Centurion1982 Posted January 1, 2019 Share #1 Posted January 1, 2019 After a year of searching for the correct clothing and gear I have finally completed the mannequin of a corporal of the 2nd Infantry Division as per DDay+1. The clothing and gear used: - M-1941 Field Jacket (Size 36R, 2nd ID insignia and Sergeant chevron patches) - Enlisted Wool Shirt (Size 14 32, Olive Drab) - M37 Field Trouser (Size 29 31, Wool Serge, Olive Drab Light Shade, dated 4 November 1943) - M1 Helmet (M1 shell is made by Schlueter, Liner is made by Seamans) - Roughout boots (Type III, size 9E, dated 1943) - M-1938 Canvas Leggings (Size 2R, JQMD, dated 1943, laundry number: L3298) - M1936 Web Pistol Belt (Dated 1943, 40long) - Belt trousers (Size 36, JQMD, Dated 1943) - M1928 Haversack (Dated 1942, made by the Baker-Lockwood company, named to PFC James F. Williams, HQ Co, 124th Infantry Regiment, 2nd BN) - Mess Kit Pouch - M1910 T-Handle Shovel - Shovel Cover (Marked: Berkeley Bags Inc., dated 1942) - M1941 First Aid Canvas Pouch (Marked: D.P.M. Co. 1942) + Carlisle Bandage Tin - M1936 Canteen and Cup (Marked: K.M. Co 1944) and Cover (Marked: S.M. Co. 1943) - M3 Fighting Knife (Marked: USM3 Camillus) + M8 Scabbard (Marked: BN 19) - Mess Kit (Marked: M.A. Co 1944) - Aluminium Cutlery: Spoon, Fork (Dated 1944) and Knife - M2A2 Diaphragm gas mask with rubber hose and M10A1 canister (Marked: Acushnet Golf, dated 10-1942, Lot B-842) - M1VA1 Gas Mask Carrier - 2x M1 Carbine Magazine Pouches (Marked : S. Froehlich Co. 1943) - M1923 Colt 1911A1 Magazine Pouch (Marked: 1942) - M1916 Colt Pistol Holster (Marked: Boyt 1942) - Muzzle Cover (Marked: Tweedie 1944) - M1 Carbine .30 (Manufacturer: Standard Products Receiver, barrel was made by Underwood, Serial number: 2227904, Production: January 1944 May 1944) - Demilled according EU regulation 2015/2403 - M1 Carbine canvas C-Tip Sling (Dated 1943) - Oiler (Marked: IS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Centurion1982 Posted January 1, 2019 Author Share #12 Posted January 1, 2019 Thanks to the several forum who helped to choose the correct clothing and gear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted January 1, 2019 Share #13 Posted January 1, 2019 Great display. Collecting all that must have been a labor of love. Was the carbine purchased already deactivated or do you arrange to buy one and have it deactivated before you take possession? Are there many carbines to be had there ? What was the hardest item to locate? Sorry about all the questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion1982 Posted January 1, 2019 Author Share #14 Posted January 1, 2019 Great display. Collecting all that must have been a labor of love. Was the carbine purchased already deactivated or do you arrange to buy one and have it deactivated before you take possession? Are there many carbines to be had there ? What was the hardest item to locate? Sorry about all the questions. It took me a year to find and purchase the right clothing and gear. It al started with the M-1941 Field Jacked of a Corporal of the 2nd ID which I found in France. Most of the items I purchased in the US. The M1 Carbine was allready deactivated (in 2017) when I purchased it. The hardest item to find for me was the M1 helmet. It was hard to find one in this great and original.condition. It was also the final item I added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus6 Posted January 1, 2019 Share #15 Posted January 1, 2019 Very Nice display my friend. -peg6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthytyler Posted January 1, 2019 Share #16 Posted January 1, 2019 Great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL THE PATCH Posted January 1, 2019 Share #17 Posted January 1, 2019 Very nice, any other projects in the works? Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easy502 Posted January 1, 2019 Share #18 Posted January 1, 2019 Great job but not sure they used M2A2 Diaphragm gas mask on D-Day..... You should buy an assault gas mask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion1982 Posted January 1, 2019 Author Share #19 Posted January 1, 2019 Very nice, any other projects in the works? Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk Thanks!! I will start making a display mannequin of a Canadian soldier from the 3rd Infantry Division which liberated my hometown 74 years ago. But havent found a nice Battledress Blouse for it yet. I allready purchased a great deactivated Lee Enfield No4 Mk1* with spike bayanet of Long Branch. So currently still searching for a nice original patched Battledress. I would also like to start on a second US display mannequin in the period of entering Germany in 1945. Im therefore searching for a nice patched M-1943 field jacket in the size of 36 or lager. So far no luck finding a nice original example. I recently purchased a 4 pocket jacket of a co pilot who crashed and was killed after bombing vienna. Im trying to create a bust display for this jacket and therefore still need an officers khaki shirt + crusher cap. Some pictures of my displayed collection so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Centurion1982 Posted January 1, 2019 Author Share #21 Posted January 1, 2019 Great job but not sure they used M2A2 Diaphragm gas mask on D-Day..... You should buy an assault gas mask. The 2nd Infantry Division landed on the day after D-Day. Im therefore not what kind of gasmask they were wearing when they landed on Omaha beach on 7th June 1944. I used the following post on the forum as a reference: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/142807-2nd-inf-div-training-in-wales-pre-d-day/ Does anyone has a picture on is clear what kind of gasmask was worn by the soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Division at Omaha beach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken88 Posted January 1, 2019 Share #22 Posted January 1, 2019 The 2nd Infantry Division landed on the day after D-Day. Im therefore not what kind of gasmask they were wearing when they landed on Omaha beach on 7th June 1944. I used the following post on the forum as a reference: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/142807-2nd-inf-div-training-in-wales-pre-d-day/ Does anyone has a picture on is clear what kind of gasmask was worn by the soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Division at Omaha beach? I've seen them wearing M3 gas masks in Omaha beach pictures. Great display btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBaird Posted January 1, 2019 Share #23 Posted January 1, 2019 Very nice... thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1991 Posted January 1, 2019 Share #24 Posted January 1, 2019 Great set up! One minor tip, it is a Sergeant, not a Corporal. A Corporal would have two chevrons and a Sergeant three like yours has. I'm still looking for a good pair of rough outs or service shoes and they are a pain to locate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1944 Posted January 2, 2019 Share #25 Posted January 2, 2019 VERY NICE DISPLAY THERE WELL DONE, IT LOOKS GREAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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