+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 2 1 2 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 11

Thread: Memorabilia from your time in the service

Click here to increase the font size Click here to reduce the font size
  1. #1
    Legacy Member Frank46's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Last On
    02-13-2024 @ 12:40 PM
    Location
    New Iberia, Louisiana
    Posts
    63
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    09:13 AM

    Memorabilia from your time in the service

    I served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D Roosevelt CVA 42 from late 1964 till late 1967. One of the three post war Midway class of carriers. During gunnery practise I borrowed some ear protectors from a buddy in the air wing,asbestos gloves from the engineroom and a 32 gallon all steel trash can. Ran out on the weather deck where one of the slow firing 5"x54 gun mounts was firing at a target sled towed by a tug. Grabbed one of the brass shell casings and into the trash can and back to the generator room where I worked. Amputated about 5" of the bottom of the case and off to the machine shop. Asked the Chief Petty officer if one of the machinists could trim the case for me. He then asked one of the machinists to help me out. Trimmed the case,took a cleanup cut on the inside and installed a brass bolt to plug the hole where the primer went. Spent the better part of a Westpac cruise to and from the pacific polishing it. 50 some odd years later it remains a cherished possession of my time in the Navy. Also have a brass copy of the ship's plaque. And of course a bunch of pictures taken of various ports we visited. Frank
    Information
    Warning: This is a relatively older thread
    This discussion is older than 360 days. Some information contained in it may no longer be current.

  2. The Following 5 Members Say Thank You to Frank46 For This Useful Post:


  3. # ADS
    Friends and Sponsors
    Join Date
    October 2006
    Location
    Milsurps.Com
    Posts
    All Threads
    A Collector's View - The SMLE Short Magazine Lee Enfield 1903-1989. It is 300 8.5x11 inch pages with 1,000+ photo’s, most in color, and each book is serial-numbered.  Covering the SMLE from 1903 to the end of production in India in 1989 it looks at how each model differs and manufacturer differences from a collecting point of view along with the major accessories that could be attached to the rifle. For the record this is not a moneymaker, I hope just to break even, eventually, at $80/book plus shipping.  In the USA shipping is $5.00 for media mail.  I will accept PayPal, Zelle, MO and good old checks (and cash if you want to stop by for a tour!).  CLICK BANNER to send me a PM for International pricing and shipping. Manufacturer of various vintage rifle scopes for the 1903 such as our M73G4 (reproduction of the Weaver 330C) and Malcolm 8X Gen II (Unertl reproduction). Several of our scopes are used in the CMP Vintage Sniper competition on top of 1903 rifles. Brian Dick ... BDL Ltd. - Specializing in British and Commonwealth weapons Specializing in premium ammunition and reloading components. Your source for the finest in High Power Competition Gear. Here at T-bones Shipwrighting we specialise in vintage service rifle: re-barrelling, bedding, repairs, modifications and accurizing. We also provide importation services for firearms, parts and weapons, for both private or commercial businesses.
     

  4. #2
    Contributing Member Gil Boyd's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2013
    Last On
    02-28-2024 @ 11:09 AM
    Location
    Home of The Parachute Regiment & 16 Air Assault Brigade
    Posts
    4,772
    Real Name
    Gil Boyd
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    01:13 PM
    Well Frank, I had the pleasure of being a guest onboard when you were offshore on Malta in 1967. Great ship, great crew.....................great times of the past.
    'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA

  5. Avoid Ads - Become a Contributing Member - Click HERE
  6. #3
    Legacy Member Daan Kemp's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2016
    Last On
    Today @ 06:54 AM
    Location
    Centurion RSA
    Age
    73
    Posts
    1,392
    Real Name
    Daan Kemp
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    03:13 PM
    The statute of limitations always interfere with reporting such memorabilia. However, the synthetic tubes the 81 mm mortar bombs came in made excellent mugs. Turned the carrying handle around, cut it off at about two beer can contents. Lasted forever, even worked well for coffee, soup, suchlike fluids. Other types of liquor took, of course.

