88th 2001-2002 Supply Lists



V 4.8

2/19/01

By: Patrick Costa

88th 2001-2002 Supply List

This is a list to educate where the beginner can get his reenacting gear and the approx costs. The idea is to get the correct ww2 EVENTUALLY. Some stuff is accepted but you must always be working towards the correct period gear. We do have some Basic and Starter equipment to loan out, so check with the Quartermaster. This is not meant to be an all-encompassing list nor is this a list of what you need. Make sure you check what our unit uniform/equipment standards are. They can be found in the Prospective Member Sheet page.

**This site lists what would have been issued to a solider:



***Our group requires not everything listed at that site. But you are more than welcome to try to get everything listed at that site. See our membership page on our Website and click on “Info Sheet” for a listing of what is required clothing and gear.

For some pictures of some of the required material see:

Equipment:

1. Weapon (M1 Garand, M1 Carbine, M1 Thompson, Springfield)

2. M1928 or M1910 Haversack

3. M1 Helmet with liner

4. Pair of O.D. (olive drab), mustard colors pants (WW2 pants had on the right side, a small pocket for a pocket watch). Herring Bone Twill equivalent

5. Trouser Belt

5. Enlisted Mans wool shirt/Herring Bone Twill equivalent

6. Brown Shoes or double buckle boots

7. M1923 or M1938 cartridge belt (for you Garand and Springfield users)

8. M1938 Pistol belt (for you officers or carbine users)

9. M1 Thompson Sub-gun pouch (for Thompson users)

10. T-handle (early war) shovel with carrier or M1943 folding shovel with carrier (late war)

11. Canteen Set (cup, canteen [needs a cork] carrier)

12. Mess kit with fork, knife and spoon

13. 88th Patch (2 of them; one for the jacket and one for the shirt)

14. M1941 Jacket or M1943 Jacket

15. Gaiters (also called Leggings)

16. WW1 or WW2 Blanket

17. First Aid pouch (bandage not needed)

More Equipment.

1. Jeep cap (can be post-war)

2. M1936 Combat Suspenders/M1936 Mussette Bag (for officers)

3. Map Case (Officers only)

4. M1 Carbine pouches and Butt-stock pouch (for carbine users)

5. Gas mask bag

6. Pack Trail (this attaches to the bottom of the Haversack; used to attach the tent)

7. G.I. Pay Book

8. Tent/stakes/poles

9. WW2 sleeping bag

10. P-38 a.k.a. “The John Wayne”

11. M1938 Dismounted Raincoat

Cold Weather Equipment: Good idea to have some of this stuff before fighting in the cold.

1. Gloves

2. Sweater

3. Shoepacs

Undergarments: For those of us, who want to be totally period

1. Underwear

2. Undershirt

3. Socks

Communication Equipment: types common to infantry troops in the field.

1.SCR 511 (BC-745)

2. SCR 536 (BC-611)

3 SCR 300 (BC-1000)

4. Field Phones (EE types)

*This is the 88th Reenacting Groups Website extreme2/ww2reenacting

*Prices on equipment will vary depending on the condition and quality they are in

*Prices on clothing will vary depending on the condition and quality. Also, the bigger sizes the clothing are the more expensive they are. Lastly, damn near everything that snapped had a LTD (lift-the-dot) fastener.

Weapons:

An M1 Garand is preferred, but if have any other weapon talk to John Pitter. You can find weapons either at Gun Shows, Retail stores, or sites on the Internet. (M1 Garand $500-800, M1 Carbine $400-600, M1 Springfield $200-500, M1 Thompson $500-1000)

For blank ammunition: Joe Swanson is the best guy around for it.

Website:

Info: Phone during business hours Monday/Friday - 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

928 757 5851 - Fax 928 757 9689 - E-MAIL: joemar@

M1928 or M1910 Haversack ($40-60): The difference is that M1928 Haversack has 2 back straps instead of one. Make sure it comes with a meat-can pouch. That is were you mess kit goes into, it is on the back of the haversack. If bought separately the meat-can pouch can run between $10-30.





