Yard Sales, Flea Markets and Antique shops 2021

[Aragorn243]

Another fair weekend. Yesterday I picked up some WWII shell casings, three Japanese and one US. I already had two of the Japanese and the US but the markings are different so it's good. The third Japanese is a 20mm round of some type. The guy had more of the same of each type but I didn't buy all of them. Another fellow had an Ames 1944 US entrenching shovel in a 1945 carrier marked SHELL LEA. GDS. CO. INC. He said it was a 1948 shovel which made no sense as they stopped making them for a while in 1945 but I didn't argue with him about it. He also had a black shovel, exact same type as the US models and not of inferior quality marked TAI WAN with a camel no less above it. He called this one a cheap reproduction and again I didn't argue with him. This shovel of the two has me more intrigued. It could have been made for the civilian market but I'm thinking more along the lines of Taiwan's military but I can't find any information on it. I'll try to get photos up later. For whatever reason, my photo hosting site isn't uploading right now. Paid $30 for the pair. Today I got a nice WWII overcoat (trench coat) for $10. Pretty decent condition, the moths got to it a little but no holes and if you aren't looking for them they aren't really noticeable. Couldn't find a date on it anywhere, no label, just a 36 at the collar. After photographing it, I located the tag on the inside of the interior. 3 January 1945. It apparently had patches sewn on it at one point but they were removed. Some of the tread it still there. Lastly I picked up two full boxes of Carcano 7.35 ammo, one sealed. Have one more day of antiquing tomorrow so maybe I can add more to the haul.

Photos up in other threads but here's a preview: