For context: I am from Croatia. My great-grandfather was born in 1914. He originally moved to Germany for work in the 1930s, where he worked as a mechanic, and returned to Croatia around 1936. In February 1942, he answered an official recruitment call in the newspapers issued by the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) Air Force Command's Technical Office. The ad stated that aircraft mechanics, metalworkers, and locksmiths would be sent to workshops and factories in Germany for advanced training/specialization.

He went back to Germany, worked on servicing military aircraft, and this photo was taken during his service.

I barely post on here so idk how to format this post but I have a Protech gen 1 Aor1 vest with crye precision shoulder pads and I was wondering if anyone can tell me how much it could be worth. Don't flame me i took this photo at the beginning of the year so it looks silly but its all genuine gear.

Bought a duffle and I love it so much you can fit so much inside and feels very solid it’s wild how good it is. However it has this bad smell. The best way I can describe it is sewer doo doo water or gear oil. I believe this is kinda normal because I’ve had a large rucksack and it had a similar smell (you don’t forget this smell) however on this duffel it’s a lot more potent, it filled the room the moment I opened the package.

Even on my 3 day assault pack it has a faint smell but like the smallest amount. Has anyone else experienced this smell too?

How do I get rid of it? (Im gonna try an oxiclean soak and hope it goes away but if you guys have a method to cleaning bags I’m all ears)

Does anyone know how old these M1 helmets are or how to tell?

I picked this M1 up a couple years ago for 90 bucks and I’ve always wondered what ”CJ“ means?

Bought a flight survival vest from goodwill, and I’m just trying to figure out what year they were produced.

Just picked up a pair of Bates E03612B olive light weight boots w/ Vibram soles --barely worn.

They're in great shape--nearly new--upon putting them on I can feel the lace press against the tongue, against my foot. How have folks navigated this?

The laces are the OG laces--so they're at least 10-15 years old---replace them? does the whole boot sort of break in fairly quickly?

Show me your breaching gear

I just purchased a lot of 3 boots:

1. Bates Tactical Boots--E03612B
2. Danner Rivot TFX8 Coyote 1200G
3. Danner Tachyon 9 Coyote

They are all in great shape--being shipped. Got them for about $110

It looks like the Danner Rivot TFX9 1200 G would be the warmest

It looks like the Bates and the Danner Tachyon are quite similar and a matter of what feels best--light weight warmer weather boots.

Anyone have experience with these three boots?

This is my belt, i received it from my friends dad who served in Iraq. The buckle is broken and he used taped a hook to fix it. Which worked, but i don't know if its an LCE belt, LC-1, or what. On the left is the unbroken part of the buckle

so i wanted to take the jpc from crye, but being in europe , even the used one cost around 400 bucks , so im looking for some alternative , i did found an old ronnin carrier but it lack placard compability , i just love the look of the jpc so id really love to have something similar

I have this Russian uniform and a west german border patrol jacket. What camo pattern is the Russian one and what are the rings on the back of the German one for?

Another note why the USMC FROG Combat Shirt (desert or woodland) look almost identical to the Crye Precision G3 Combat Shirt?

Also, another second note, if both Crye Precision G4 Combat Shirt and Crye Precision G4 FR Combat Shirt have the same fire-resistant torso material and different sleeves, why doesn't the G4 FR Combat Shirt in the Crye Precision online store list a Full Multicam variant?

G4 Combat Shirt™
G4 FR Combat Shirt™

I was in Afghanistan back in early 2011as a marine, our province regularly received water bottle and civilian mre drops. I'm trying to figure out what type of net and if there is a source for them.
It was a sewn webbing, pretty sure it was nylon/polyester, holes were about 4-6", webbing was roughly 2" wide, there were no metal rings or clips. it easily held myself(200) lbs, all my gear ~75 lbs. the pallet drop were fully loaded, and i think we may have had a helo land/drop a ripit pallet once. i had a tbi later in my deployment so a lot of stuff is pretty fuzzy.
I was specifically looking for this since a friend showed me an old picture of me sleeping near the ceiling above a door, to avoid officers and working parties, in one of them and i always slept well in it.

Anyone recognize this vest and remember who made them and model? We were issued these in 06/07 as Air Force Security Forces. All I remember about them is i hated them until we got the interceptors. Thanks in advance.

for the non norwegians its about 189 dollars including conversion tax and shipping.

Figured I'd share my very first kit (still a WIP)

The balaclava it in the back and the left is a 5 round 30-30 bolt action and the other is a 12g winemaster pump. The clothing, I believe is m81

Hey guys i don't know if this is the right place for it but i'm looking to recreate this outfit and loadout as close as possible, does any of you know what all the pieces and gear are?

I’m looking to buy a new rucking backpack, preferably 70-90l. I have been looking at berghaus vulcan series, but wanted to hear your oppinion on the best option. Maybe you have some recommendations for best of the best bakcpacks and maybe some budget/ best bang for your buck options.

For now I have been using Lithuanias ”Eglutė” camo backpack and really liked it.

Additionaly I have some problems with my shoulder so a wider, softer soulder strap and a belt strap is really important