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Meet Mikhail...A work in progress - willie777 - 11-22-2006
Actually, i think some guy sold one of those putees on e a few months ago...
Meet Mikhail...A work in progress - desantnik - 11-23-2006
Forgive the commercial plug, but the WWII-era Partisan's Companion I translated gives very simple directions for how to make your own puttees along with a picture showing how to properly wrap them (pp. 118-119).
Meet Mikhail...A work in progress - Riley1965 - 11-23-2006
Paul,
Thanks!! I haven't read that far yet :D
:thumbsup :thumbsup Doc
Meet Mikhail...A work in progress - desantnik - 11-23-2006
Ask, and you shall receive.
Meet Mikhail...A work in progress - willie777 - 11-23-2006
I have done a little more research, and I wasnt thinking of the putees after all. The puttees were wrapped around the shin but what i was thinking of were the footwraps or the "portyanki".
Meet Mikhail...A work in progress - desantnik - 11-23-2006
Portyanki are described in the same book,"Patrolling" chapter pp. 117-118 with a line diagram of how to wrap them.
Meet Mikhail...A work in progress - willie777 - 11-23-2006
Can you post the instructions for the puttees and portyanki? Thanks in advance.
Meet Mikhail...A work in progress - textorpmt - 03-27-2007
Thanks, this is exactly the info I have been looking for. And I guess 20 years in three branches of the military and being on a military drill team paid off. Without knowing for sure, I dressed my AF uniform the way I "thought" it should be done, and dernit, I was right, this confirms what I was thinking.
Now, I have to dissassemble 12 ribbons and reattach them to the ribbon bars I bought. I had to wait to know I was doing it right, I am just not looking forward to it.
This thread confirms I have a good display,thanks,
Phillip
Meet Mikhail...A work in progress - Nack - 03-27-2007
Lapa Wrote:Nack,
I think that I can answer most of your questions. I recently encountered a bag full of army underwear, and what I found was pretty unexpected.
In short, there was summer and winter type of underwear: summer in light cotton, winter in heavy flanel-like cotton, both off-white colored.
Now, for the interesting bit:
. Undershirts: both types had long sleeves, round collar and 3 buttons on the neck
. Underpants: both types had long leggings; there was no such thing as boxer shorts or other types of underwear. There are two varieties, one for soldiers (bottom of the leg closes with 2 cords) and one for officers (bottom closes with buttons).
. Socks: apparently used only by officers, and only for non-combat situations. Soldiers used (and still use today) those putees as the Russian keep thinking that it forces soldiers to take care of their feet.
I'll try to take a few pictures of them and I'll post them.
Marc
PS: If anybody is interested, I have a few spare pieces of 1950's underware available.
I somehow missed this awhile ago -- thanks Marc. Interesting for sure.