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Title: An amazing (British) soldier's kit guide - from 1066 to the present
Post by: FramFramson on 03 August 2014, 05:12:48 AM
Courtesy of The Telegraph, we get full photos of soldiers' kit (laid out, not worn) from Hastings to the present day:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-one/11006139/Inventories-of-war-soldiers-kit-from-1066-to-2014.html
Title: Re: An amazing (British) soldier's kit guide - from 1066 to the present
Post by: Blackwolf on 03 August 2014, 05:21:16 AM
Nice post Fram,saved a couple of early pics for my current project :)
Title: Re: An amazing (British) soldier's kit guide - from 1066 to the present
Post by: leadfool on 03 August 2014, 06:57:42 AM
Very interesting. 
Title: Re: An amazing (British) soldier's kit guide - from 1066 to the present
Post by: FramFramson on 03 August 2014, 07:29:52 AM
Quote from: Scurv on 03 August 2014, 06:39:55 AM
the amount of gear the PBI has to carry is staggering from the falklands onwards. The modern kit with ballistic armour added even more so.

For sure! Though the fact that the modern soldier is a sapper probably doesn't help matters much. I also expect some of that stuff is a lot lighter than it's yesteryear equivalents, though there are limits.

For example a Brown Bess weighs 10 lbs, while the modern bullpup weighs 8.5 lbs.
Title: Re: An amazing (British) soldier's kit guide - from 1066 to the present
Post by: traveller on 03 August 2014, 08:32:17 AM
Interesting!

Many thanks for posting!
Title: Re: An amazing (British) soldier's kit guide - from 1066 to the present
Post by: Modhail on 05 August 2014, 05:24:37 PM
You can neatly see about when the army stopped using pack mules...  :D
Title: Re: An amazing (British) soldier's kit guide - from 1066 to the present
Post by: westwaller on 20 August 2014, 12:59:27 PM
great photos :). No baldrick/sword belt shown for that Naseby sword though...
Title: Re: An amazing (British) soldier's kit guide - from 1066 to the present
Post by: FramFramson on 20 August 2014, 06:18:58 PM
Pretty sure that picture was posted earlier, including trim.

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