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Show us your sailor uniforms!
Sabre Sales Good old Sabre Sales and Nick. Always comes up trumps when most needed. -
WWII British Uniforms Guide: Royal Navy
Tropical Shorts Lucky you being so slim... guess I need to go on a diet!! I agree re Ebay yet I have managed to get some good stuff from there at times including a WWII Ratings "Tiddly Suit" which certainly showed the bounds that some sailors went to for their 'going ashore' unnregulated... -
WWII British Uniforms Guide: Royal Navy
Bib overalls In my time No 8s were blues shirt and blue pants and not bib overalls. Also No 9's were complete boiler suit. No 10s were the tropical shorts with 10As being the blue shorts version. Can't say I ever saw or ever wore bib overalls in the Navy at all. I think they were a Dockyard... -
WWII British Uniforms Guide: Royal Navy
Tropical Shorts I wish!!! Afraid 5'10 and 33" waist now although was a natty 30" waist and 31.5" leg when in Navy!! Try Ebay as I think they would sell quite well on there. -
Show us your sailor uniforms!
Gosport Just received a message that said you have replied to my last one stating you have a friend who has a flat near HMS Sultan... unfortunately when I clicked on the link although it brings me to this Forum it does not show your message so am responding this way. I had a house in... -
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WWII British Uniforms Guide: Royal Navy
RN Ubiforms Now that sounds like a good idea... however not sure I would want to do anything like that on my own. -
Show us your sailor uniforms!
matelots Not sure about the Bootnecks... I think they were mainly in Pompey at Eastney Barracks!:) -
WWII British Uniforms Guide: Royal Navy
Creases Can I ask as to how tall you are as you look over 5'6" in which case there should be 7 creases and not 5. 4" approx the same size as a Pay Book Also, and much to a lot of peoples surprise, the creases are opposite in each leg....... in that an inverted crease on one leg has the... -
WWII British Uniforms Guide: Royal Navy
Uniforms You are correct re the different styles of uniforms and it is good to see these all listed for reference. Think about joining my group as we could do with someone who has this sort of knowledge. -
Show us your sailor uniforms!
RN uniforms in UK Very easy to get RN kit in UK try Sabre Sales in Southsea as they are superb with cheap prices and excellent Mail Order. See the links on http://www.lanra.co.uk -
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Show us your sailor uniforms!
Easy Ebay has plenty in larger sizes which are usually cheaper than those in smaller. -
Show us your sailor uniforms!
USN Uniform bits Ebay can sometimes be the cheapest although there are plenty of Surplus Stores in the States that do good Mail Order. -
Show us your sailor uniforms!
WWII Square rig Gateway of the World Southampton????? That is too Mercantile Marine for my liking... try good old Pompey (I am Gosport born and bred) -
Show us your sailor uniforms!
RN 40s uniforms Must ask first why do you look so sad??? Check out my website as we do WWII re-enactment but stick to Navy and could do with a few more members no matter where in the UK you are. http://www.lanra.co.uk -
Severn Valley Railway 1940s Weekends - June 28, 29, & July 5, 6, 2008
WWII Navy I should have added that if there is anyone interested in WWII Navy then please make contact through my website at: http://www.lanra.co.uk -
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Help buying a pea coat online
Pea Coats Try Ebay as a real bargain can be found there.:)- navyguyAl
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Severn Valley Railway 1940s Weekends - June 28, 29, & July 5, 6, 2008
SVR 40s weekends This has to be the 'best' 40s weekend (slightly wrong as it covers two weekends) that there is. Will be attending next year which will be my 4th for the full 10 days again. I am wearing my 40s Royal Navy Blue in my avatar pic. As this group is mainly US perhaps I had better... -
My WWII sailor Uniform/suit: Do I dry clean or can I wash?
USN caops Thanks for that.:eusa_clap -
My WWII sailor Uniform/suit: Do I dry clean or can I wash?
USN Caps Sounds good as I have always had a slight problem with rolling the neckerchief and also never realised it would be better to iron it damp and let it dry.:) However I am confused with the caps as I was told by a US sailor that it should have the brim folded over in half as that gave... -
My WWII sailor Uniform/suit: Do I dry clean or can I wash?
Peter, I am beginning to despair of this site as I have been unable to log in as it would not accept an existing password despite that being recorded on my PC.......so have had to reregister and start again...... now I find I cannot send you a Private message and thus give you my email address...
