The Evolution of the Riflemans Uniform 1860-1990s

[Winchester-1897]

Marked for interest as my Uncle was a QOR.

 

[bogusiii]

My take is that whatever experience they gained from '37 pattern web was lost on the '51 pattern. You had two choices: tighten up the web belt so you couldn't breath, or have the whole web set shift to some horrible position and get you on defaulters. Came along '64 pattern (which we were not issued but bought at the local surplus store that had bins of it) and, compared to the '51 pattern, was a big step up. Until it got cold and rained then the velcro would let go. The 'jump ruck' had razor blades in the shoulder straps, or so it seemed after the first few km's.

 

[XRCD011]

^ To funny, I swapped out the 64 pattern ruck straps for the 82, had the unit mat tech sew two 82 ruck lumbar pads into one long one for my product improvement to my ruck during Ironman (AKA "Mister Canoehead"). By taking the best of both systems I had a pretty darn good end product, A7A straps (the most useful straps on the planet) replace the 64s plastic buckled straps and REALLY hold everything tight and right.

 

[maple_leaf_eh]

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Another useless piece of kit was the C5 clasp knife. You could stone that thing till you could shave with it, use once to cut something and the edge was lost making it a "safety knife that should you fall on it the worse that would happen is a bruise.

I think my thumbnails have finally grown back after labouring to open my issue C5.

 

[maple_leaf_eh]

..... I was really surprised that they took until the 2nd last video to flaunt the ResF jump task LOL. Usually they aren’t that subtle LOL

Are there any Reserve regiments which still have the jump task? It would have to be some specious argument about getting extra hands into remote areas in time of desperate need for whatever the staff could suggest as a worthwhile COA.