Gun/Militaria Shows

Antique Stores





M1 Helmet with Liner ($15-120): If the seam is in the rear of the helmet it is post-war, in front means its ww2. The cost of the helmet all depends on the liner. Make sure you get (a repro if it doesn’t have it) khaki chinstrap (the type with the hook not the round-end type) and leather liner strap.

Gun/Militaria Shows

(for straps)

Antique Stores

imc-

Surplus Stores



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Pants (M-1937) /HBT equivalent ($25-120): The WW2 pants had a pocket watch pocket on the right side of the pants and had a button fly and sometimes they had a gas flap over the fly. A zippered fly is accepted, as are the regular front slash pockets. HBT (Herring Bone Twill) came in both shirts and pants. Generally speaking, these are used for fatigue duty.

Surplus Stores

Militaria Shows





motion-picture- (have repro pants and shirts for a fair price)

Trouser belt ($5-10): Khaki in color. Used to hold up your pants. The connecting fastener was black and part one end of the belt was pressed and then tightened inside the fastener. The other end of the belt had a black tip. You can either buy it whole or buy parts.

(has the whole belt)

Surplus Store (Surplus Plus has all the components to make the belt)

Militaria Shows

Enlisted Mans (EM) Wool Shirt /HBT equivalent ($5-35): The EM shirt sometimes had a gas flap underneath the button area.

Militaria Shows









motion-picture- (have the shirts)

Brown Shoes: ($50-120). Anything that matches this description is good, although our Safety and Authenticity inspector must accept it before buying.. Several different types were produced, Type I was the rough out type, which is the leather was the “rough side out”. Type II was the brown russet leather facing out. Another type of shoe is the double-buckle combat boot. This is a boot that has 2 buckles at the top.

Militaria Shows

Manifest Destiny (for Type II) E-mail: Manifest@ SEE Patrick Costa (stalin15@) for an order sheet.



(double buckle boots)

(double buckle boots)

(Type I and II, and Double-buckle)

Gaiters A.K.A. Leggings: They come in sizes 1R-3R ($5-20). Tan or O.D. is acceptable. They should come with laces but if they don’t brown or tan round laces from a shoe store would be acceptable. Make sure you get the Army (8 eyelets) ones, not the Marine Corps ones.







Antique Stores

Militaria Shows

Surplus Stores

M1943/M1941 Field Jacket: The difference is the M1941 has just 2 slash pockets while the M1943 has 2 additional breast pockets. M1941 ($75-120) M1943 ($10-50). Original M1941 jacket should not be used in the field.

Militaria Shows







(they have the acceptable Norwegian M1943 knock-offs)



Surplus Stores

M1923/M1938 Cartridge Belt: The difference is that the M1923 has internal snaps inside the cartridge pouches. M1923/M1938 ($25-50)

(they have the M1923 belts)







(sometimes they have them)

Gun Shows

Militaria Shows

Antique Stores

M1936 Pistol belt: has a snap on the belt for a buttstock pouch. Sometimes Khaki or OD ($5-20)



Gun Shows

Militaria Shows

Antique Stores





M1 Thompson Sub-Pouch ($30-50): The US army issued these in 5 cells (pouches) with LTD. The pouches were made for 20round M1 Thompson mags. Some troops did convert them to hold 30 round mags.









Antique Stores

Gun/Military Shows

([$50] has the ones 30round mags)

T-Handle/M1943 Shovel: The difference is the M1943 can fold up (it is based off a German design) and the T-Handle is shaped like a “T”. Try to have it come with a cover (also called a carrier) the M1943 cover has one LTD, and the top corners have a leather tab on the. The T-Handle w/carrier, ($35-80 [80 for an original]), and M1943 w/ carrier ($15-40). The T-Handle carrier has 2 types a “high wire hanger” and a “low wire hanger”. This means that the wire hangers are higher or lower on the cover. Either one is accepted. The Covers run between $10-30. M1943 Covers, run between $10-40. The expensive ones are original World War Two types, but the Post War ones (the ones without the leather tabs) are accepted. Original T-Handle shovels should not be used in the field.







