http://digital.nls.uk/first-world-war-o ... d=74549584
Looks like a yeti.
British solder with mule. WWI. Soldier wearing. . . ?
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As the photo caption reads, a bunch of these fur coats, of no set pattern, were issued during the winter of 1914. They are kind of a throwback to the sheep or goat skin "poshteens" worn during the Afghan Wars of 30 years earlier. - probably very practical, but certainly funny looking.
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I'm dialing the History Channel and Animal Network as we speak. . . .wkambic wrote:With all due respect to Brian I think we've just learned why Yeti's went extinct in Europe!!!Couvi wrote:Somewhere in war-torn Europe a Yeti is freezing!
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Apparently, as they were sourced very quickly, many of these goat skin coats were not well tanned and "eau de goat" was a prominent feature of their use.
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Another aspect of the Great War, i.e., the stench, that we miss in any sort of photographic or modern portrayal.Reese Williams wrote:Apparently, as they were sourced very quickly, many of these goat skin coats were not well tanned and "eau de goat" was a prominent feature of their use.
Of course, that's true of World War Two as well.
"We were getting ready to fight Germany and Japan. . . but instead we were stinking up America". Biloxi Blues.