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Hey everyone. I recently bought this helmet on eBay and it is truly a great piece. The liner I think is a Westinghouse and the pot is a front seam...
Hi all! I recently purchased these flags from someone who claimed to bring them back from a recent trip to Vietnam. He claims to be a vet. His...
Hey everyone. Here's another one of my ebay purchases. I couldn't find anything on the soldier but I tried to see which units were at all of the...
I'm not quite sure if this is where this post is supposed to go but hopefully it is. Anyway as I've eluded to I've gathered all of my Vietnam era...
Dear Collectors, a friend bought in Italy at a military fair the following items. Can you please help us to identify them, their country origin...
I've looked through hundreds of pictures online but can't seem to find anything resembling this. It measures 1.13" high by 0.99" wide and looks like...
Can anyone please identify this chest bandoleer. Has 11 seperate pouches and I believe is of military origin probably chinese. Pouches are not very...
An old friend sent me a photo of a web Model 1907 type sling with metal eyelets for the sling hooks - just like the leather only web and eyelets ...
Here is a link to a discussion over on the CMP Forums regarding the USMC M1907 Sling with photos and information gathered as of this date. I...
How can I get email or web site addresses for dealers in Canada? Is there one main web site? Thanks. Mark
Hello community. I am new here and not an expert in Military Surplus so I need to ask for some help. I have a link below to my Photobucket album with...
I'm not sure where to post this so I put it in to places but I would like to know if the experts on this site could tell me if this real or a repo.
Friends and colleagues: It is with pleasure I announce my new book: Soviet Uniform Visor Cap Markings; which documents the different manufacturers’...
I just picked one up and I had to take it apart! Not much to it but I have a question on the trigger group. I took it out and mostly of it was made...
Need some help on the best (and non-destructive) way to clean the canvas body of a recently acquired M1910 scabbard for the long Springfield bayonet....
This was posted on the gunboards forum, SMLE Wire Cutter They were introduced in LoC Para. 18,516 dated January 1917 and differed from the previous...
Hi from Atlanta. I got this jacket at an Army/Navy store that carries uniform items, current and outdated, from the U.S. and other countries. I'll...
A group photo of my US launchers on rifles. The top one is a super rare mint 1917 launcher. I just took it out of the wrap to show it on the rifle....
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...
Well these may get to and surpass Mk 32 scope prices as one set I saw in the UK went for $340.oo/AU I thought that was expensive. But this takes it...
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