Antique Stores

Military Shows

Canteen Set: ($15-30) You can use either the WW1 Types (they are easy to spot as they were made by welding 2 halves together [these are generally more expensive]), or the WW2 Types. The Canteen ($5-15); the Cover ($15-20); The Cup (M-1910; $5-20); The Cork (it goes inside the canteen at the top) (10cents).









Antique Stores

Militaria Shows

First Aid Pouch ($5-15). Several different types were used both large and small and in OD and Khaki. The WW1 Types (M1910) had 2 buttons on them to open the pouch the WW2 types had LTD’s and were khaki or OD in color. Inside the pouch would go the bandage. A WW2 bandage is not required to be in there.







(they have the WW1 and WW2 types)

Militaria Shows

Antique Shows

(they have the WW1 types)

Mess kit/Fork/Knife/Spoon: The mess kit can be WW1-WW2-Post War style types. The silverware can be WW1-WW2-Post war-modern, but the knife must eventually be a WW1-WW2 type. The difference between a modern eating knife and a WW2 style is that the WW2 styles have a bigger handle. ($1.50-3 for the silverware; $5-8 for the mess kit)

Antique Stores

Surplus Stores (Surplus Plus do have the correct knifes and eating ware)

Militaria Shows

Jeep Cap ($15-30): Post War or an original can be used. Green (generally post-war) or Khaki (ww2) in color.

Surplus Store (Surplus Plus have the Post-War types)

Militaria Shows





World War 1 or 2 wool blanket, Post-War types are accepted: ($15-30) To recognize them, they should be Khaki or O.D. color and they might or might not have “U.S.” on them and a tag (this all depends on the condition). One side of the blanket should have a greenish border to it. The blanket does not have to be mint, it should just keep you warm!

Surplus Stores

Militaria Shows



88th Patch: It is a blue four-leaf clover (make sure the patch has a color to it, not the modern subdued patches). You will need at 1 patch; one for the shirt and one for the jacket. The patch is placed 2 fingers from the top, on the left side of the jacket and shirt. ($5-10). 1 patch is issued to you upon joining

Surplus Stores (Surplus Plus has them)



M1936/M1943 Combat suspenders (for officers): (M1936 $20-50; M1943 $15-30). The suspenders replace the haversack when entering combat. The M1936 allows for the attachment of the M1936 Mussette Bag.

(M1936)

(M1943)

Antique Stores

Surplus Stores

Militaria Shows

M1 Carbine pouches and Buttstock pouch. The buttstock pouch ($25-35). Regular Pouches ($8-13). The regular carbine pouches have 2 slots on them, where the carbine magazines go; the flap that covers them is a LTD. Also, the regular pouches can have a postwar date on them. The buttstock pouch can either be attached to the gun itself or to your pistol belt. The buttstock pouch on the back has a snap built into the fabric and has 2 slots for mags. The average ww2 carbineer carried about 200 rounds with him into battle. Each mag holds about 15 rounds. You should want about 4 pouches all together.





Surplus Stores

Militaria Shows

Gasmask Bag (M4A1: $14-30, M6 $25-40) or M1936 Mussette Bag (officers only) ($25-50): Either type of Gasmask bag is acceptable (the 3 LTD one or the “across-the-chest-type”). The solider usually pitched the gasmask but kept the bag that is why a Gasmask is not required, but it would add to a nice display. Two types of Gasmask bags were used in WW2. The M4A1 (early war), which strapped across the chest and the M6, which was slung over the shoulders (late war). Another type, the M4 (mid-war) assault gasmask bag was used at the Normandy landings. Don’t use this gas mask bag for any event except D-day. It was waterproof and was strapped around the upper torso. Don’t carry all 3 in the field; you would look silly and stupid for carrying them all. It is worthwhile to have one of these in the field, you could put extra food, or your non-period equipment in there, like a camera etc.

