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Old 15-03-20, 06:55 PM
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Gents, for interests sake, find attached army recruiting poster dated March 1973.

Royal Scots soldiers apparently 'on exercise' it would appear. Interesting brassard and fairly early dpm kit
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If they were on proper exercise surely they'd be wearing TOS.
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Ha.....was it ever fit for purpose ?
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These guys are! Circa 1980s

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