Hi guys, just wanted to point out a small fact. A guy on another forum that I use posted a buckle with a tab by the maker Schmole & Comp,the buckle and tab were original and quite nice. When I looked at the buckle I thought there was something odd, I moved from all Third reich buckles and specialiased on Heer ones so I have seen hundreds. It turns out that the buckle was in fact a Dransfeld buckle and the tab Schmole & Comp, but the buckle had not been messed with and the stitching was quite good. When I looked at the factors this is the conclusion that I came up with. The buckle itself was dated 1936, both makers are from the same town, Menden. It is my opinion that either Schmole & Comp were short of buckles and had a big order so bought some from their rival company and put their own tabs on or again they were first starting up and bought in buckles to sell before they got their own pressed running. Yoy will find oddities like this from time to time, I find these buckles quite interesting, I will enclose pics of a Dransfeld buckle and a Schmole and comp buckle for reference, I will ask the owner of the buckle if he minds me posting pics of his buckle so you can all see what I mean :D First pics, Dransfeld buckle
Hello Gentleman
I'm new to the community and thought I would share my newest find and see what you think. I hope you like it. There was also a helmet that came with it.
Hi everyone, I have a Wehrpass here that appears as though the owner had no military service, but as I can't read German I could be very wrong:(
I have attached pictures of the only pages with writing or stamps, I really hope someone can do a translation for me, please.
Also does anyone know of a site that has an English translation of the Werhpass?
Many thanks in advance,
Grant:b:
Hi,
This seems to be a Russian document from 1940, I only know it comes from Harbin, North East China.
Could someone see what it is? names and context? sorry, my Russian is poor.
Thanks,
Neil
Hi,
This seems to be a Russian document from 1940, I only know it comes from Harbin, North East China.
Could someone see what it is? names and context? sorry, my Russian is poor.
Thanks,
Neil
Location Of Russian easter battailons and regiments in France, nostly on the coastal area
Battailons:
681,666,665,601,661,406: in the coastal area Perpignan-Toulon-Cannes
4 regiment Cherleroi
628 Brugge-Beernem ( Belgium?)
618-Boulogne sur mer
605 Amiens
621 Puys-Bracquemont near Dieppe
630 Beuzeville near Caen
441 Bayeux
439 Saint lo
635 Carentan
561 Queraveville
649 Montfaruille
643 Trinity island
602 Granville
281 Avranches
517 Isigney Le buat
752 Fougres
627 Liffre
602 Saint Malo
III/1 Eastern regt Paimpol
629-Roscoff
633 Gouesnou- Brest
636 Plougastel-Daoulas
285 Lorient
634 Plouhinec- Lorient
I/1 Eastern regt- Saint Nazaire
608 La Roche sur Yon
750 Lege cap Ferret
439,441,635 and 642 bat's was met the US troops in the first day of D-day and was hit there. They was equipped mostly with old soviet weapon. Till the September 24 1944 the eastern bats lost there 8400 of the men
I have a book on Soldbuchs, Wehrpasses, etc. but it does not list this book. Strange, there is no swastika on the cover, but they are on each page in the corners. Take a look at the stamps - SS stamps. What are they for? Thanks a lot for any help.
WW1 German Camo Helmet, BF64 marked shell with batch numbers in skull, with 3 pad liner in very nice condition. US $2200. Item is in USA and can be shipped worldwide
Hi Guys
I just received this helmet I bought from a gentleman on Ebay, he decided to paint the eagle insignia so he could post the helmet on Ebay!!
Any idea how can I Remove the paint covering the decal??
thanks,
