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I have what I think is a 1943 Canadian Mfg helmet. Any information on the painted on colors in the front? I was able to snap a few pictures today,...
Can anyone identify this Canadian helmet decal? It is on a CLC 1942 MKII. I've had no luck finding it on the web. Thanks!
Hey guys. I'd been looking for one of these for a while and hadn't turned up much when I came across this one on ebay. I hadn't been able to find...
These are rather an interesting helmet and are quite hard to source there is nothing extraordinary about the helmet body it self it is post Vietnam...
Any thoughts on the Canadian Pattern 51 webbing anyone, please? I can't say that, I've seen or noticed it much on the UK surplus market. Canadian...
Have been meaning to show these for some time...a Canadian red ensign flag and Kingdom of Italy flag. I found these at an antique shop, and the...
Hello, I've been going through a collection of military headgear and identifying the shells and liners to the best of my ability. I've come across...
Recently picked up the two Patt. '08 W.E. pieces pictured, separately (I'm a sucker for anything marked with a C-broad arrow). The belt is M.E. Co....
With provenance, I found it for $10.00 US in Brewster, Cape Cod Mass..this group fought in Italy, and Sicily, anymore info on them? Their motto is...
I see this item for sale over on Hayes-Otupalik at $200...once again an item I didn't know existed. I suppose RCS has one filled with scotch in his...
I collect canteens of course, nothing particular, still basically looking for one of each type although I'm slowly accumulating quite a few US...
Dear Collectors, a friend found this canvas holster for Inglis Browning gun. Can you please give me any possibile information about ? Thank you.
While I'm at it, I also found a box of these unusual pistol pouches. Made from canvas - probably British style but not a type I'm familiar with. Any...
I have several pouches that I got at a garage a few months back and have googled till my fingers have bled with no luck identifying them. Can anyone...
I have a World War One US gas mask that is very complete in its bag but very brittle. Is there anything I can do to soften the rubber and prevent...
Hi, Love this site. Glad to be aboard. My question concerns a cartridge belt I have hanging on my wall. It has some numbers and letters on the...
Hi, I need some help Id'ing a belt cartridfe box - outside is black leather with the imprint RIM. looks like a McKeever box. Inside are wooden...
I have recently been looking at the above spare valve cases of which the linings are nearly always missing on the surplus market. While the UK made...
Hello all. The subject line says it all. A friend-of-a-friend offered this to me. I've not seen it yet, just these pictures. I can't find a...
Before two days i just found an old mercury kb6-ax. The chainsaw did n't work right because it has problem in barrel. It start's but not in full...
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