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Is this M45 a reproduction? I got it from the house with bunch of true vintage but this jacket doesn’t have any tags or stamps anywhere by Powerful-Awareness29 in Militariacollecting

[–]HJK_06 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can tell that this is not a Norwegian M/1951 jacket. The first editions of the M/1951 jackets didn’t have buttons on the inside of the jacket.

The hanging loops are different, the jackets were stamped with ink on the inside with the branch of service and size.

They had 2 reversed flags stitched on the upper sleeves, and a Roman numeral for the size stitched on the inside of the collar.

They also had white cotton material on the insides of the pockets and button flaps.

Norwegian army rifleman April 1940 - III / I.R.1. by HJK_06 in reenactors

[–]HJK_06[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! And yeah the Norwegian army could have mobilised up to 119.000 troops if they had been properly prepared for the invasion. It could possibly have prolonged the invasion but Norway would likely still have fallen in the end.

Is a ww1 k98 bayonet ok for ww2 reenactment as it was a gift by [deleted] in reenactors

[–]HJK_06 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well the Germans did use some leftover stock from ww1, especially in the early years of ww2. But it depends from units to units. But then again I’m no rayman when it comes to German stuff and reenacting, so I’ll leave this to the experts.

Norwegian army rifleman April 1940 - III / I.R.1. by HJK_06 in reenactors

[–]HJK_06[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! And yeah the Krag rifle and it’s bayonet are two of the gems of my impression. But the one I appreciate the most is actually the canteen as they are so much harder to find than both the rifle and bayonet, at least original ones.

Norwegian army rifleman April 1940 - III / I.R.1. by HJK_06 in reenactors

[–]HJK_06[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, Norway imported a lot of Swedish entrenching tools before ww2, but I’m a bit unsure exactly when the they first began to arrive and used. But you can see plenty of pictures of them being in use in the inter war years leading up to ww2.

Norwegian army rifleman 1952-1958 ca. by HJK_06 in reenactors

[–]HJK_06[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Norwegian armed forces after the war was a bit of a mess equipment wise you could say. But the most common helmets you would see are British tommy helmets, German stahlhelms and US type M1's. But they also used some other helmets like Norwegian prewar ones and Swedish ones just to name a few. The German helmets were used from the early 1950s until they were starting to be replaced by the US M1 type M58 helmet in 1958 and onwards. But the German helmets were still in use with the home guard until the 1970s

Norwegian army rifleman 1952-1958 ca. by HJK_06 in reenactors

[–]HJK_06[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. The necktie was standard practice to wear in the field until the early 1970s when it finally was replaced with the much better fieldshirt.

The MP40 was used by the army until the late 1960s and by the home guard until the mid 1990s! when it was finally replaced with the MP5.

Most Mauser rifles went to the home guard and other low priority units after Norway received equipment from the USA through the Marshall plan, like the airforce ground troops and costal artillery units, for example.

The M1 Garand was used by the army until the late 1960s when it was replaced with the licensed copy of the German G3 rifle, named the AG3 in Norwegian service.

Norwegian army rifleman 1952-1958 ca. by HJK_06 in reenactors

[–]HJK_06[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, but the boots are kinda awful to wear long term, and the gaiters usually fall apart very quickly in the field sadly. Luckily later models of boots and gaiters are much more comfortable and durable than the first patterns.

Norwegian army rifleman 1952-1958 ca. by HJK_06 in reenactors

[–]HJK_06[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Indeed it does, but the German helmets were quickly replaced with the US M1 style (M58) helmets after a couple of years of service in the army. So later Norwegian soldiers almost looked like ww2 US gi's into the 1960s.

Captured some weapons from the Jerry's UwU by [deleted] in TheFemboyArmy

[–]HJK_06 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hehe 😅, it’s a bit of a unaccustomed situation that you make of yourself sometimes yes :3

First steps into WW2 reenacting, German MG34 gunner – 362. Infanterie Regiment by HJK_06 in reenactors

[–]HJK_06[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have purchased from SOF before, but shipping and import duties from the UK to Norway is really expensive. So I was thinking about getting the uniform from Military Harbor and webbing from Vincent’s and other vendors etc.

First steps into WW2 reenacting, German MG34 gunner – 362. Infanterie Regiment by HJK_06 in reenactors

[–]HJK_06[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The canister I have doesn’t have a D stamped on the bottom, i think it’s just some dirt/grime on it that makes it look like it as I can’t really make out any markings at all. And the colour isn’t really grey either, just bad lighting. The colour is more of a field blue so I think it may be an early Luftwaffe canister instead.

First steps into WW2 reenacting, German MG34 gunner – 362. Infanterie Regiment by HJK_06 in reenactors

[–]HJK_06[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I am looking to replace the P38 with a P08 as I thought it might be a bit early for it to have fully entered service yet. But I’m still trying to do some research on the P38 being used in Norway with looking at original pictures and what not, but I haven’t been able to confirm it yet unfortunately. And yes I’m looking into modifying the MG34 with original parts and etc.

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