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Strike-Hold! patches

Here’s a full look at our new style patches made for us by our friends at BritKitUSA. As many of you probably know, BritKitUSA make some mighty fine products and they are especially known for their high-quality 3-D molded “rubber” Velcro-backed patches.  The work they did for us continues in...

Camouflage design in the news again – in Singapore

All of the recent chatter about the US Army’s camouflage problems seems to have kicked off some discussion in Singapore about the Singapore Armed Forces introduction of a family of pixelated camouflage patterns. The most recent article appeared in “The New Paper” on Monday of this week. The New Paper...

Bastille Day

Posted on 14/07/2012 by Strike-Hold Best wishes to our French readers!   This entry was posted in History. Bookmark the permalink. ← Friday Foto UW Gear MINUTEMAN MKII Chest Rig → 4 Responses to Bastille Day Pingback: France replacing the famous FAMAS | Strike – Hold! Lawrence says: 17/07/2012 at...

AK Tactical Assault Panel from Beez Combat Systems

Following the trend in the US military for Tactical Assault Panel (TAP) type chest rigs – basically, a stripped down chest rig that gives you three ready mags right where you can comfortable carry them and easily grab them – BCS has introduced a TAP for AK users. The AK...

British and French Paras train together

British and French troops have performed parachute jumps using each other’s aircraft and equipment as they work towards a closer relationship. Exercise Eagles Vol saw soldiers from Colchester-based 16 Air Assault Brigade jump alongside their French counterparts from 11e Brigade Parachutiste (11e BP) in Pau, South West France, on Thursday...

Tac-Up Gear Nordic Conditions Water Resistant Clothing – M90 camouflage

When we review a product, we don’t just pull it out of the box, look at it and then simply re-iterate the manufacturer’s product description or write some “creative” first-impressions.  We use it for a good while in order to get a real feel for it and to see how...

Happy 4th of July!

Today marks the 236th anniversary of the signing of the American Declaration of Independence. What many people either forget or overlook is that the American Colonial Army was not finally victorious until 6 years later, with the defeat of the British Army at Yorktown on the 19th of October 1781....

Canadian Enhanced Combat Uniform (ECU)

I’ve been holding off on posting this story until today.  Why?  Because today is CANADA DAY.  Get it?  Well anyway, the Canadians loaned their CADPAT pattern technology to the US Marine Corps for MARPAT, the US Army for UCP and the US Navy for NWU I, II and III.  So...

The Airsoft Strobist

Do you like the outdoors?  Do you like high-speed military guns and gear?  Do you like good photography?  How about something that combines all three with a naturalistic style? If you answered yes to those questions, then you should check out the work of John Reitter, The Airsoft Strobist.  John...

US Army Future Camo – NO DECISION HAS BEEN MADE YET

Posted on 29/06/2012 by Strike-Hold Okay, let’s quell some more rumors and misinformation that’s flying around at the moment due to stories on the internet – stories that appear to be based either on faulty intel, misunderstanding of the facts, exaggerations of rumors, or on inputs from dubious sources. Who...