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The one and only @Herbert "Sarge" Booker is back.... It wouldn't really be the MCN without Sarge Booker.

There's got to be a better way of displaying buckles on the belts... Although I quite like the randomness of this. my buckles on their own are in metal shallow drawers, just much harder to display belts. Anyone got any novel belt display methods?

Motorbikes deactivated weapons militaria rock climbing

Soviet T-54 tank periscope captured from the Arabs by Israel during the 1967 Six Day War.

Hahahah! Yep,Im wishing they were German...

Strewth, thats worth a fair bit of dosh, I,ve seen some with good divisional signs going for about £150-200

Here are mine as they progressed through the years. WWI, SCW and WWII.

Here is mine. It was in the mid 90's before I had ever owned a computer. My nephew showed me Ebay, and I had him bid on this very early East German helmet that I still have in my collection. I got it for $48 post paid.

A few of my panzer/vehicle items.

German Occupation ID Paper - Hutchinson Alfred Edward

These are a couple of Italian Armored Vehicles plaques. One in aluminum and one in brass or bronze. The last photo shows a mounted plaque. The were also mounted on other vehicles.

Ok, we know we're all into Militaria and military history, but what are your other interests/loves/hobbies? For me, apart from my family obviously, it's cars and guitars... Specifically Subarus and Les Pauls.

my grandpa brought this back from the war

Got this in a group recently and have been gently cleaning the blade around the markings to get a better look at them. It's a little pitted but overall not bad. On the spine it has a imperial crown and "17" indicating the year of production. I've always wanted one of these but a sawback would have been preferred~

This is a comparison of the 88mm that a Tiger would fire (mine is he) vs. a 75mm that a Sherman would fire (again he). I am looking for an 88 ap and a 75mm ap projectile.

This is an interesting Russian combat knife. It appears to have been made from a Russian pike from the late 1800's.

Got this with the butcher blade I've just posted. It's a 1907 SMLE bayonet double marked with wilkinson sword and Pall Mall which as far as I've been reading means it was made 1917/1918 when WK took over production from Pall Mall. It has a Grovite42 scabbard and SLAZ42 grips. Meaning that it may be a WW2 Australian reissue for the Second World War as they were still using the short magazine Lee Enfield.

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Whilst visiting Becklingen War Cemetery Germany, amongst the many graves I was drawn to this group of seven. The 1st is the grave of Flight Sergeant G.M. Clark Wireless Operator Air Gunner Royal Canadian Air Force. The Next 6 are the crew of Wellington X3664, 75 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force. Flight Lieutenant Wilson's Crew were formed 26th March 1942 and shot down 28/29th July 1942 whilst on mission to bomb Hamburg. Robert Hylton Brisco Sergeant, Air Observer, aged 26. Gordon Edwin Caitcheon Sergeant, Air Gunner, aged 28 Alan Campbell Flight Sergeant, Air Gunner, aged 22 Ronald Frazer Davis Flight Sergeant, Wireless Operator / Air Gunner, aged 22 Victor Kenneth Westerman Flight Sergeant, Pilot, aged 24. Peter John Wilson Flight Lieutenant, Pilot , aged 22. From the Records of 75 Squadron RAF Feltwell. OPERATIONS 28-7-42, ATTACK AGAINST HAMBURG. Seventeen aircraft were detailed to carry out an attack on the above target. Bomb load of 4000lbs, 30lb and 4lb incendiaries was droped in target area and bursts were seen in dock area. A.A. fire was very accurate, light heavy predicted. Searchlights in cones were numerous. One JU88 was seen near target. There was 10/10 cloud in parts but clear over target.. Navigation by TR and DR was good. Six aircraft failed to return. One of these being X3664 “When you go Home, tell them of us and say, For your Tomorrow, we gave our Today”

