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Belgian Army Canvas Backpack / Belgian



























Instead of just posting other loadouts under the 80's one in the thread named after it, I figured it'd make more sense to make a new thread
hosting them all, so here we go in chronological order.

Belgian army, 1950's.

M50 lower rank Battledress uniform
Infantry color collartabs
Bataljon Bevrijding shoulder insignia (5. linie)
1St infantry division lion patches
Unknown chest ribbon
Sporting badge (behind pouch)
FN49 (Mk2) helmet with net
Belgian made P37 style webbing (belt, 2 braces, 2 basic pouches, bayonet frog with British No4 Mk3 bayonet, US style canteen in pouch,
2 L-straps, modified British small pack, US M43 style shovel in pouch, messtins inside pack)
M51 gasmask bag
Brushstroke camo tent halve in pouch
Tent accessories in Camo pouch
P37 style anklets
Belgian made ammo boots

In the background: M50 greatcoat, early type M51 (M1) helmet with net, P37 style cartridge carriers.



Belgian army, 1980's - early 1990's.

M64 summer uniform
M64 foul weather/winter uniform
M51 (M1) helmet with camo net
M71 belt
M71 suspenders
1 Nylon and 1 plasticized M71 magazine pouch (cheated with this a bit, 1 pouch is for FAL, the other for FNC)
Late type C FN FAL bayonet
M71 bayonet frog
M71 canteen in pouch
M71 multipurpose buttpack
M71 tent halve in pouch
M51 gasmask in bag
M71 backpack
M71? sleeping bag
Trifold shovel in pouch
Laced boots (older type, M??)





Belgian Airforce Commando, 1990's.

Summer Flecktarn uniform
Dark blue beret with unit badge
Flecktarn helmet cover
Flecktarn tactical vest
2 Flecktarn magazine pouches
Canteen in Flecktarn pouch
Flecktarn buttpack
Flecktarn backpack
Flecktarn sleeping bag cover
Laced boots (older type, M??)

Later added: 2 types of Flecktarn cap, Flecktarn parka.





Belgian Para Commando UNAMIR uniform, 1993-1996 Rwanda.

Gear:
M71 para helmet (German liner/chinstrap type, missing "chincup") with Jigsaw cover, helmet net and rubber edge
Poplin Jigsaw camo summer uniform (2nd type?)
Old type 1st Sergeant rankslides
Early type Jigsaw boy armor
M71 suspenders
M71 belt
M71 FNC magazine pouches (rubberized type with Alice closures)
M71 canteen pouch with canteen
M71 shovel pouch (belthook type)
M71 buttpack (snap button type)
Black laced combat boots (older type sole)

Intentional "mistake": the Belgian made FNC magazine pouches, I've actually seen mostly US LC-1/2 pouches in use, but I just wanted to show off this similar pouch type with the same closure





Belgian army, 2000's.

Ripstop Jigsaw camo summer uniform
Jigsaw parka
Schuberth 826 kevlar helmet with Jigsaw cover
Jigsaw body armor
Jigsaw tactical vest
BEM 4 GP gasmask in Jigsaw bag
Jigsaw legholster
Bayonet sheath (Jigsaw frog part)
Laced boots (90's type, M??)

Later added: Ripstop Jigsaw helmet cover, Jigsaw canteen pouch, Jigsaw shovel pouch.



Belgian Para-Cdo in Afghanistan.
Not entirely sure how to date it, as I don't know exactly when the TBH-2 and NFM armor entered service, so for now I'm calling
it late 2000's - early 2010's.

Gear:

Desert Jigsaw camo summer uniform
Gentex TBH-2 helmet with Desert Jigsaw cover
Jigsaw camo NFM Falcon Undervest body armor
Jigsaw Arktis M171 Advanced chestrig
Plastic canteen
Desert Jigsaw legholster (lefthanded)
Arwy desert boots




It's been a while since my last Belgian set, better get to it!

Belgium, Ardense Jagers, mid 2010's

Green Ardense Jagers beret and badge
Jigsaw camo ripstop UBACS
Jigsaw ripstop trousers
Jigsaw narrow type trouserbelt
Corporal rankslide (subdued colors)(on trouserbelt, not visible on photo)
Coyote Tan Sioen load bearing vest
Modified 2-point weaponsling
2 Jigsaw Sioen grenadepouches
Jigsaw Sioen pistolmagazinepouch
2 Jigsaw Sioen triple FNC magazinepouches
Jigsaw Sioen triple 40mm grenade pouch
Jigsaw Sioen cargo pouch
Jigsaw Sioen magazine dump pouch
Jigsaw pistol legholster
Coyote Tan double pistolmagazinepouch (unknown maker)
Black Haix Light Combat boots

On the ground:
Extra insoles and laces
Box for Haix Jungle boots that these boots came in, not original to these boots





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