought a khaki single end shelter half at one for 5 bucks and later sold it for 45......
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hennepin451
Feb 27, 2013 1:44 pm
That's good advice. I picked up a whole stack of shelter halves, some early war, for next to nothing at a local antique store and moved them on to the squad...
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Tenth @ Q
tenth_a86
Feb 27, 2013 3:00 pm
Here is another resource: http://www.mediafire.com/?14xbhrfsafb3w _____ From: doc_hoovie@yahoogroups.com [mailto:doc_hoovie@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
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Matt Weeks
weeksem
Feb 27, 2013 3:01 pm
The khaki one-end-flap shelter halves are also correct for WWI . It is part of the 1910-1917 equipment adoption cycle. Sent from my iPhone...
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mkdorney
Feb 27, 2013 3:05 pm
The WW1 Shelter halves had different buttons In a message dated 2/27/2013 10:01:42 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, weeksem@... writes: The khaki one-end-flap...
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Matt Weeks
weeksem
Feb 27, 2013 4:41 pm
True, but the WWI repros could be used, I should think , "oldest stores used first"? Sent from my iPhone...
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Jay Callaham
callaham...
Feb 27, 2013 7:15 pm
I have one in my own collection (WW1 emphasis) that is a Great War issue, but had a later repair with a couple of the WW2 buttons with the "six-pointed star ...
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hennepin451
Feb 27, 2013 7:22 pm
Some of my favorite shelter halves are Boy Scout surpluses, complete with the troop number on the side. It adds a little extra spice of history to the item...
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rjhyden
Feb 27, 2013 7:41 pm
All the ones we used as Boy Scouts in the 60`s were open end surplus. Jeeze the surplus store then was running over with WW2 stuff for pennies !...
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hennepin451
Feb 27, 2013 10:00 pm
Were that only the case today! These days even the Vietnam era equipment has been cleaned out of the Army/Navy stores in my area as that's made the switch from...
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Michiel vM
leichim...
Feb 27, 2013 11:19 pm
Here in Holland we see a lot of surplus dutch army puptents. The buttons need to be flatted off with a filler and painted black, and mark it US on the sides....
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robert-jan warmerdam
robertjanwar...
Feb 27, 2013 11:31 pm
Hello Dutchman holland bad excample . I am dutch too and made my first two tents like that . Also I took of the buttons on one side to let it look like us...
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Michiel vM
leichim...
Feb 28, 2013 4:18 pm
don't mention that... lol. I remember a local dump in the early seventies stockpiled with that... ________________________________ Van: rjhyden...
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Tenth Mountain
tenth_a86
Feb 28, 2013 4:36 pm
I remember going to gun shoes in the '60's and buying new M43 jackets for 25 cents. Parsons jackets were 50 cents. All were new. No patches etc. Why didn't...
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linda
lgjinks
Mar 2, 2013 6:10 pm
Hi doc I am interested in the history of the 102nd medical Bn., 27th Division. Can you please Send any information about this battalion if possible. My dad was...
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firenut2011
Mar 2, 2013 6:18 pm
I have a book at home I can check on when I get home. Sent by v-mail...
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Tenth Mountain
tenth_a86
Mar 3, 2013 8:50 pm
If you passed on the Medical Research Center website in the discussion forums, they can answer a lot of stuff about even pacific theater units. Sent from my...
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James Francis
jamesryan90_10
Mar 13, 2013 9:49 am
Hi I'm looking for a reproduction label bluebird tabak The best option in pdf or jpg :) http://www.antiquepool.at/de/artikel/1055.html Greets James Francis...
Not sure what this is. but my anti-virus blocked it. ________________________________ From: "bonniesaxon@..." <bonniesaxon@...> To:...
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hennepin451
Mar 22, 2013 12:53 am
Like so many other people, his computer probably has a virus. I set his account to moderated so we won't get any more messages like this from him until his...
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pete callamaras
fantummrc1
Mar 22, 2013 2:49 am
Thx Todd................. ________________________________ From: "thintz@..." <thintz@...> To: doc_hoovie@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, March 21,...
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wagg1053
May 19, 2013 11:19 pm
Looking for pdf file for the small ammonia inhalants crush tubes. Thanks!...
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Ian Austin
iaustin66
May 22, 2013 2:05 am
Wagg, How's this? Print on orange paper. Apologies no crop lines but dimensions of each label are 35mm W x 17mm H. Let me know if this suits. (Doc, please feel...
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Larry Waggoner
wagg1053
May 22, 2013 12:32 pm
Great! Thanks, Ian. Computer crashed last year and I was able to get most of my paperwork back. I'm still unable to find a couple of boxes. The MSA adhesive...
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Ian Austin
iaustin66
May 23, 2013 12:05 am
Hi Larry, Don't believe I have the box but have emailed a mate of mine who is an absolute genius with this sort of stuff and has done heaps of different brand...
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Larry Waggoner
wagg1053
May 23, 2013 6:13 pm
Hello Ian, Yes, it's Davis Inhalants. I found my MSA Adhesive Compress file on a back up flash drive. Unfortunately the Ammonia Inhalant box wasn't there. ...
