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January 24, 2004
Good question
By the way, while we’re on the subject of defence procurement, why is it that every Army surplus shop in the world appears to have rack after rack of German army surplus shirts? Is this the result of a monumental purchasing error by the German Army or something?
Crooked Timber asks an interesting question by way of something or other about conspiracies. I like particularly an observation on warehousing G.I. boots someone makes in the comments to the post.
My son (14) wears US GI boots — pre-anti-pungee stake soles — that were made in June of 66, and bought new six weeks ago.
That’s nigh on forty years.
And they were unused, and unissued.
And someone’s absorbing the cost of storage for 40 years. At $30.00 US a pair, I don’t think it’s the retaileres
It makes the warehouse scene at The Raiders of the Lost Ark much more believable.
There are probably cavalry saddles out there someplace.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at January 24, 2004 11:49 AM