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my grandpa brought this back from the war

Had these a couple of years sourced from a chartiy shop for the pricley sum of £2! Beautiful scale models of modern 105mm projectiles. Came with a display cradle,were prolly apprentice made for a presentation? The plaque is however missing from the cradle. The rounds are aluminium,and the tolerances are unreal! Fuzes unscrew and the drivebands are complete with no gap. They fit together perfectly,you can even hear the air pushed out as they are pushed back in place. Must be of some vintage as the lighters inside are no longer available with the flame adjusters because too many folks(including myself) used to forget the flame turned up then light a smoke inside your jacket them Whooomph! no more eyebrows etc lol

This was made by my grandpa (Clayton Lefever) when he got wounded when he was in the hospital recovering. and it still works today but I ran out of lighter fluid. all he has is cotton in it and a shoestring for the wick and I tried it and it works pretty good.

Here we have a lovely SMi35 (Bouncing Betty) anti-personel mine. German ww2.

Flea Bay does have some good items, like the Napoleonic Eagle from a standard, which was made out of lead,that was a real doosey, even had a date on it, 1991!!!!!!

another item my grandpa brought back from the war

Well I just hope that doesn't constitute stolen valour....!

The 20 MM and 50 cal shells that I turned into foot pegs and brake and gear change on my bike

This one at the moment! I can recommend it.

Vz80 fuze from a V1 'Doodlebug'. German ww2 One of 3 different ones present in the missile.

Next up is Panzershrek projectile. You can see the hollow-charge cup. German ww2.

Here is my first post and I figured I would put up some photos of my US WWI uniforms. I don't collect much outside of what would of actually been worn in the trenches, so my uniform collection is probably bland for those expecting to see unit patches and various other adornments that would of been added Post-Armistice. So first up is a rather interesting wool coat. This one in particular was made by Henry Sonneborn & Co., Inc. in Baltimore, Maryland. It is contract number 847 dated September of 1917. It is made of a heavier blanket style wool and does not have the cotton lining that is seen in earlier uniforms. The overall texture of the wool itself is rather soft compared to others that I own or have handled. Specifically, this tunic features the plain US and Infantry disks and a single corporal's chevron on the right arm as was the regulation during the war. So please bear with me as I am trying out a new camera and attempting to figure out the proper settings to get the best shot. So without further ado, here are the photos. Thank you, Mike

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No, I don't mean Razzle... What military or history book are you currently reading? I'm just about to start this one, blaming @Waffenamt for this...

Hi guys, show me pics of your hate / souvenir belts. I feel the term hate belt is wrong, more like a souvenir belt. Here's one of mine...

Dinner time.... Took these pics for a book that was being written in Europe,, they authors approached me for some piccs after spotting a post of a forum of stick hr's. of course I gladly obliged

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 uniform is from my other grandpa Leroy Sweet that fought in the Pacific Theater 112th Co. H 37th Inf. Division

Some more BZ 24's

Got one of these myself @BryanDavidson, mine is made by Erfurt though.

@jeeeensy very nice, made me dribble on my tablet

"Errm, when I asked if you were wearing a cap, I did,nt mean that sort of "CAP", I meant ,,Oh dont bother"

Nice cap I quite like the reapplied eagle

They are a nice talking point, have a couple myself, SMLE oiler, and a WW1 case fuze

Have to agree, those are very nice and very unusual, and for that price a total bargain

Here are a few bits that I hope gives more insite

I like them! VERY nice:)

a very nice original - just as it should be Christopher

Blimey! Thats a lifes work there!! Thanks for showing it

What a terrific display, Bill, your a lucky man, it might sound trivial seeing all the other items you have but I have a soft spot for Marine Corps knives, I had two but had to sell them, one of my regrets, they are expensive items to collect now, especially here in the UK, the last one I saw was going for £250 and the condition was,nt as good as the ones I had which one was bought by my Dad many years ago, and the other an American Vet gave me, who lived over here and played darts with Dad

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I was so happy when I received most of my grandpa's stuff from WWII. I will never sell any of it because it's priceless to me. Thanks everyone

That is a beaut, have,nt seen one as good for a good while

This has to be one of my prized items relic wise. This was originally found during ploughing on a farm near Caen, France and was purchased for just a few Francs back in the early 1980's. The guy who brought it back to the UK was sure this part was from either a German Panther or a Tiger I tank. When it came into my possession I wanted to confirm and be sure which of these German tanks it had come from which meant a visit to the Tank Museum at Bovington. It was examined by the Tiger tank restoration team who gave me a big surprise! They showed me to one of the King Tiger tanks they have there on display and said "this is where this part belongs, not from a Panther or a Tiger I but the King Tiger"!!! The guys then went on to explain that this is quite a rare piece due to the fact that the only unit operating the King Tiger tank in Normandy was the 503rd Heavy Tank Regiment and that this unit did not really get the chance to see much action as they were virtually wiped out by aerial bombing, though due to the King Tigers immense size and armour protection most of their crews survived the bombing unscathed. That said some of the King Tigers were blown over by the force of the bomb blasts. This piece has been re-painted and is in very good condition as when it was unearthed it was put inside a barn along with other military relics. The farmer did say he had numerous visitors who would always ask to see the scrap pile, items which the ploughing unearths every year to this day. Its a great piece of history and was bought for me by my partner Paula for my 50th Birthday. Enjoy!!

Yes , i,ve seen this before and its still impressive to see again,makes you wonder just how many of these still exist today, but I definately would like a few of them, about 100 would do, I,m not greedy!!!!!

Thats a nice addition to anyones collection, see the difference in stitching, the cockade was sewn at factory level, the eagle was more likely a replacement added by the guy who wore it, Provenance is a valuable asset to have when seeing items with poor stitching, it stops doubters.

You could try floor to ceiling pigeonholes with the holes just big enough to take a rolled belt with buckle.

Nice and salty...has the eagle been re-applied postwar or is it original to the cap?

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I tried pot holing once never again went through a hole they called th birthing channel hated it you have more balls than I sir

Nice piece You can get the dunkelgelb in spray cans, (the correct RAL colour for that era), if you fancy taking it back to the original colour I did it with some WW2 ammo cans I found in an army surplus store......stripped 'em and re-sprayed them Before............ After............. ...

A great post as always! I wonder how many did fall apart prematurely in use!! Quite a few it seems!

Should be no problem for Lenny 'Mr. Deep pockets' Warren to get one right now!

Ahh thank you Lenny that's very kind and glad you enjoyed that post

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Just ordered this one. All about the Earl of Suffolk and his brave team during world war 2

These two for me at the moment.

With the old Breed: Peleliu and Okinawa.

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