#84593
04/08/2007 08:56 PM
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I find it difficult to get them, (very late)HJ's with an intact plastic strap.
Here is a RZM M7/72 Karl Rob Kaldenbach.
Best greetings,
Herman
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#84594
04/08/2007 08:58 PM
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Oops wrong picture, sorry about that...
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#84595
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#84596
04/08/2007 08:59 PM
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#84597
04/08/2007 08:59 PM
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#84598
04/08/2007 09:00 PM
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#84599
04/08/2007 09:00 PM
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#84600
04/10/2007 07:52 PM
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Never seen this strap before , but it looks good to me.
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#84601
04/10/2007 10:11 PM
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You don't see these very often. I've only had two in the past and they both were WKC.
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#84602
04/10/2007 10:13 PM
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It took me a long time to realize that the plastic straps were real rather than fake. The few I have seen were stiff or cracked, but that one looks pretty good.
Dave
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#84603
04/12/2007 08:11 AM
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While we are on the subject, what is the take on straps made up of layer on layer of thin cardboard, has anybody else seen these and would they have been early or late. I have one on a M7/5 but no pictures at the moment.
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#84604
04/12/2007 04:22 PM
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With the overall buildup and other needs of the Wehrmacht there were periodic shortages of leather in Germany - with some shortages being earlier than one might expect. As a result some military/paramilitary items (bayonet frogs, holsters, etc.) also used different synthetic and plant based laminates as substitutes for leather. Some substitutes seem to have only been used for military production.
That some of this phenomena trickled down into civilian production is just of reflection of what was happening, probably affecting mostly those who did not have reserves of conventional materials to work with. They usually did not hold up as well and were most likely discarded either during or after the war. In general ersatz (substitute) leather products are fairly scarce when compared to the leather ones. FP
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#84605
04/12/2007 06:54 PM
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I like the plastic strap and knife Herman - I'm trying to find one myself.
There is an example of an ersatz HJ belt and late war buckle on Lakesidetraders site.
Regards
Russell
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#84606
04/12/2007 08:14 PM
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Thank you for your inputs!
Here are 2 HJ's with "erzatz" leather: a black one and a brown one. interesting to see is that they are both part of a "pointy" scabbard configuration.
Best greetings,
Herman
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#84607
04/12/2007 08:15 PM
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04/12/2007 08:15 PM
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04/12/2007 08:16 PM
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#84610
04/12/2007 08:19 PM
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The brown one.
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#84611
04/12/2007 08:20 PM
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#84612
04/12/2007 08:21 PM
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#84613
04/18/2007 09:17 AM
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I was wondering if anyone has (seen) ersatz leather on a non "pointy" scabbard configuration?
What about yours, Degens?
Best greetings,
Herman
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