(M4A1, M4)

(has M4A1 and M6 Gasmask bags and Mussette Bag)

Militaria Shows

Pack Trail (a.k.a. “The Diaper”) ($10-20): This is used to attach your tent to the bottom of your Haversack. Make sure it has a leather strap across the top of it before you buy it.



(has the M1910 ones)

G.I. Pay book: ($3.50): Very important for a solider to get paid, everyone was issued one.





Tent (Modern [$15-25); WW2 [$35-70]), Stakes (Modern [$2]; WW2 [$2.50-3]), Poles ($1-5): The WW2 tents had buttons that attached the halves together. Two shelter halves (one carried by one solider, and another by a 2nd solider) made a tent. The modern snap ones are acceptable, as the button ones are kind of hard to find and really shouldn’t be used in the field. The stakes used in WW2 were made of wood, each solider carried 5. The poles are O.D. in color and each person carried 3. Either the ww2 types or a wooden a generic wooden stake is fine. Usually the tents come with the 5 stakes and the 3 poles. The early-war tents were khaki with buttons and a flap at one end. The mid-war tents were light OD with buttons and flaps on both ends. The buttons were painted either black or green.

Tents: Surplus Stores (Surplus Plus has modern)

Militaria Shows

(early-war tents)

(early-war ones)

Poles: Surplus Stores

Antique Stores

Stakes: Surplus Stores

(they have the WW2 ones)

WW2 Dog Tags ($6): The Dog Tags had, a notch had the bottom of the tag. Each person was issued two.



Sleeping bag ($20-40): Green wool; similar to modern camping mummy sleeping bags, came with a cover.

Militaria Shows



P-38 a.k.a. “The John Wayne” (.50-$1): This was basically 8oz of steel and a small spring. Its main use was a can opener, but troops used this as a screwdriver, nail cleaner and just about anything else. It usually comes in with a K-ration box, but troops kept the can opener from it.

Surplus Stores (Surplus Plus has it)

Militaria Shows

M1938 Dismounted Raincoat ($30-50): Green Rubberized Canvas, buttoned down the front.

Militaria Shows



(have a reproduction)

Map Case ($10-30): Officers only. Had slots for pencils and maps. Greenish/khaki canvas should come a strap. The case also came with a cardboard backing, but its ok if it doesn’t have that.

Militaria Shows





Cold Weather Equipment:

Gloves ($10-50): I do not suggest using WW2 original army gloves in the field. The U.S. issued Army gloves were green wool, with a leather palm. The Red Cross also, made gloves for the troops to supplement the government supply. These Red Cross gloves are brown wool and have a Red Cross ID tag on it. Acceptable is the modern US army glove inserts. These are O.D. and cost around $5.

Militaria Shows

(Have a repro Army issue)

Surplus Stores (Surplus Plus has the modern glove inserts)



(has repro. Army issue gloves)

Shoepacs ($50-150): Basically a winter combat boot. They had leather laces and saw limited use in Europe during the last few months.



Militaria Shows

Sweaters/Vests: Army Issue ones were brown wool with 5 buttons in a v-neck type fashion. The Red Cross also supplied sweaters and vests. These are brown wool, with a Red Cross ID tag on it. Since, these are supposed to go under a field jacket, the modern British/US sweaters are acceptable to use. US army ones are acceptable.

Militaria Shows



Surplus Stores (for the modern ones)

Jeep Cap: Can double as a nice warm hat; see above for more info.

Undergarments:

1. Underwear ($10-30): Right, don’t use original underwear what ever you do, that’s just nasty, unless they were un-issued. Early war ones were white, late GI Boxers were OD/Brownish color, had 3 brown buttons on the front and had drawstrings on the side.





2. Undershirt ($5): GI’s had either white (early-war) or an OD (mid/late-war) color undershirts. Either One is acceptable

(OD color shirts)

Any White T-shirt is fine

3. Socks ($5): Typically each solider were issued 3 pairs of light wool (grayish) socks and 5 pairs of tanish cotton. Acceptable are modern US issue socks.

