- A Steyr M95 rifle, carbine or stutzen (watch for sales at Big 5).
- An M95 bayonet and frog.
- An Austrian Model 17 or Berndorfer helmet (a German M16 may be substituted).
- Model 1916 tunic (Einheitsbluse) with stand-and-fall collar, in feldgrau.
- Model 1916 britches and puttees.
- Ankle boots with leather soles and hobnails (German heer boots OK)
- M95 ammo pouches
- Belt & buckle (Austrian plate or roller buckle)
- Gas mask and can (German type).
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
What do I need?
So, you're interested in World War I re-enacting, but don't know where to start? Help is on the way. Kampfgruppe Kunstler will primarily be doing late-war events, so a proper K.u.K. soldat will need the following items:
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Um...I'm not sure If you'd be interested in this but I'm a good friend of the author of "A Sailor of Austria" John Biggins and he's got a new book on the scientific revolution of the late 17th century coming out soon...It looks to be pretty good.
Also I think your webpage is interesting...you don't see many Austro-hungarian army blogs around here
...there's probably a good reason for that.
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