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    Does vintage clothing attract a rude/violent response?

    I hadnt any incident because i use to wear vintage and european military clothes (pants, jackets etc...) and people think that im a fan of ZARA! (???).
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    vintage first names no longer in use today or not popular anymore

    Weird spanish names: Sabino (the ¨sabinos¨ were a ethruskian tribe. Remenber paintings like ¨the rape of the sabine women¨), Prepucio (jews use not to have one ;) ) Terencio, Filemón, Amador, Feliciano, Hermeregildo/a, Edelmiro, Urraca (for women. An ¨urraca¨ is a magpie, a kind of bird)...
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    Bush Jackets

    A cheap bush jacket: French m47 jacket (indochine war). I got one and its one of the best jacket i have ever had. It appears also like ¨m47 veste¨ (veste: jacket) or Veste M47 Algérie in ebay.fr. Another place where you can find it cheap is...
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    When does the "Golden Era" start and end for you?

    The end: the assasination of JFK.
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    50 Unexplainable Photos

    I lost my virginity!!! A day in the farm for some city boys. WW2 in UK. WWII MICKY MOUSE GAS MASK (RESPIRATOR) Child's Gas Mask given to the public as a loan by the Government during WW2. Made to resemble the cartoon character 'Mickey Mouse' and coloured red and blue to try and entice...
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    Help and ideas wanted

    And the typical (and cheap) army belt buckle? You could find a lot in any sport/outdoor/army/bargains shop (5 us dollars max).
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    Which sailing winter jacket look for?

    http://cgi.ebay.es/Royal-Navy-RN-Ventile-smock-anorak-jacket-bushcraft-/290550828698?pt=UK_Sporting_Goods_Sports_Clothing_LE&hash=item43a62dce9a http://www.heritageresearch.co.uk/site/collection/mt-rainier-jacket/prod_634.html
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    Which sailing winter jacket look for?

    Royal Navy Ventile smock http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=58196&page=1
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    Which sailing winter jacket look for?

    With nikwax http://www.nikwax.com : a good combination.
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    Golden Era Hunting Equipment

    http://www.bushcraftusa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14807 Translated tag (via some brief Googling) (front) textile / productions / company with limited liability / city name / 10 44 / 100% virgin wool (back) army property / 1985 Materials 100% virgin wool (rib-knit and...
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    Which sailing winter jacket look for?

    Try with a hunting jacket like the austrian wool hunting jacket. Designed for hunters, a classical outdoor activity. or swedish army wool jacket with two REAR pockets. I have one and its great (heavy,warm, its a cheap combat jacket). Wool quality superb ant this is not scartchy...
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    Trying to find a supplier of old fashioned wool bobble hats for the mountains.

    Something like this? Fisherman hat http://cart.gijen.com/shopping/pgm-more_information.php?id=378&=SID http://cart.gijen.com/shopping/pgm-more_information.php?id=363&=SID http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/bel-wool-balaclava-3pk-new.aspx?a=751723 Douglas Mawson in his wool balaclava
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    Scott of the Arctic...Homage Garments.

    Yes its true. I think they should to make wool pullovers, hooded parkas and those vintage stuff, not a cheap hats made in china labeled ¨Scott expedition¨. There are a lot of vintage equipemente in the market (swiss-swedish-german) very cheap like rucksacks, jackets that could be labeled and...
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    Alpine Climber's Sweater ?

    http://cgi.ebay.de/Winterpulli-Alpine-BH-Osterreich-Gr-III-48-50-0433-/330522290404?pt=Militaria&hash=item4cf4a9e8e4 18 eur.-25$ http://sammeln.shop.ebay.de/Pullover-/40829/i.html The 300$ pullover. Thomas Crean Pullover The Antarctic pullover worn by the most famous Irish hero. In...
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    The Captain's (Jürgen Prochnow) Sweater in the film "Das Boot" search

    Im from Spain and i can remember that i could buy my sweather (tought cotton 100 per cent) in a store called ¨Springfield¨ that its propiety of Zara in 1997 aprox (before arriving of dvd). About Zara, Sprinfield etc that companies uses to copy the style of box office success films in his news...

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