View Full Version : A soldier's kit through the years
For all history buffs, this is a pretty good view of a soldier's kit through the years ... 1066 to 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-one/11006139/Inventories-of-war-soldiers-kit-from-1066-to-2014.html?frame=2994148
Yeah it's all English/British, but it's still cool to see how the basic items a soldier took into battle changed throughout the years.
mark46th
08-02-2014, 19:30
I like the mace. Trench Warfare at its finest. And most Medieval.
twistedsquid
08-02-2014, 19:40
Very cool. Great post!
Interesting to see how 395 lbs. of light-weight gear evolves though time.
Very interesting post!
I find warfare of the "middle ages" fascinating. Very close and personal.
Thanks for posting.
H
Can anyone ID the ONE ITEM that is in EVERY picture shown?
I can tell you it's NOT a sharp pointy thing.
:munchin
You mean other than shoes?
You mean other than shoes?
Yes, something other than shoes, clothing or weapons.
therunningwolf
08-04-2014, 00:07
Spoon?
Spoon?
DING DING DING ... WE HAVE A WINNER !!!!!!!
An army marches on its stomach - Napoleon Bonaparte or Frederick the Great of Prussia or Claudius Galen, chief physician to the Roman army.
cetheridge
08-04-2014, 07:25
An army marches on its stomach - Napoleon Bonaparte or Frederick the Great of Prussia or Claudius Galen, chief physician to the Roman army.
Well....if this is a multiple choice question (no question mark, but the word "or" does separate the three names), I'll say that it is attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte!
The Things They Carried - Tim O'Brien
Pat
The Reaper
08-04-2014, 12:23
And how much does 120 pounds of lightweight gear weigh?
TR
(1VB)compforce
08-04-2014, 12:27
And how much does 120 pounds of lightweight gear weigh?
TR
More than 100 pounds of stone and less than 150 pounds of feathers...
I like the mace. Trench Warfare at its finest. And most Medieval.
The mace was the first thing that my eye went to.
Warfare was exceptionally brutal in those times with everything being so "up close and personal."
Where is the guerilla load?
Or the Rhodesian Light Infantry Fireforce load?
Or the Philippine Scout Ranger load?
Interesting.
What is the small, C-shaped item that appears in about four of the kits?
Susan
PedOncoDoc
08-04-2014, 15:04
Interesting.
What is the small, C-shaped item that appears in about four of the kits?
Susan
I believe that is a steel striker for starting fires (along with flint pictured just next to it).
The Reaper
08-04-2014, 16:38
I believe that is a steel striker for starting fires (along with flint pictured just next to it).
Correct.
TR
I wonder if the Vietnam era soldiers were the last to carry pictures of not only their girlfriends but their cars, too?
Pat