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Not sure if this is the right forum for such a thing or even if posting a link to a going auction is kosher for you guys, but I thought I would send...
I have been trying to find a USMC issued flak jacket from the Vietnam war so I have one for my display. Sadly there are none currently for sale on...
Hi, Does anyone know how the pull lanyard on a British 2" mortar is constructed? From photographs they look like a cotton cord plaited to...
I recently purchased a 1911 colt pistol and have purchased some WW1 accessories including a holster, ammo pouch and Bolo knife. I have attached the...
Picked these up last weekend. Liner and bug net have matching "H-28" on them. Anyone know the significance of this? Also I am not familiar with this...
i have one of these older load bearing vests. http://minutemanoutfitters.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/LBV-2.png i am trying to determine what...
I have a signal lamp M-283 that I know nothing about. It looks to be aluminum. I have attached a photo. Any information would help. Thank you.
I found this and thought you might like to see it. A bit of everything here...
I have seen these marked USN on top front. I have one identical in most respects to these but unmarked. Rivets and stitching are the same, differing...
Really called a "barn Find". Was full of chicken feathers, seed, and excrement! Dirty also. Haven't decided to clean it yet.
This was designed to carry something heavy. It appears to have been sometime around WW2, but I'm just guessing here. The dolly is made of 1-3/4" by...
My father took this off of a surrendering Hitler Youth along the Elbe River in the town of Magdeburg, on or about April 17 1945. The helmet is not...
I picked up this flashlight hoping it was WWII Era (1939-1945) Any Ideas.. I know the Bayonet is WWII The Ammo looks to be WWII the cleaning...
I've been on a long adventure to identify this coat of possible military origin....
Hi all. I, after many years, have decided to try and find an item that was my father's that symbolized his time in Vietnam. He was a mortarman in the...
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...
No markings except what looks like two small crossed swords on each magazine. Some marking on front flap. Caliber?
Carbine case? SS helmet with bird poop on it? Real Sykes?
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