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Not strictly militaria, but it's the Fu Bar.. For all you Pawn Stars fans, Chumlee's off to the pokey.

Like all these "reality" programmes, theres a false impression that what people are seeing is how its happening there and then, but like all film crews you have to stop, re adjust camera angles, sound , lighting, question and answers, make up , piece to cameras etc

YES, I knew there was something wrong with this guy from the beginning , in fact theres something wrong with all of them, bunch of money grabbing rednecks, they will con anybody out of money and laugh about it, plus the whole thing is a sham. I,ve got nothing against anybody making money but do it honestly and with some dignity,without scamming people, also why would anyone employ this guy, thick as two railway sleepers laid end to end and a constant twat , he would,nt last five minutes in a normal job

Thanks for the welcome you fine people,,and Steve T

Very nice, personally I would consider painting the interior white, and then use darker colours on the individual parts, red especially

Ha Ha, a funny but true story, I worked as set security on James Bond Goldeneye, at Leavesden. I had a mate who gave me the job to help me out, I worked from 6pm till 6am so I met most of the cast before they left for the night. Now , the props dept would leave all the dummy soldiers out on set after a gun battle where you see bodies lying all around, so during the night I would stand them all up, all of them dressed in Russian uniforms, and arrange them into dancing partners and when the crew came in next morning they were met by a dozen Russian soldiers doing the waltz. But one night I was walking around a closed set which means I had to stay there all night because there were weapons and the real DB 5 Aston Martin in the next set. .I heard some very strange noises from the huge gantrys above and realised that a couple of the girl security team were trying to get me going so i took two of these dummies and rigged them up against the entry doors which was the only way in and out, It was pretty dark everywhere except the main set but that had only three or four main lights on so it was still dim, I rigged them up so if anyone entered, both the dummies would literally fall on you and because they had outstretched arms it looked like someone was grabbing you, Well about an hour went past when I heard screams and dogs barking, The two girls had tried to creep in and the dummies attacked them, I ran to the doors and saw them both on the floor fighting there "attackers", but the Alsatians were trying to mount the dummies and the girls could,nt get up with the weight of the dummies and the dogs on top of them, I was in stitches, They never tried it again, But I did get caught out by the films Director Martin Campbell. He came in early about 4am to go through some scenes on his own, saw the dummies dancing , laughed about it and sat down and had tea with me for the next week, thats how I got to be in the film as a Russian soldier who gets killed when all the gas barrels come crashing down, It was well worth it.

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Super rare Horse carry rack for the MG. No need for fluffy words I'll let the piccs talk. enjoy.. This will be in the sale section later with the other horse carry rack.

I used to collect German helmets, but stopped about 10 years ago. Here's a pic of my favourite helmet ever. I cried when I let this one go. M35 Normandy cammo, chicken wire, straight from veteran. One of very few chicken wires that are one lookers...

First posting so...Very cool site, Lenny! Congrats brother!! Been refinishing s couple of German 1915 Dischandgranate's & thought I'd post some pics.

Ok, looks like the gallery issue is fixed...

Next up is a rather nice tailored wool uniform to a 1st Lieutenant that served in the cavalry. Unfortunately it is not named and is missing one of the WC Link LT. bars, not to mention the officer's cuff stripes. This one in particular was made by Rhodes-Rapier in Louisville, Kentucky sometime during the war. It is however a nice example of an private purchase uniform with the exception of the above mentioned issues. -Mike

Here are a few more uniforms from my collection. These are pretty plain so to speak and I will highlight some of the interesting details about them. First up is an early M1910/12 enlisted wool uniform. This uniform in particular has a number of different things going on that make it a very interesting piece. To start off, it is named to a Frank Barnard that served with Company M, 3rd Oklahoma infantry. This is a pre-WWI uniform as you will see by the tag and the rimless eagle buttons, which would later be switched to the rimmed style around 1916. The coat also features the usual 2 rows of stitching abouve the cuff. It was made by Morris Busch and has a contract date of November 12, 1910 and also has a Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot stamp of March 16, 1912. This uniform was probably part of the transition from the standing-falling to the standing type seen in the photos. In addition, this is the uniform the soldier wore for inspections as it has wool padding added to the shoulders just above the sleeve for a squared look. There were also hooks added below the bottom button to help keep the bottom of the coat closed. -Mike

Thanks guys! & ill get some pics up tonight!

Hmmmmm...... I know just the guy with a spare rack for this case,, now I wonder who that is ?

I'd work HARDER to be honest A lot......

do they have evas knickers ??? what a catch

Err, a bit more work involved there then !!!!!lol

OWWS , once we were soldiers, the guys that run it are lovely andy (gw1 vet ) and his good lady nicky ,,, http://owwsoldiers.co.uk/whatwedo/ https://www.facebook.com/OWWSoldiers/?ref=ts&fref=ts

Nice pics Nick!!

Thank you Daniel. Hopefully I can get more photos added soon of my other uniforms. Eventually I will get into the field gear and insignia when I find the time to photograph and post those. -Mike

On a serious note @Bill in VA, your collection is better than my local museum, no word of a lie, it's got some of the best stuff I've ever seen, I'm sure @Lenny would agree...

DC maker and in solid condition. Did I do good?

Cheers mate, plan on colouring it later on.

"If you think you,re going noshing down there with that thing on you can bloody well think again!!!!!!"

