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| 3.1 | | SAC::PHILPOTT_I | Col I F 'Tsingtao Dhum' Philpott | Thu Nov 16 1989 13:01 | 9 |
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Apart from the question about the webbing (where the answer is a qualified "I
think so") you might look at the packs and pouches made by Israeli Military
Industries (IMI, though that means something else in Britain).
I haven't seen it in Britain, but it should be available. I used some in America
and it certainly seemed very practical.
/. Ian .\
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| 3.2 | | PEKING::NASHD | | Thu Nov 16 1989 14:01 | 6 |
| Thanks for the advice Colonel, can't say I've ever heard of IMI,
do you know of any distributors or shops etc.?
Thanks in advance,
Dave
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| 3.3 | Try Conjay's...
| SAC::PHILPOTT_I | Col I F 'Tsingtao Dhum' Philpott | Thu Nov 16 1989 14:34 | 22 |
| No- as I said I haven't seen it over here.
Maybe one of our American colleagues can find a US mail order outlet that
carries Israeli gear (at least one of the outdoor catalogues I seem to recall
carrying what they call "Uzi brand" packs and webbing...)
Alternatively try picking up a British gun magazine and finding the UK
distributors for the Desert Eagle pistol...
You could try
Conjay Firearms & Ammunition Ltd
P.O. Box 582,
London, NW10 5NZ
tel: 01 965 7116
or 01 960 6879
They certainly advertise the IMI pistols (Desert Eagle pistols, Uzi pistols,
carbines and SMGs, plus Galil service rifles)and ammunition, and may be the
importers
/. Ian .\
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| 3.4 | Some more detail? | CTOAVX::GONSALVES | Serv - Escaped from NY! | Fri Nov 17 1989 16:13 | 8 |
| Can you give me some details like:
What is 58 webbing?
Dimensions (in inches or cm)?
Maybe I can find something in one of my mail-order books.
Serv
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| 3.5 | | PEKING::NASHD | | Fri Nov 17 1989 17:46 | 15 |
| Well, 58 webbing consists of a belt to which various pouches are
attatched for magazines, water bottle etc. To take some of the weight
from the belt to the shoulders there is a yoke attatchment.
On the back of the yoke a pack can be attatched but it is only a
little one. There is also a "bum"-roll that is attached at the back
and hangs about bum height, used for holding the poncho/basha.
The belt is about 2 inches thick.
The position of the belt and pouches can be adjusted so the bergen
I'm looking for can rest on the 2 rear kidney pouches when being
worn, but I think a waist belt would get in the way.
Over to you,
Dave
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| 3.6 | Try M*A*N*S , they have boots too... | CTOAVX::GONSALVES | Serv - Escaped from NY! | Fri Nov 17 1989 18:44 | 11 |
| Sounds a lot like our "pistol belt".
You should get a catalog from MASS*ARMY*NAVY STORE. They have lots
of new and used equipment from US and foreign services, all at
reasonable prices.
15 Fordham Road, Boston MA 02134
(617) 783-1250 or 800-343-7749
Serv
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| 3.7 | | JUPITR::WHYNOT | SK2 - USNR | Wed Nov 29 1989 21:53 | 9 |
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Two other places to check might be Kaufman's of Alburqueque, NM which
has all kinds of military items and maybe the Quartermaster.
I'll drop in the address' tomorrow.
sw
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| 3.8 | | JUPITR::WHYNOT | SK2 - USNR | Thu Nov 30 1989 15:16 | 20 |
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Ok...Heres the info I promised:
Kaufman's West - Army/Navy 1-800-545-0933
1660 Eubank NE
Albuquerque, NM. 87112
$3.00 per catalog
Lot's of Military equipment, both used and new...Also from
different countries.
The Quartermaster catalog doesn't really have a lot of Military
items... Mostly novelty type stuff..
sk2
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| 3.9 | | BRABAM::PHILPOTT | Col I F 'Tsingtao Dhum' Philpott | Tue Dec 18 1990 12:10 | 12 |
| Well, only a year later...
A good mail order supply firm in Britain is
Survival Aids,
Morland
Penrith
Cumbria CA10 3AZ
They also have a few retail shops (including one in Aldershot I believe).
/. Ian .\
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| 3.10 | | PEKING::NASHD | | Tue Dec 18 1990 19:03 | 14 |
| Ian,
I heard about Survival Aids some time ago and got hold of a catalogue.
The products seem to be good quality, but then I would expect that in
any catalogue. I've also been in touch with Silvermans.
What I was looking for was the type and name of a pack eg Crusader,
Cyclops Roc more than the supplier.
Incidentally, to solve the short term problem I bought a cheap one from
a local shop, about 25 UK pounds, and it's still ok! But I reckon I'll
need a new one next year.
Dave
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| 3.11 | | BRABAM::PHILPOTT | Col I F 'Tsingtao Dhum' Philpott | Wed Dec 19 1990 08:39 | 29 |
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Dave,
I figured by now you had probably got some sort of solution.
I just put the SA address in "for information".
They'll probably be getting a lot of publicity in the monthly magazines
because they had a "press survival weekend" recently for the
journalists (one of the four wheel drive mags wrote it up, that was
what reminded me...)
I carry a couple of their bivvy sacks and some "arctic clothing" in my
Land Rover at all times. I can't speak of the rest of their gear, never
having tried it.
Incidentally the story is that the guys that started it are ex-army and
felt they had found a market niche because "nobody" (including the
army) supplied real arctic survival clothing that (a) worked, and (b)
was light enough to work in ...
Anyway with half a dozen retail outlets they pass my usual test of a
mail order place I'll deal with (ie I won't normally buy from a place
that only deals mail order, but if they have [a number of] shops where
the public can inspect the goods then you can make a reasonable
assumption that the catalogue is not too outrageousely over
glamourising the goods)
/. Ian .\
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