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Neighbor gave this to me when I was a kid and it's been on a wall in the shop behind my family's house for at least 40 years. My son says it's Soviet SSH and my research says a 39?

I recently saw a few non painted DP in an auction. It was out west during the recent spate if bad weather and overall it looked as though prices were lowish.

The one I wanted was NZ marked with...

Fleabay ..includes a story about how NZ dyrd their stuff green etc etc.

This is a singular item from what I can tell.

The spring is part of the gas mask kit apparently. None of the eBay pics show them so I'm not sure if they have gotten tossed out or folks just leave them out of the pics.

Texas museum confirmed...

Whatever the official name is, thats what it is. It doesn't fit some of the WW1 pics and def not WW2 so it could be interwar which would fit the receipts dated to the 30s.

Gas mask bag that is named with what it likely also the service number. Im hoping this will point us towards whether all these pieces are together or if the helmet was added to a random kit in the...

This is the personal effects piece. There were a few surprises inside which may help line up some of the history of the bag. This receipt is intact with a name which doesnt match the name on the...

This is the unknown bag. There is one buckle missing, one strap has come loose and there are some general wear and tear holes. No markings I have found yet. There is a single horizontal internal...

This ..this makes me happy.

Soo got the lot on....and there is some interesting bits to connect it to Florida . The lot came from Florida and there is a receipt inside from Florida dated to the 30s.

Pics will come tomorrow...

I was able to remove the liner and it had been compressed I to the canvas a dried that way.

There is also heavy dame to the same area in all layers so something struck one edge back before the...

The wood is splintered and crumbling and the liner has accordance down into the canvas. Even removing the bayonet causes buts if wood to fall out

Traded for it but I'm looking at how much can be kept as is and if it possibly needs to be restored.

We thought housewife kit but it doesn't quite match from the pics we have. To me it lays too flat and may be a map or document case of some kind . Maybe it's not part of the everyday kit.

There...

Won this auction so these are all I have for pics for now.

Helmet has the blue arrowhead of the 36th infantry division which was also a WW2 division all from Texas hence the T within the arrowhead.

So the one I found appears to match yours which does support it being authentic...but is it a 70$ US piece?

I should clarify I made a typo that might be a factor ..this is for a no4Mk1*.

This was kind of my question...was WW2 NZ gear stamped in such a way regardless of the color. For that marking to be so clean with no makers marks is one of many red flags for me.

So this is billed as authentic but it looks a bit "surspicious" to me. No tarnish on the buckles especially concerns me. I have and NZ marked Mk1* that needs a proper sling and this would fit the...

I bit on a sporter NZ marked no4 mk1* and lucked up on an LB stock fully intact in an auction with most of the hardware. The mag and stock are not matching serials to the rifle but all parts are...

Yes...we are less than 2 weeks from surgery and I'm already in the mindset of maximum flexibility when it comes to my wife and her mindset. I know my outward calmness irritates her at times but she...

This strikes me as similar to several South American countries where the rule is that civilian calibers have to be "lesser calibers" than military or LE.

For any deliveries requiring a signature I change the delivery to a fed ex store near work. It is much easier than trying to coordinate being home.

Looks like a fine rifle with lots of character.

Finally pictures!!!!!

Two of the three are Gardones from the same year but different stamps. The third is a 91/38 that has a split along the bottom of the front sight/bayo assembly hence why the...