Thought I would post this one, not for opinions, but to show, as this one has rock solid provenance. Standard M40 single decal (which some berk had varnished) Named on the rim, but here's the best bit. Picked up after the battle for Carpiquet Airfield in July 1944 and brought back from an officer of HQ 1st Corps who got it from another officer (the one who picked it up) who was an armaments intelligence officer. The officer of the 1st Corps was the one who sold it to me papers included. Carpiquet Airfield was defended, at that time by the 12th SS Div Researched too!
PZ Grenadier Hopfmann,
Machine Gunner
1st Battalion 26 Rgt
12th SS Panzer Div “Hitler Youth"
Killed July 1944, whilst defending Carpiquet Airfield, Normandy

It don't get better than that.................. Except............. I sold it:weep::weep::weep:........and wished I never had!
Enjoy:D

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Amazing chance to be a proud owner of a 1941 soviet dp 28 comes with drum magazine and an official deactivation form .. this is an absolute fantastic piece...and I personally guarantee that the purchaser will be delighted to own this classic...............regards Big Stew

I desperately need a couple of little screws for my SS dagger scabbard - please, please can anyone help?
pickelhaube10@yahoo.co.uk

I desperately need a couple of little screws for my SS dagger scabbard - please, please can anyone help?
pickelhaube10@yahoo.co.uk

Since we have some professionals in the forum, I would like to ask a question. I was watching this website

Hayes Otoupalik

and my attention was caught by this fuze.

I have no particular knowledge or interest in such things, but I had always thought the the detonator was inside the small tube portraited in the picture. They say it's an inert piece though. Anyone has a exploded drawing of such fuze or can clear my doubts? Maybe is there only the striking pin inside? Tks

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Gentleman,
Due of I make some server maintanance and files moving, there can be some some site slowness. Be patient, it's a temporary issue

Hi

I am trying to track down some history relating to the following units:

1 komp Res Grenadier Batailon 437

and

Artillery regiment 189.

I am trying to find out where these units were based and in which areas they were active.

Any help would be really appreciated.

Many thanks

Martyn :b:

Hi guys,

What do you think?

Thank you all!

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Hi guys

I have to say that this visit was not as productive as normal for a couple of reasons.

1. I must have now reached a point where I have retrieved most of the buried metal objects in and around the barracks.

2. Some rotten low life SCUM decided it would be a good idea to smash the rear window of my car to nick stuff from it. All they got was, believe it or not, 2 multipacks of chewing gum because I don't keep anything of value in the car. The only thing I can think of is that there was a mark on the windscreen where my Tom Tom was stuck.....perhaps they thought me stupid enough to keep it in the car. Anyway......I hope they were satisified.......the arseholes. It did cut my visit down to a couple of hours instead of my normal 5.

Before this happened though I did have a couple of nice finds and one that could be exciting (for me anyway) if anyone can identify it !

Onto the finds.....

After cleaning.



A couple of strange objects. All three are about the size of a jam jar lid. Anyone know what they could be ?





Now onto what could be an exciting find. It was at the same depth as items I know are WW2 but what is it off ? Anyone recognise it ?

Before cleaning.....



After cleaning.........



Now stuff that I am familiar with :D :D

A couple of coins. One is easy to identify but why oh why was there a PERUVIAN coin there ? And what is the cross stamped on it ? Is it a reject from the minting process (the stamp reads Prruana instead of Peruana) or has someone on site done this ? Most odd.



A fork. This was next to an area I know was the station HQ. This perhaps explains why it appears to be silver as it is hallmarked.



I also found another lovely RAF badge along with a US collar/lapel pin and a rather worn RAF kings crown button.



And lastly the cartridges. I don't think I'll ever go to this site and NOT find any ! These guys seem to spread them around the place like blinking confetti !!!! In this shot are a 20mm, a 50cal, a blank 303, a normal spent 303, a badly damaged 45cal and three badly damaged M1 carbine rounds (all from the same hole). Oh....and a 303 bullet :)



And that's it. I am giving it a break for a few weeks now because the wife said I am getting obsessed :D :D :D :D If only i could get here as excited as me about the stuff i find ........ oh well :D

Steve T

Evening fellow members , whats your ideas on this , real or rubbish , the pics are all we have , cheers Raymond

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