  7. #4
    Contributing Member mmppres's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2014
    Last On
    03-22-2024 @ 08:15 AM
    Location
    butler pa
    Age
    58
    Posts
    1,082
    Real Name
    mike
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    09:13 AM
    Love to see the pictures of these items

  8. #5
    Contributing Member Aragorn243's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2009
    Last On
    Today @ 08:31 AM
    Location
    Pennsylvania, United States
    Posts
    6,974
    Real Name
    Steve
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    09:13 AM
    I don't have anything real exciting. A package of toilet paper with a camel on it, 10 Desert Storm Topps Baseball cards, my uniform, a case of MRE's now 30 years old, an East German Lantern, two possibly, a couple of power tools salvaged from a carpenters trailer that someone decided the best way to get a new one was to spray the interior with an asphalt coating and probably a few other odds and ends. Then there's the stuff the Saudis gave me. A Koran, a white robe, a head covering, T-shirt, some Riyals, and then the Iraqi stuff, a uniform top, some photos of the battlefield damage, some Dinars. The East German lanterns came out of some East German vehicles no one knew what to do with. They were Germanyicon's contribution to the war effort. Some of my guys were in charge of trying to figure out how to get them to run. I have about 100 military maps of the Iraqi desert also. It is said that one US General only had one map and he used it everywhere he went because they all looked the same. He wasn't wrong.

  9. #6
    Contributing Member Gil Boyd's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2013
    Last On
    02-28-2024 @ 11:09 AM
    Location
    Home of The Parachute Regiment & 16 Air Assault Brigade
    Posts
    4,772
    Real Name
    Gil Boyd
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    01:13 PM
    Had an original issued pack of cards with all the Iraqi WANTED faces on them from the Gulf War...............gave them to a mate who liked them, he then tells me later that he sold them for £200. Now thats being grateful!!
    'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA

  10. #7
    Contributing Member 30Three's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2013
    Last On
    03-19-2024 @ 03:50 PM
    Location
    France
    Posts
    809
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    02:13 PM
    I thought the maps of the Iraqi desert were just a piece of sand paper; the size of the grit being the scale!

    I was actually working in Riyadh when the first Desert Storm all kicked off. The invasion of Kuwait was not reported on Saudi media until 3 days after the event!
    The build up of the Desert Storm military personel and equipment was impressive in the months leading up to the actual kick off. A lot of the US top brass were staying in the Intercontinental Hotel; which was were I used to go to gym.

  11. #8
    Contributing Member Gil Boyd's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2013
    Last On
    02-28-2024 @ 11:09 AM
    Location
    Home of The Parachute Regiment & 16 Air Assault Brigade
    Posts
    4,772
    Real Name
    Gil Boyd
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    01:13 PM
    They said they plundered Riyadh of all the gold, so where did it all end up?
    'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA

  12. #9
    Contributing Member Aragorn243's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2009
    Last On
    Today @ 08:31 AM
    Location
    Pennsylvania, United States
    Posts
    6,974
    Real Name
    Steve
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    09:13 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Gil Boyd View Post
    They said they plundered Riyadh of all the gold, so where did it all end up?
    Some of it ended up in my safe. Forgot about that. 21 carrot gold necklace, bracelet, ring and ear rings. Beautiful stuff. Dirt cheap over there. I have a rug also, forgot about that. Never display either of them at the house but have shown them off occasionally for special events. The rugs the real deal, signed like they are supposed to be.

  13. #10
    Legacy Member AFJon's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2012
    Last On
    03-05-2024 @ 11:14 PM
    Location
    Colorado Springs
    Posts
    351
    Real Name
    Jon Dix
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    06:13 AM
    Blast Door artwork for the Prairie Submarine I was the flight commander of.
    Former Prairie Submarine Commander
    "To Err is Human, To Forgive is Divine. Neither of Which is SAC Policy."

+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 2 1 2 LastLast

Similar Threads

  1. General Service Time Piece?
    By Simon in forum The Lee Enfield Knowledge Library Collectors Forum
    Replies: 27
    Last Post: 09-24-2015, 06:44 PM
  2. WW1 and WW2 memorabilia ID
    By technova in forum Milsurps General Discussion Forum
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 07-13-2011, 03:22 AM
  3. Thank you for your time and help.
    By Jinx in forum M1903/1903A3/A4 Springfield Rifle
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 04-08-2011, 04:18 PM
  4. Time for this...again.
    By Nate in forum Other U.S. Service Rifles
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 05-09-2009, 02:44 PM

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
Raven Rocks