Surplus Store (Surplus Plus has them)



Squad Equipment:

The squad was also issued equipment for the squad to use. This equipment will be used for the SQUAD ONLY. An individual can feel free to buy his or own personal squad equipment but that will not be used, unless the squad needs that equipment and that person lets the squad use it for that event.

Stoves;

M1941 ($40-60) (also known as Coleman-520) was produced by Aladdin and Coleman. It had 1 burner and 6 support prongs, produced up till 1945. The M1941 also had a spare parts kit; a small wrench, an aluminum case, a funnel and a handbook entitled “Your Gasoline Stove”, and used white gas. Inside the spare parts kit were a new burner element and some other parts. Other names it went by include “Foxhole stove”, “Ernie Pyle Stove”. In 1945 the tank was changed to brass.

M1942 (two burners) was used by Mt. Troops, and the Air Force. It had a built in jet cleaner, clip on multi-tool and spare generator, cleaning needle & pump washer inside the hollow pump shaft. It has 3 prongs on it. Also, the M1942 came with same M1941 Spare Parts kit.

Coleman-530 ($60-100) series of stoves: In models A46 and B46/B47. They came with a wretch, aluminum case, funnel and handbook entitled “GI Pocket Stove; A Handbook On Its Operation and Many Uses”. It had 6 support prongs on it and a diffuser plate (for cooking cans). It was meant for the post-war market but advertisements for this stove appeared before the end of the war even though the stove was not available until peacetime.

Militaria Shows



Flashlights: several different models were made:

TL-122A ($50-70): Brass; first to be issued (1941); Anglehead type. The lens was of black bezel. This model was dropped because brass was needed for ammo.

TL-122B

TL-122C

TL-122D ($40-60): Plastic; last one to be issued; had a spare lens and bulb at the bottom. Came with the M-384 filter.

Surplus Stores

Militaria Shows



Picks ($15-30): WW1 or WW2 is fine. When buying make sure it has the carrier or you can find one.

(has WW1 covers)

Surplus Stores (surplus plus has them)

Militaria Shows

Housewife (sewing kit) ($15-30): This was O.D./Khaki in color. And was used to repair clothing. Inside it had scissors, thread, extra buttons, pins, and needles. The Red Cross sewing kits are acceptable. Also, companies in ww2 produced sewing kits for the GI’s Seagram’s did this, and those types of sewing kits are acceptable.

Antique Stores

Militaria Shows



Hatchet ($35-70): One man carried the hatched and its carrier. The Carrier was O.D./Khaki in color and the hatchet handle was O.D.. A LTD flap on the cover indicates a WW2 style while a strap is WW1. Either cover is fine.

Militaria Shows



Surplus Stores

(has hatchet cover)

Wire Cutter and carrying case. ($15-70): One man carried the wire cutter and the carrier. The carrier had 1 LTD. What makes this item so expensive some times is the wire cutter.



Antique Stores

Surplus Stores

Militaria Shows

(has ww1 carrying case)

(has carrier)

Compass ($50-150) and carrier ($20-50): Compass is similar to a modern one. It is very hard to find. The carrier is OD with a wire-hanger and a LTD



Militaria Shows

(has carrying case)

Other:

Reading Material

Books ($2-5): Editions for the Armed Services, Inc. Price will depend on quality and rarity of the book. Obviously good books and rare books shouldn’t be used in the field. One book has been donated for the unit already. These books are “hip-sized” and over 2 million were produced. Topics include history, religion, politics, fiction, non-fiction and many others.



Militaria shows

Antique Stores

Magazines ($5-30): Price depends on rarity and quality. Lots of magazines found there way to GI’s all over the world. Editions of Time and Saturday Evening Posts, Yank, and Life could be found with GI’s. Don’t take good magazines into the field to read instead take that beat up edition of Time with you instead!



