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Hi all. Picked this up from an online auction in Alaska. I think I paid too much especially since I have no idea how to tell if this is an...
I have this Mills pattern 1881 cartridge belt. It has the wide brass buckle and 45 cartridge loops which would indicate that it was meant to hold...
I have 2 bring home lamps from a friends Fathers time in the ETO. His Father was Airborne, but I'd have to ask about unit. Anyway he passed a locker...
Was hoping they would be correct for my No4(T) set up, but probably not. Brown leather case, stitching dries out, leather still pliable. Still has...
Hi Folks - Picked this up today, and understand it is a Far East Command patch and Admin? Patch. I mostly stop at 1918 so cannot claim much...
I just found this towel in a house my daughter just bought from her grandfather, it was his fathers house and he was a WWII Navy Veteran. The towel...
Finally found a Mills bomb. J P & S marked on grenade, spoon and base. Missing internals but in good shape otherwise.
Hi This looks a lot like an Italian WW2 helmet, but doesn’t seem to be quite right to me. Could it be a M33 shell reworked by another Country?...
These are the first pair of this type that I have seen. Probably pinched by a returning US GI from Desert Storm. Six power 6x30 unmarked as to...
Bought this a few years ago at a farm auction.
Happy new year gentlemen. :) I acquired an SAS SLR magazine pouch via a trade with a friend over the holiday period. This has enabled me to...
I noticed these pouches on eBay this evening. I have no idea if these particular pouches can be attributed specifically to UK special forces but the...
I found this video quite informative and interesting. Post WW2 German Style Mess Kit Identification and Comparison. - YouTube
I came across this informative video which profiles 3 versions of post WW2 canteen produced by East Germany for the NVA. Three East German Army...
Hello I found a military uniform in our barn, i have no knowledge of its authenticity or what branch of military, or war era. Any information would...
New guy, new to collecting. Know nothing,,,lol. So I recently acquired what I believe is a M1951 entrenching tool. I was just looking for a cheap...
Added a couple of canteens to my collection last night. The first is an Italian:
Looking at the wrong end of a quad fifty in Korea. K9 AFB Pusan Korea 1953 on Radar Hill. Imgur: The magic of the Internet
Hello, A friend of mine recently gave me this model 1915 pickelhaube that his grandfather (a WWI vet) had bought from a curio shop back in the...
Picked up a Swedish M26 helmet today that is in great condition only it's missing the liner. Figured that shouldn't be too tough to do but Sweden...
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