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Home Guard " Dad's Army " full Thorne 1940s Extravaganza > .
Friday, February 21, 2014
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Nurses', Women's Clothing - WW1
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Getting Dressed in WW1 - VAD Nurse > .
Getting Dressed in WW1 - Young Woman > .
Getting Dressed in 1910s London - Working Class Suffragette > .
Getting Dressed in the 1920s - Eveningwear > .
Real Women - Beauty Through The Decades The Realistic Way > .
Open Drawers. -- Girls generally began to wear open drawers when they were about nine or ten years old. Open drawers were not cut down at the hips, and the band was made all in one piece of the material. The backs and fronts of the legs were not joined together, but hemmed separately, or lined with false hems. The fronts, in children's sizes, were seamed together for about 2 inches, in women's sizes a little more. A button and buttonhole were placed at the ends of the bands, or two tape strings. The legs could be constructed as for closed drawers, i.e. as knickerbockers with bands, or they could be made up with a deep hem, and narrow tucks above. The drawers were gathered or pleated into the bands at the waist and legs. Women's drawers were very seldom made up as closed, but nearly always as open.
Getting Dressed in WW1 - Young Woman > .
Getting Dressed in 1910s London - Working Class Suffragette > .
Getting Dressed in the 1920s - Eveningwear > .
Real Women - Beauty Through The Decades The Realistic Way > .
NWU - Navy Working Uniform
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23-8-17 Why the USN Wears Camouflage - BNJ > .23-12-19 Camouflage - WW2 Doc > .
The Navy Working Uniform (NWU) is a series of military uniforms that are currently used by the United States Navy (and some elements of the U.S. Coast Guard) for wear by its members. The NWU is a "working" uniform, which means that it is made to a more durable and utilitarian standard, thus being worn in lieu of more formal uniforms that might get unduly damaged or dirtied in the process of normal military duties.
The first NWU variant, known as the NWU Type I, was designed in late 2004 and began being used by the U.S. Navy in limited quantities beginning in late 2008. By late 2010, it had completely replaced most other "working" uniforms. Colloquially called both "Blueberries" and "Aqua-flage" (a portmanteau of aquatic and camouflage), it was made of a ripstop cotton–nylon blend and featured a blue and grey camouflage pattern. Though originally intended for shipboard use, the nylon content caused the uniforms to lack sufficient flame resistance for shipboard environments, and it was replaced with flame-resistant coveralls when working shipboard. Due to the unsuitability of its camouflage pattern ashore, the NWU Type I was completely retired from use in 2019, replaced by other variants.
There are currently two variants of the NWU in use by the U.S. Navy for shore environments. The NWU Type II, which has a primarily tan and brown camouflage pattern called AOR1, is designed to be worn in sandy and arid desert battlefield environments, while the NWU Type III, which has primarily green, brown, and black pattern called AOR2, is designed to be worn in more temperate environments such as the contiguous United States.
NWU Type III is now worn by all U.S. Navy personnel. The NWU Type III has been issued to new naval recruits since late 2017 and completely replaced the NWU Type I in 2019 when the latter was discontinued and phased out of service. The NWU Type II is worn only by specialized units such as the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Navy SEALs, Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsmen, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians, and Seabees when in the appropriate environment.
The Navy Working Uniform (NWU) is a series of military uniforms that are currently used by the United States Navy (and some elements of the U.S. Coast Guard) for wear by its members. The NWU is a "working" uniform, which means that it is made to a more durable and utilitarian standard, thus being worn in lieu of more formal uniforms that might get unduly damaged or dirtied in the process of normal military duties.
The first NWU variant, known as the NWU Type I, was designed in late 2004 and began being used by the U.S. Navy in limited quantities beginning in late 2008. By late 2010, it had completely replaced most other "working" uniforms. Colloquially called both "Blueberries" and "Aqua-flage" (a portmanteau of aquatic and camouflage), it was made of a ripstop cotton–nylon blend and featured a blue and grey camouflage pattern. Though originally intended for shipboard use, the nylon content caused the uniforms to lack sufficient flame resistance for shipboard environments, and it was replaced with flame-resistant coveralls when working shipboard. Due to the unsuitability of its camouflage pattern ashore, the NWU Type I was completely retired from use in 2019, replaced by other variants.
There are currently two variants of the NWU in use by the U.S. Navy for shore environments. The NWU Type II, which has a primarily tan and brown camouflage pattern called AOR1, is designed to be worn in sandy and arid desert battlefield environments, while the NWU Type III, which has primarily green, brown, and black pattern called AOR2, is designed to be worn in more temperate environments such as the contiguous United States.
NWU Type III is now worn by all U.S. Navy personnel. The NWU Type III has been issued to new naval recruits since late 2017 and completely replaced the NWU Type I in 2019 when the latter was discontinued and phased out of service. The NWU Type II is worn only by specialized units such as the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Navy SEALs, Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsmen, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians, and Seabees when in the appropriate environment.
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Pith Helmet & British Officer's Kit
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The Pressed Fiber Sun Helmet - HiGu > .The Stahlhelm - WW2 > .
General Sir Samuel James Browne, VC, GCB, KCSI (3 October 1824 – 14 March 1901) was a British Indian Army cavalry officer in India and Afghanistan, known best as the namesake of the Sam Browne belt. He was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the most prestigious award for gallantry in combat that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
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