Militaria Shows

Antique Stores

Field Manuals (FM) ($5-30): Price depends on rarity and quality. Obviously, don’t take a good FM into the field. Instead read it at home. GI’s were supposed to have certain field manuals with them. Depending on your impression (N.C.O., Pvt. Etc.) would dictate what FM’s you had, or had read. (See quartermaster list for a listing of Manuals readily available for the 88th Reenacting Group)



Militaria Shows

Antique Stores

Religious book: Troops did carry these into the field with them. I don’t know what other books looked like but a ww2 bible has the exact size as a modern “pocket-bible”. Some ww2 bibles have a name or other inscription in them. I’m still not sure if these would be best carried into the field, but they do look good in a static display. The cover is usually black/brown I think.

Militaria Shows

Antique Stores



Foreign language Phrase books ($10-40): The army printed many Technical Manuals about languages. Ranging from French to German to Italian to even Persian.

Militaria Shows



Antique Stores

Pocket Guides ($10-40) Depends on the condition/city: These were informational books about the city the soldiers were going to be in and around. They had places to see in the city and some of them had a pull out map. Sometimes the Red Cross gave tours of the cities while the GIs were on leave.



Militaria Shows

Antique Stores

Food:

Rations: See “The 3 major ration types in WW2” file, or handout. There are still some ww2 rations still out there for sale. These would not be good to open and eat, but they look good in a static display. C-Rations for sale usually are $20-50 and K-rations are $40-100. We can make a decent looking C-ration/D-ration but if you want to be totally authentic, there are a few places online where you can buy rations (C, D, K) from.

Militaria Shows



Antique Stores

(has reproduced rations)

(has reproduced rations)

(a good site that sells ration kits)

Coca-Cola ($8): Coke produced that worldwide famous soft drink for troops in the field. The bottles were made of glass and one had to use a bottle opener to open them. Today, we use the modern glass ones made by coke. They closely resemble ww2 types.

Grocery Stores

Hershey Bars ($20-40): Hershey produced chocolates for the troops in the field.

Smokes:

Original packs ($20-50): Lucky Strikes/Camel cigarettes/Chesterfield/Chelsea/Old Gold/Kool (must be 18 to smoke): All those companies made cigarettes for troops. Pre-war Lucky Strike packages were green and they changed the package to white, to preserve the green paint. If you want to make a pre-war pack of Lucky Strikes find an original pack and insert modern Lucky Strikes into them.

Antique stores

Militaria Shows

Modern packs ($5-8) Gas Stations

(has green lucky strike packages)

Gum: Wrigley’s and Adams made WW2 gum. Adams and Wrigley did make them in a chiclets style with 2 per package. Also, Breech-Nut made them too. We have 2 Wrigley’s wrappers, which you can use (See “How to make a WW2 Gum Wrapper”).

Off Duty Games:

Playing Cards ($5-30): Troops did have access to them. Aviator/Congress/Bicycle made them and the Red Cross issued them out. On the front of the card most cards read, “Made by The United States Playing Card Co. for U.S. Government Permit No. 1”

Antique Stores

Militaria Shows



Board Games: USO had chess/checker board games available to soldiers at the shows and rest areas. However, William F. Drueke & Sons of Grand Rapid Michigan produced better-known board games. These were a series of pocket-sized board games called “The Original Library of Pocket Games” ranging from chess/checkers/backgammon to Puzzles and Solitaire.

Antique Stores

Militaria Shows



Communication Equipment:

Radios

Most radio equipment has an SCR prefix. This stands for Signal Corps Radio and it means the radio as a set. Also, some people use a BC prefix. The BC (Basic Component) is prefix for the main part of the radio, which is usually the transmitter/receiver. Prices vary but a totally complete radio set should cost between $150-300. The places were to buy radios also sell equipment and parts for them too.

SCR-511 (BC-745): Also called the “Pogo-Stick” radio. Originally designed for use by the cavalry. But since the American cavalry was abolished in WW2, they gave the radios to airborne troops.

Major Parts:

BC-745: Transmitter/Receiver, manpack, HF, controlled by tuning units, RX and TX crystal, one channel, IF 455 KHz, 9 tubes. Requires 1.5, 67.5 and 150 VDC. TM 11-245.

