Yard Sales, Flea Markets and Antique Shops 2024

[browningautorifle]

the "official designation"

Yes as stated... "WWI M1912 MOUNTED CAVALRY PISTOL BELT WITH SABER RING"

I must have missed that question.

[micmacman]

[Aragorn243]

Looked at a lot of these over the years and they are either busted up or post war. Finally found a war dated Navy contract US Pith Helmet, January 9, 1945. Not perfect, has a small ding on the rim and the cloth is worn off the top in a small area.

[browningautorifle]

Neat pith helmet, by Hawley no less. You don't see many of those around now.

[Aragorn243]

In addition to the Camillus US Army pocketknife, I got yesterday, I stopped at two other antique shops and found these two toys, a Barclay Manoil Tank resembling a French Renault and what was identified as a Marx cannon, haven't confirmed that yet of indeterminate type.

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

Looked at a lot of these over the years and they are either busted up or post war. Finally found a war dated Navy contract US Pith Helmet, January 9, 1945. Not perfect, has a small ding on the rim and the cloth is worn off the top in a small area

Just bought a pair. One green one Kaki. Found a nice Navy device earlier for the Kaki one and scored a USMC device this weekend. Not certain if they are dated but the suspension is similar if not identical. I will check.

[Aragorn243]

Suspensions didn't change much over the years. Late war and post war are the same I believe. The contract numbers can be helpful with dating them. NXSX is a wartime Navy contract.

I just scored a nice Navy device, paid more for it than the helmet but it was the only single screw one I could locate. I won't have it for a bit, being shipped.

I checked off another of my bucket lists with a nice Zuckerman helmet on eBay the other evening. Coming from England, not sure when I'll have it. No painted marks but dated 1941 which is when most were made.

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

Suspensions didn't change much over the years.

One has a leather adjustment cord the other a shoelace type. I will research the numbers and try and post photos.

[Aragorn243]

My device came today. The Eagle is Sterling, the anchors are sterling with 10K gold inlay.

[browningautorifle]

Very nice...