The Royal Flying Corps First Victoria Cross On 26 April 1915 at Kortrijk, Belgium, Rhodes-Moorhouse swept low in his B.E 2 over the railway junction that he had been ordered to attack. He released his 100 lb bomb and was immediately plunged into a heavy barrage of small arms fire from rifles and a machine-gun in the belfry of Kortrijk Church; he was severely wounded by a bullet in his thigh, and his plane was badly hit. Returning to the Allied lines, he again ran into heavy fire from the ground and was wounded twice more. He managed to get his aircraft back, and insisted on making his report before being taken to the Casualty Clearing Station. He died the next day, 27 April 1915. For this action he was awarded the Royal Flying Corps 1st Victoria Cross. His body was returned to England and buried at the family home Parnham Park, Beaminster, Dorset. 25 years later, 6 September 1940, his son serving in the Royal Air Force, 601 Squadron was killed when his Hurricane was shot down by a Bf 109 over Tunbridge Wells, Kent. His remains were buried along side his father.

Thank you very much and would love to be able to get the rest of it

Very nice You would need loads of glass display cabinets for those mate. I see some tropical sets too. D

An update .... The suspected Gustav Brehmer next to an GB 1940 made one and the olive shade is slightly different, but the buckles look the same to me? D

Way too long ago for me, need to delve into the files. love that helmet though, much like mine.My first M.56 was sourced from the US, had many since then...

The medal grouping to Sergeant Albert Arthur Curtis. Albert Curtis must have been quite a remarkable man the military figured in his life for over 26 years. He was born in Maisemore Gloucestershire in 1876 and lived locally to us in the town of Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire and first joined the army at the tender age of just 16. He joined up in 1891 with the 1st Royal Warwickshire Regiment and on 12th July the following year was transferred to the 2nd Battalion of the South Staffordshire Regiment. With this Regiment Albert who at this time was at the rank of Private went to Egypt in March 1893 and from there proceeded to India. Owing to a shortage of Drummers young Albert was sent home from Wellington in India with the 1st Battalion South Staffords as an acting drummer and remained in England til he finished his term of service in June 1897. On the outbreak of the 2nd Anglo Boer War 3456 Private Albert Curtis was recalled to service from the 1st Class Reserve and left Tewkesbury in February 1900 and re-joined his regiment at Aldershot. During the 2nd Boer War Private Curtis served under Sir Leslie Rundle and in what was then known as "The Starving Eighth Division. Although his unit were not engaged in any full scale battles with the Boer's their long stay in the orange river colony meant that they suffered every conceivable hardship, men died from disease, malnutrition and some fell victim to the natural hazards of South Africa. A good number became so desperate to escape the privations of the campaign that they deserted. At the cessation of the Boer War Private Curtis left South Africa via Durban on August 2nd 1902. For his service during the Boer War Private Curtis received the Queens South Africa Medal with clasps "Transvaal", "Orange Free State" and "Cape Colony" and the Kings South Africa Medal with the date clasps "1902", "1901". His Kings South Africa medal was particularly special to him as he would remark later on in a local newspaper interview that it was "a very hard medal to earn as you had to do 18 months of un-broken service to get the medal"! War and the army entered Albert's life again in 1914 when he joined up at Lichfield and sent to Tidworth and served with the first Kitchener Army. He was promoted to the rank of Corporal and sent to Egypt. On 25th May 1915 8593 Corporal Albert Curtis re-joined his battalion now the North Staffordshire Regiment and was sent to fight in Gallipoli and to relieve the famous 29th Division. His battalion served under General Maude and Albert was again promoted this time to the rank of Sergeant for "devotion to duty on the field of action". Albert was in the 39th Brigade of the 13th Division of his regiment and was also involved in the evacuation of Suvla Bay and Keep Ellis and when that was over was sent to Port Said where his battalion was re-organised and re-equipped and sent on to Mesopotamia modern day Iraq. Albert's regiment landed at Basra on 22nd March 1916 and took part in the last charge to relieve General Townsend and his forces who were besieged in Kut. Unfortunately they were too late to save the position. The Turks shelled the position and during this time Sergeant Albert Curtis was himself hit by a shell fragment and wounded. He embarked on a hospital ship and left for India where he spent some time recuperating. He grew to like and respect the Indian people and their customs and of course their cooking! Sergeant Albert Curtis was transferred to the fledgling Royal Air Force serving as a "Disciplinarian" and this was the last of his military service. He returned home to Tewkesbury on 22nd June 1917. For his service during WW1 Albert was awarded the 1914-1915 Star, The War Medal and The Victory Medal. Albert and his wife Mary Jane Curtis had six children but only two would survive to adulthood a daughter named Minnie and son named Albert Alec Curtis. Albert was a popular figure in his home town of Tewkesbury where he became the Town Crier and Sergeant of the Mace. He passed away at Holm Hospital on 7th January 1955 aged 79. Xmas 2015 I open one of my presents from my partner Paula which reveals an old blue leather bound box and when opened there were the medals which belonged to this remarkable man left exactly as he had last worn them. This was a truly memorable present and certainly one which I myself will treasure. We spent the next few months gathering every piece of research material we could on Sergeant Albert Arthur Curtis from the medals rolls to service records and local newspaper material and it was after an appeal on the Tewkesbury Town Online Noticeboard that I received the photograph of Sergeant Albert Curtis as Town Crier taken in 1939 and wearing the very medals which I now own. Sadly his grave has all but disappeared in the municipal cemetery at Tewkesbury as no headstone is present. I did bring this and Albert's story to the attention of the local newspaper the Gloucester Echo but sadly they have chosen to ignore my email-shame on them but RIP Sergeant Albert Arthur Curtis-a true warrior in every sense. Regards Tim Heath, MIA Group, Evesham, Worcs.

