I had quite honestly begun to feel a bit hum-drum about developments in the tactical clothing market lately. I was really beginning to think that maybe there was no room for further innovation, that maybe Crye Precision had changed the game and wiped out the competition with their designs. Apart from 3nity’s trousers with their […]
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Bulldog Equipment to Enter Commercial Market
Posted on March 27, 2010 by Strike-Hold Venom Industries is the sister company of Bulldog Equipment, and has been specifically set up to address the needs of the commercial and private security markets. Venom say that they take pride in producing world-class products with a lifetime guarantee against manufacturer’s defects. All Venom gear will also be manufactured […]
Multi-Terrain Pattern camouflage on the BBC
BBC1’s “The ONE Show” on Wednesday, 17 March 2010 featured a segment at the end of the show about the British Army’s new Multi-Terrain Pattern camouflage clothing. Note: the clothing featured in the show were the prototype garments produced in the current Soldier 2000 style, not the style of clothing that will be issued to soldiers […]
The Glock with the stock and the stock with the Glock
It seems that the notion of sticking a stock on a pistol is an idea that just won’t go away. First there were the simple detachable wooden stocks that got stuck on to Borchardt C-93s, Mauser C-96s, Luger P-08s, and Browning Hi-Powers in the latter part of the 19th century and first half of the 20th. I think […]
Airsoft Soldier Issue 5 – and beyond
Posted on 16/02/2010 by Strikehold Issue 5 of Airsoft Soldier is now out! 2010, the Chinese “Year of the Tiger”, is also shaping up to be an great year for the magazine:First up, we’ve shifted our printing operations to the UK! Subscribers in the UK will already be noticing the immediate difference this has made as they begin to […]
Sneak Peak: New Optifade Concealment Pattern From Gore and Sitka Gear
Posted on 13/02/2010 by Strikehold Although its not military camouflage, the latest variation of the Optifade Concealment camo from Gore is still interesting. Its called “Big Game-Forest” and is designed primarily for hunting from tree stands.The jacket shown above from Sitka is called the “Incinerator” and is due out this summer.Thanks to Hardcore Outdoor for this sneak […]
Airsoft Arms Fair UK: 22 May 2010
“The Airsoft Arms Fair is an event for Airsofters and people interested in the sport to view a wide range of products all in one place, after all nothing beats being able to see the item for yourself. At the same time we offer the opportunity for sites and event organisers to tell you about […]
Afghanistan in the eyes of a child
Sometimes a photo really does say more than a thousand words. Remember that stunning photo of the Afghan girl with the green eyes that was published in National Geographic many years ago?I think this photo might give that one some competition. At any rate, I’ll shut up now and let you decide for yourself… While […]
21st Century Camo Uniforms – the rest of the world
The ongoing American and British camouflage programmes have been getting lots of attention, but many other countries have been also changing / upgrading their camouflage uniforms in the early part of the 21st Century. The first big new development was when the Canadians introduced the world to the CADPAT pixelated camouflage pattern, and in effect re-wrote the rule book of […]
South Korea, U.S. and Thailand in Cobra Gold exercise
Source: Stars & Stripes Pacific EditionBy: Erik SlavinHAT YAO, Thailand — Thai Marines conducting their annual beach assault exercise Thursday saw for the first time another Asian military trudging right beside them across their nation’s coastal sand.South Korean marines — no strangers to beach landings — joined the Thai and U.S. Marines in an explosion-filled […]
