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Britain's Wartime Economy Sun Helmets
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- Опубликовано: 19 авг 2024
- During the Second World War, raw materials were in short supply in all different areas, one of those materials for everyone's favorite Wolseley Sun Helmet was also in short supply, cork. Come see how Britain economised their infamous helmet, and how economising the Wolseley wasn't a new feat, plus, we see how an a economy Wolseley stacks up against it's cork counterpart.
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16 minutes of Wolseley comparison and history? Yes please!
Glad you enjoyed such a long and niche video!!!!
@@TheFarOffStation I did too!
Excellent video sir! I have a felt Wolseley in splendid condition. I purchased it in the late 1960s when I was about ten years old, I thought it was the most fantastic looking headgear I had ever seen! Despite playing in it as a child it's still in great condition, and is completely intact and has retained its shape. I purchased it in an ex government store for a few shillings, I remember there was a massive box full of them, all unissued! Your video is most informative, I was aware that mine was a wartime issue because it's dated 1942, but I was unaware (until now) of the cork/felt differences.
Thank you for the kind words, I’m so happy to hear that you could learn a little more about the helmets!
I never knew that you could remove the top of those helmets, mind blown.
Amazing, eh! What will they think of next!
cool! very informative. never knew there was a felt version. and just learned that my canadian used wolseley is a felt version after owning it for over 7 years lol. just always assumed it was cork on the inside.
Glad to see that you learnt something new about a piece of your collection!
Great vid! Could you do more vids on Singapore and the actual battles of Malaya/Dutch East I dies! You deserve many more subscribers!
Thank you for the kind words! I'm just chuffed to bits that 563 people enjoying the channel enough to subscribe! As for the battle videos, I'd very much like to do some more videos on the early campaign in the Far East! The biggest thing holding me back currently, is how to logistically do it and present it!
Great video, learned alot! Also: WoOWooWOo!
Thanks again, old boy! That gif is still 👌🏻
Have you talked about the other pith helmet hint hint the back one
Ah yes, my Colonial Pattern one! I think I’m going to have to! That’s just as iconic as the Wolseley is!
Completely agree with the beauty of the thin-rimmed original Wolseleys vis-a-vis the clunky repros. I wouldn't be too hard on SOF, though. There's many sources for the repros, and they ALL have the clunky-thick rims. That's because they're mostly manufactured in Vietnam. And the [North] Vietnamese pith was a knock-off of a French colonial pith helmet, France having [unfairly] dominated Vietnam for so many decades. And as you can guess, the French pith had a thicker rim. So it seems that whomever is responsible for the various repro pith helmets being made in Vietnam today WAS able to modify the outward appearance of the helmets into the Zulu-pattern, the Wolseley-pattern, etc., they chose to keep same rim thickness on all of them in order to save on production costs. Probably a good idea, since 95% of modern people buying them couldn't care less about the precise historical accuracy of the measuremnts, especially if it means adding $30 or $40 to the end cost. I DO wish there was someone who DID make an entirely-accurate one for us nerdy 5-percenters, though. :-/
Nat Sooy here in the US is making Wolseleys. They look better than the regular run of the mill Vietnam repros, but no idea what something like that would cost. Shame WPG stopped making their repros, the images I've seen of those looked relatively good!
@TheFarOffStation I have one of the WPG pith helmets and it is quite nice. I believe it was of Indian manufacture. Maybe these could be sourced from Indian factories?
Great video! Can’t wait for the next
I'm trying to get on it! The next one takes a little different approach then I normally do, so it's taking a little bit more to figure out how I want to do it!
@@TheFarOffStation sounds exciting!
Great Video
Thanks!
we will catch up dont you worry
I hope so, can’t wait to see more your content....even if from your side......
Did not know there were felted Woosleys interesting!
Glad to see that you learnt something new!
Hola!!! Muy buen video me encantó.me gusta mucho éste casco o sombrero como se llama? Siempre me llamó la atención de mirarlo en lo películas, cuál es su material , con qué lo fabricaron? Desde este lado del mundo no e visto, Colonia Uruguay. Saludos y gracias.
Hello George, this pith helmet is made of felt. But most were actually made of cork.
et qu'en est il de l'isolation de la chaleur....le feutre doit moins isoler que le liège non ?
Can we point out the fact of how fast your channel blew up
Mates, I don't even know what happened here, I was not prepared for this. This here algorithm is the weirdest thing ever. Queue flaming Elmo meme.
@@TheFarOffStation all you Brit channels are blowing up what about the Americans🇺🇸?
@@americanrevolutionreenacto2357 it would appear that the empire has officially struck back. 👀
@@TheFarOffStation Just like the Falklands!
@@5.7moy quite!
Where did you go?
I'm still here! I just haven't had a moment to sit down and shoot a video! I plan to do so this week!
What's your intro music?
My intro music is "Memorial", it's a little royalty free jingle from Apple editing programs.
Do you have any other social media we could follow?
That’s something I’m going try and work out over the next few weeks. I don’t have 1k subs yet, so I don’t have a Community tab, so if you can stay tuned to videos I’ll put any future information there! Again, also why social media would be helpful.....
Hello! Do you know whether British soldiers in the Far East wore service respirators in the alert position?
Also, I would assume puttees were used in the earlier battles prior to being replaced by gaiters. How common were WWI long puttees in combat?
I’m asking because of scale modeling/wargame reasons, I have WWI colonials with 1908 webbing, and there are currently no WWII figures with tropical service helmets
Hey, Jeff! On the whole in the Far East, service respirators were worn in the alert position during combat and combat training. They can clearly be seen in the photographs. On regular non combat duties, they were not used, as there would obviously be no risk of gas.
As for puttees, it is very much dependent upon the unit, generally speaking for 1941, short puttees are the most common. The average British, Indian, and Colonial units appear with them. That being said, units such as the Canadian ones in HK are still wearing long puttees. A lot of the local defense corps in the region are also seen with long puttees. Shorties appear to be the norm, but it really depends upon the unit you look at.
Is there a particular WWII action you're trying to wargame? As for your colonials, what kind of headwear do they have? During the campaigns in Malaya, Burma, and HK, during the fighting, they're almost exclusively wearing steel helmets, normally the MK II's. If for some odd reason their not, whether there's a lull, or some other reason, they have the Khaki Solar Pith Hat, the official replacement to the Wolseley. If you're trying to portray the average soldier in the Far East, you could probably use North Africa figures, the kit is somewhat analogous. Let me know what you're trying to do!
@@TheFarOffStation I was thinking of Malaya, but also of the British army ops in Iraq in 41 and Vichy Syria. I believe South African units wore a modified pith helmet in East Africa in combat, so I thought some British units did the same. My figures have Wolseleys but at 25mm, I’d say the differences are negligible. Thanks for the info!
@@jeffli1243 Malaya and the Middle East are almost identical kit wise. There are some really great shots of the troops in front for the refineries in Persia. There's also some good photos of the troops in Iraq with the Khaki Solar Pith too. British Tropical is somewhat the same, big changes don't really occur until 1943. Anyway, good gaming, and let me know if you need any more info. Cheers!
so you're editing for Brandon.f
I am indeed! Always willing to help a good mate out!
Let's go Brandon!