I have the Tamiya King Tiger, bought it as a project for me and my son to build. They are not cheap around the £500 mark that was about 7 years ago. But well worth the money. Took a few weeks to build, plenty of parts just like a giant airfix kit but better Sounds of the engine, turret, gun, machine gun, turret traverse are excellent. At the time mine came without the metal tracks, so there is a bit of play in the tracks and dependent on the surface can be a bit jerky turning. There are plenty of upgrades available, smoke generators for the exhausts, improved suspension kits, tracks etc, just depends on how deep your pockets are.

Thanx Bill Try saying that when you a little bit tiddly ha ha fooled ya ,, profanity filter

Nice... I can't think what my first internet purchase would be... maybe a bayonet...

Seen that one before but thought the collar had been tucked in.Glad I never went for it now.as for a value it's worth what you and JMc can agree on...

Not a bad looking tunic shame about the collar, as you say makes valuation a bit tricky.

Are you tinkering again @Waffenamt?

I've been searching for a definition on the AT. my first thought was Amphibious. 9th Marines are know as The Walking dead, and "Hell in a Helmet" to name a few. I will check with some others and see what I can find. Its a great banner!

This is a comparison between a Tiger track link and a Sherman track link. You can see the significant difference in size. I collect WWII track links.

Nice! Ive previously owned a Tiger track link in the past. Heavy sods!

Lovely rounds Doug. I shall post some up of mine too when ive revamped the 'bunker'.

Love these buckles! Thanks for sharing. Here is one of mine that is also in pretty decent shape. Cheers! Rob

The rings on the two fuzes above were attached to the launching rail or aircraft pylon by wires which pulled and activated the fuzes on launch. The bottom threads are were the gaines attached(Penthrite wax filling) The collection graced by this smashing booklet i was given when i left my last firm.

And Militaria said "Thou shalt have no other hobby but me"

Hey guys, been meaning to get over here and check this forum out. This is my other money pit.

A rare bird! Bet you regret letting that go, cos I would... picked up a div sign for the 15th at the weekend, amongst others.

Thank the good lord above, I have not other hobbies, I couldn't afford them.