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Good afternoon, fellas! I had this on the ol' eBay so I wanted to wait until it ended to show you this. It has sold and I did pretty well on this...
Edit: I meant "camo pattern", not "camp pattern" I found this Russian canteen today at a Goodwill store. The canteen is Cold War era dated 1957...
My son in law got one of these carriers with a taiwan shovel a few weeks ago and gave it to me as he didn't need the cover. I'm trying to ID it and...
with so many forums, im swagging it, so if its not the right place forgive me. but......any value? and how would one ship something like that w/o...
I have this, what I believe to be an early version of the British WW2 tank suit for use by tank crews. It was purchased by my father, as surplus, not...
Good evening all, New guy here with a question on WW2 Swiss gear. I am looking for a WW2 Swiss "Y" harness (similar to the German one). I am not...
Hi forum I'm new here and this looks like a great forum. I have recently watched the film Dunkirk and if anyone hasn't seen it yet I would...
just curious if they can still be bought these days. where? and which color is the rarest to find?
In Buenos Aires with my wife. The last time I was here I found a small shop that had Argentine Military Pistol Holsters. They are for the Sistema...
I believe I am correct in my identification but looking for validation or correction. I really like the named one
I'm looking for an original 1943 P38 holster. A little hard to find. I found this one, but not sure maker code is correct. Does anyone know? ...
I got a very big surprise from my little sister today. Something I thought I'd never see again, my granddad's uniforms. he was a Sgt with 2nd...
A recent thread concerning a Vietnam M1 helmet reminded me of a collector chap who I knew years ago who owned a chromed plated M1 helmet of WW2...
Was it a standard practice to use re-manufactured WW2 era M1 shells during the Vietnam War? I picked up this helmet today: The shell has a front seam...
Had this for a while colors are my own choosing so may be incorrect, the det is a repro and stamped as such. By chance the grenade launcher plate...
I found this patch locally. Any opinions as to its authenticity?
I recently purchased a 1911, a replica not an original unfortunately. However, I was digging through my boxes of military gear looking for a web...
It seems as though MP shoulder bands have caught my interest lately and three have followed me home. Does anyone have any thoughts on the era or...
Look at this video on You Tube. It's a 1959 Pathfinder training film. What caught my eye was the cloth helmet covers. I've looked at a lot of M1...
Good evening...I've been sorting-out and labeling cleaning kit displays and have a rod handle that I've not been able to identify. It 's the same...
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