Sorry if I was preaching to the converted, but there are still newer members who might not fully know what Zimmerit is or its contents or how it was used,, also terminology can be confusing from one country to another and yes we call it PVA glue here

They do extract the urine sometimes

I started uploading pics to a Cobbaton gallery, but seems to bomb out, working on it...

You missed out there mate , should have sent him a bill for being an independent assessor lol

I've been to Cobbaton a few times, love it...

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Totally, and you know they're just caring about selling for maximum profit...

I bet when that lot goes off ,its got a kick like a mule ,,,, sorry could,nt resist it

Talked to a Russian chick way back about ten years but ended it when I ran into another American Princess I couldn't resist. Well she turned out to be just like the previous two self righteous, cheating, two faced, Prima Donnas. After that was over a friend of mine in California told me all about Thai women, hard working, grateful for what they have, loyal, and eager to please. Well come to find out, they are firecrackers as well but the best choice I ever made and everything he said is very true. They may need a little more TLC but at least it comes back to you.

yours is just as nice!If I told you how many tunics I've washed when I was young you'd ban me fasterthanthis! Cheers Manu

Nice sectioned example in my opinion pal

Photos from my past reenacting events. I reenacted a Panzer Grenadier with Panzer Lehr in Florida. I was also fortunate to have the opportunity to drive an OT-810 converted to an SdKfz 251 replica.

Aha...here it is, plumbed from the depths of militaria history...ladeeezzz and gennellmennn....I give you, the tony Oliver masterpiece, the SS koppelschloss....

equally this is my corps last Normandy vet, hes the little guy, just received his LdH a week ago

Doctor's Assistant is a Leutnant rank. What awards did he receive? What battles was he a part of?

Yes Dave, thank you very much for pointing that out!I think that we all know what Zimmerit is....I said that Italian Collectors refer to this kind of camo as "Zimmerit" because "Elmetto ricoperto di una strana pasta composta da un miscuglio di segatura e/o terra e vernice o colla in modo da renderlo rugoso e non così atto a riflettere la luce" would be too long! I've been into AFVs for decades as well and I think that I know very well what Zimmerit is,in fat I had a few sections off a Pz IV with original camo which I sold for crazy money to a German collector!That said, if you're ever in Saumur,France,take a good look at some of their vehicles coated with ORIGINAL Zimmerit ( the guys who restored tanks like the KT applied "home.made" Zimmerit)...you'll discover interesting things like fingerprints,initials of names and even the texture of the workers' clothing! Just in case you'd be interested to add that to your very interesting lecture it's worth noting that it was hardened by torches,that it took 200kg of the stuff to coat a Tiger I and that there were at least 11 different patterns,and that doesn't include the field-made ones or those rare cases in which stick or even fingers had been used to add a pattern to hard-to-reach areas! For the records,the "Polyvinyl acetate" is but our "Elmer's or "Carpenter's glue"!

Thanks Lenny

very nice.. .these do hold so much charisma... thanks for sharing Alan,

That is just good looking! Thanks for sharing.

Hello, I'm Paul. I am a career military officer, with over 25 years of service and counting. I started off in the Marine Corps as a Machine-gunner and anti-tank missileman in 1990. In 1992, I joined the Coast Guard and became a Corpsman. I had a very exciting career, with two three-year tours on two different cutters and two tours in IOF (II and III). I advanced to the rate of Senior Chief Corpsman in 2013 and promoted to Chief Warrant Officer 2 in 2014. The prospects are very high in my making Lieutenant (O3E in the Navy and Coast Guard) next summer. I've been collecting militaria since I was 18 years old. My first love was Soviet Orders and Medals. I came in right at the best time for that field, as Order of the Red Banners were 20 dollars, Order of the Red Stars were 5 dollars, and the Labor orders were even less expensive. My other focuses include WW2 German Luftwaffe insignia and uniforms, German items and groups pertaining to the Warsaw Uprising of 1944, US Coast Guard medal groups with expeditionary/campaign medals, and Saddam-era Iraqi insignia and uniforms. Unless there is an item I must really have and cannot afford, I cannot bring myself to part with much of anything. As a result, I have some of my original pieces I picked up in 1990. I really do not have many other hobbies at this point and time because I am so busy with family, work, and finishing my education. I barely have time to breathe. I waited somewhat late in life to start my college education. Reality sort of hit me hard after my 18th year of service, when I began to think about life after the military. As a result, in 2009, I started taking classes one at a time. Even during deployments, I did everything in my power to keep the forward momentum going. Finally, I completed my AGS in March of 2009, BA in History in 2015, and am 1/6th of the way through my MA in Military History. I am SERIOUSLY considering the prospect of earning a Ph.D. before I retire from the military. History has been a passion of mine since I was a small child. I do not like sports, drama, or other non-consequential stuff. For some reason, I've always been like that. History and the military are my life and hope to be contributing to either or even both for years to come. Anyway, enough about me. I look forward to seeing you all around. Thanks for allowing me into this community. Regards Paul

When I was in Bastogne there was a little military museum there, it had some of the best militaria from the actual surrounding areas I,ve ever seen and among them were helmets turned into pots, collanders, and ladles, especially M38s so it seemed, some were even enamalled , it was a tearful encounter

A little trauma is good for them, builds character.

When I had a mannequin, it move around the house and the kids used to call him "Freaky Geezer". I think they were traumatised...