On this blog I will post pictures and updates of what I am making and how far I have got along. I specialise in Reenacting and Living History reproductions, so here is where you can pictures of my work and info about what I'm working on. If you are looking for anything Spanish Civil war related, or an item you don't see either here or on my Etsy shop please get in touch!
Today I am thinking about what new items to make for my Spanish Civil War reproductions for reenactment and living history. I have started by looking at period photographs, to see what ordinary soldier of Militia member carried with them. Odd bits and bobs seen in photos are often the most hard to find and also the most fun to make, I especially like the items that relate to republican women, so here are my initial ideas.
Grenade Belt
This looks like it would be fun to reproduce and supplement my leather pouches with, think I may have a go at making bombs out of tin cans as well! In fact there is an interesting link to the story of Rosario Sánchez Mora a republican dynamiter
here.
Sam Brown
This is the belt with a cross strap often seen used by British/Allied officers from the First World War onwards. Although the British ones are much more elaborate than these. They are particularly commonly seen in pictures of female fighters, as in those above.
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