World War 1: British and French Army Uniform and Equipment
ASP's Blog: (http://autoshowcaseproject.blogspot.com/) ASP PRESENTS: British and French Army uniforms and equipment used during World War 1. This video explains the uniforms worn and the equipment used during the great war that was supposed to end all wars. The US Military did adopt and learn a few things from their European allies and enemies when they entered the conflict. Special thanks to Arty for presenting his display of the Uniforms and Equipment of the British and French Armies during World War 1. NJACC Website: (http://www.njacc.info/) SUBSCRIBE HERE FOR MORE: (http://www.youtube.com/gurilla47) FOLLOW ME ON GOOGLE+: (https://plus.google.com/u/0/+ChrisButlerASP) INSTAGRAM: (http://instagram.com/gurilla47#) Thanks for watching! Sound off in the comments below! TAGS World War 1, WW1, British, French, uniforms, equipment, infantry, service uniform, haversack, Lee Enfield, rifle, Chauchat, Bren, LMG khaki uniform, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, European Theater, Germany, Austrian-Hungarian empire, Ottoman Empire, France, UK, Great Britain, canteen, leggings, collector, collectors market, puttees, armistice, the Great War assassination, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Gavrilo Princip, Black Hand, Serbians, Serbian militia, Austrian-Hungarian Empire, World War 1, Great Britain, UK, Italy, Germany, Russia, France, Austria-Hungary, Apis, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, Sarajevo, Bosnian Muslim, Bosnia, Yugoslavia, Danilo Ilić, Major Vojislav Tankosić, Dragutin Dimitrijević, Ottoman Empire, Emperor Franz Joseph, Muhamed Mehmedbašić, Trifko Grabež, Nedeljko Čabrinović, Browning Model 1910, Browning Model 1900, .380, ACP, .32, Appel Quay, Gräf & Stift, death car, FN, grenades, Sarajevo trial, CZ, Czech Republic
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Witch country in your opinion had the best rifles
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I have a question, What would happen if you let off that grenade that the British used today?
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we in the States tend to pay little attention to our allies in WW1. the price France paid in lives was enormous and when we finally got there in strength in 1918, we used a lot of French equipment.
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Boots are wrong
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The chauchat was a good gun and most of the jamming myth comes from a rechambered american version of the gun that could not shoot. Amercian journalists interviewed some american soldiers that received those rechambered version of the Chauchat, and that's how the myth was created in the US. Here in France, many texts state that this gun was reliable, crude yes, but it did the job. The french army was not stupid enough to produce 280 000 units of a gun that could not shoot.
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Gor blimey
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OMG. When I joined the Australian Army as a cadet in 1969, I was issued one of those exact-same useless water-bottle canteens. From WW1 stock. With cork & enamelled bottle in webbing! Utterly primitive.
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As the owner of the items in this collection and videoed by Chris B. at a recent NJACC show I welcome constructive criticism, and additional info. I am not an expert nor do I clam to be. The items are displayed for all to enjoy. I have well over 3000 items in my 40 year collection from the Civil War thru WW2 including Ordnance { Hand Grenades } and long arms . Chris has had an opportunity to view and record a few . I do these presentation as a public service, and to share the collection. Enjoy.
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thank you for this. very interesting. the 'ammunition shoe' is known as BGS (boot general service) the ammo boot name is said to come from them being both made and procured (on contract when demand required) by the Munitions Board etc who were based at Woolwich. This probably just differenciated them from previous designs and the name stuck. Designed to be hard-wearing. If anyone is interested there is a fantastic artillery museum (and pub next to it) in Woolwich, in London by the Thames. Well worth a visit!
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What an absolute beauty of an uploading ! Many thanks, and much appreciation goes out to you both. As a self-confessed ' train-spitter ' when it comes to all things worn, carried, & fired by a typical poilu, this collection just left me speechless ! Bloody marvellous !
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In French army the color of infantry is yellow, red for arty and white for cavalry.
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The cap is called a forage cap not a trench cap
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"Ammunition shoes" No, Ammo boots...
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Very nice !!!
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Very well done for the french uniform nearly everthing is there!I'm very very impressed: it's very uncommon to know that the short jacket was, in theory, not allowed in combats but every soldiers has to wear the huge greatcoat.A few correction and comments:The Adrian Helmet is the model 1915 (there is no model 1916).Each ammo pouch have 30 cartridges. 90 cartridges in total,The belt is "too new" : maybe a reproduction or made after 1945 !!!You could add that colonial troops (North African tirailleurs, Senegalese Tirailleurs, Foreign Legion) had the same clothing but in a yellowish kaki color called "mustard kaki".Thanks again.
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I believe the crest on the buttons is the House of Windsor coat of arms but I can't say for sure
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The French had two different pattern helmets during WW1,there was one in 1915 and one later in the war...
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Excellent videos. I too have started uploading videos of my military helmet collection. I am looking to detail the more rare examples of helmets such as the Danish M1923 and Dutch M27.
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Great gear and info, regards.
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Grenadier Guards- not Rifles. Ammunition Boot- not shoe. Short Magazine Lee Enfield- not short model. The British infantryman's kit- apart from the boots uses no leather- it is all webbing. The Germans used plenty of leather- even in WW2.
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