Just for fun I decided to put together a set of retro LBE to go with the retro AR's.
While there are some serious farbs from genuine '56 web gear you can get quite close.
Alas, the H-pattern suspenders were the regular size. In theory, those are good for people up to 68" tall, but in my experience they're sized for someone a lot shorter than that.
X-Long replacement set ordered.
Oddly, the hardest part to lay hands on was the entrenching tool. The wood handled one with a pick head opposite the shovel... Ain't hardly any out there. But I did manage to find one.
I also realized that I don't have a Helmet, Steel with Ballistic Liner; M1 any more.
This is really just for picture purposes, so I don't need a helmet.
While there are some serious farbs from genuine '56 web gear you can get quite close.
Alas, the H-pattern suspenders were the regular size. In theory, those are good for people up to 68" tall, but in my experience they're sized for someone a lot shorter than that.
X-Long replacement set ordered.
Oddly, the hardest part to lay hands on was the entrenching tool. The wood handled one with a pick head opposite the shovel... Ain't hardly any out there. But I did manage to find one.
I also realized that I don't have a Helmet, Steel with Ballistic Liner; M1 any more.
This is really just for picture purposes, so I don't need a helmet.