BC-746: Tuning unit, contains RX and TX crystals,

BA-49: Battery

PE-157: Power Supply; Dynamotor

Where to buy:

SCR-536 (BC-611): Also called the Handie-Talkie.

Picture:

Major Parts:

BC-611: Receiver/Transmitter, 3.5-6 MHz, AM, 1 Watt. Transmitter and receiver crystal controlled, IF 455KHz, 5 tubes. Requires 1.5 and 103.5VDC. TM 11-235

BA-37 (1.5 volt battery)

BA-38 (103.5 volt battery)

Where to buy:

(sometimes they have them)





SCR-300 (BC-1000): Radio set, Portable, 40-48 MHz, FM, TM 11-242, 38.3 Lbs, Philco. Also called the Walkie-Talkie.

Pictures:



Major Parts:

BC-1000: Receiver-Transmitter; manpack, 27-39 FM, IF 4.3 and 2.515 MHz, Tubes: 1A3, 5 ea 1L4, 3 ea 1S5, 6 ea 1T4, 1R5 and 2 ea 3A4, 4.5 @ .5 A, 90 @ 25 ma & 150 @ 25 ma, 5.6 x 11.3 x 14.4, 28 lbs, TM 11-242.

BA-70: Battery or

BA-80: Battery

HS-30: Headset

AN-131: Antenna, VHF, whip. Folds into 8 parts or

AN-130: Antenna, VHF, whip

BG-150A: Protective Bag

Handset TS-15: Butterfly switch, phone

CD-494: Cord that goes with handset

CD-874: Cord; goes with HS-30

M-300: Insert (earplugs); goes with headset

M-391: Pad

ST-50-A: Strap

ST-55-A: Belt

ST-54-A: Harness

Pad, strap, belt and harness all go together to form the webbing to hold the radio to your back.

Where to buy:







Field Phones:

EE-8 and EE-8B were the most widely used field phones in WW2. They replaced the EE-5 (WW1) and camp phones of earlier times. Price depends on condition and if the parts are working. There are plenty of field phones out there so, wait till you find one that works.

Advise:

The biggest thing that can go wrong is corrosion. Next would be the handset cord. That can be easily fixed if you're not trying to make it appear original. The rest of the insides are pretty tough. One little feature, which some people don’t know, is when you turn the crank only the OTHER phone rings. Yours doesn't ring. The handset has a butterfly switch, which you must press in order to talk. While you have this switch operated the battery is being used. Otherwise, the batteries have no drain. It will not talk without batteries, but it will crank, ring and listen. There is one more switch. It is labeled CB or LB. This switch changes the mode from Common Battery to Local Battery. In CB mode, the hanger for the handset is in the circuit. You could connect the phone as an extension to your household telephone line and answer calls. It will ring and talk (provided the batteries are in it - yes in CB mode the batteries are still required to talk). In LB mode, the handset hang-up switch is disabled for normal magneto phone operation. The schematic is available below and is a photo of the one inside one of my units. It may help illustrate how the CB-LB switch works. One caveat, if you hook it up as an answer-only extension to your home phone, it is very easy to NOT hang up the handset properly making your line appear busy to callers. Lastly, make sure you remember to oil the things that turn in the magneto. It will help a whole lot.

Copied From:

EE-8’s ($75-200): Come in either a leather bag (early war) or canvas bag (late war). When buying make sure they have a strap (either leather or canvas). The EE-8-B has a handset TS-13-E with transmitter 141914 and receiver D-141915. The EE-8-A has a handset TS-9-F and a receiver type 113. The transmitter is type 1118. Some phones have different TS handsets, that is ok.





Surplus Stores (surplus plus has them w/o the strap)

Antique Stores

Militeria Shows

(sometimes they have them)

Wire: In order for the Field Phones to work, you need field wire. Wire comes in spools. Models: DR8A Wire Spool and WD-1A/TT field wire are fine. The wire is similar to speaker wire, but coated in black.

(has WD-1A/TT wire)

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