Canadian Cold War re-enactment information

[Scott Bentley]

Originally Posted by Stuart Fedak

I was searching on the web and came across a few sources for the 82 Pattern webbing kit, which would be of interest to those interested in Cold War re-enactment.

Ref : http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/...rn_webbing.pdf

I am still looking for a hard copy of the original users manual that was in a handbook format.

I came across the following web page that has all sorts of training manuals from the Canadian Cold War period.

Ref. : http://www.operationeastwind.com/wik...cific_Training


The following web page has some details on various kit, such as clothing...

Ref : http://www.operationeastwind.com/wiki/Main_Page

Scroll down to the Canadian kit.....

Ref : http://www.operationeastwind.com/wiki/Canadian_Forces

Another link. Ref: http://mpmuseum.org/securequip2.html

Of course, this is just for re-enactors, and may not really apply to what actually happened in-the-day, but it seems a good starting point.

Your thoughts?

Cheers!

Stuart

One of the founders of this group also posts on one of the M151 specific forums I belong to. I gave a rather long dissertation over there regarding their Canadian "kit list".

Short answer, and i'm sure Ed Story could probably expand even better, the one thing these guys have completely correct is that they are at least not wearing CADPAT. Beyond that, there are many holes.

The Cold War completed its final thaw in 1991. In 1991, we did not have Gortex Jackets (1995) or Elcan Scopes on the C7 (late 1992). This was in the Regular Army. Reservists, which is what they portray, didn't get these items at the Unit level until much later.

The jist of what I got was essentially that some items were chosen based on comfort (Gortex) and availability (airsoft M16A2 vs FN). Frankly, if you're carrying the wrong rifle, and wearing the wrong jacket, there is little else to redeem it in my eyes. Most of the time i'm really not into this stuff, but in this case they sort of branded themselves as providing the period correct experience, and if you've never lived dismounted in a four seasons jacket in the early spring or late fall rains, your missing out on the "experience"