Hi all
This arrived this morning. I like the overall look (eagle, date, and printed Hitler autograph) of this document...
Greetz
Nick VR
hello
i got this little insignia but dont know exactly what it is
could it be a gebirgsjager badge or just a wintersports badge
really dont know
hello
just wanted to show this one
cheers
hello
just wanted to show this one
cheers
Hi Guys, I ran across these pics on the Bundesachive Wikimedia site and I thought that they would be of interest to the forum membership here. They show the 1st model of this rifle being demonstrated to various Luftwaffe Officers.
Cheers, Ade.
Hi Guys, I only have one example of this type of bayonet. These were an optional item which a German soldier could buy at his own expence for walking out. They were popular items pre war.
These bayonets came in two size options. This is the smaller sized bladed bayonet and was only worn by NCO's. They were always worn with a decorative knot. The system of colours used is a very complex one. The silver and green knot shown denoted NCO status.
This example is not maker marked and has a simple bright finished plated blade. Soldiers could buy blades with a large variety of etched designs on them if they wished to pay more. (Beware of fakes of these)
The hilt has a very stylised eagles head design and is made from zinc with a thin silver wash finish. The grip plates are a black plastic/bakelite. The slot where the bayonet would have been fixed to the rifle has a decorative red felt insert. BTW these bayonets were not really intended to fix to the rifle and some have dummy push button so they cannot be fitted. This one does work however.
The scabbard has a black gloss paint finish.
The bayonet frog would have been a "patent" type high gloss finished leather which would match the parade belt.
Cheers, Ade.
I had mentioned in another thread about some items my grandfather had brought back with him after the war, and a forum member said he'd like to see them, so I though I would post them here.
My grandfather was an air gunner in Bomber Command completing his first tour in 1942/43, and then after a period of training other aircrfat he return to ops in January 1945.
At the end of the war he was in Gardermoen, and that is where most of the items came from. The wings and coin were given to him by a German airman, while the altimeter was removed from an aircraft and mounted in the block for him by a member of ground crew.
The piece of shrapnel has another story. This was removed brom his shoulder after a raid to Berlin on the 27th March 1943. His log book states Operations - Berlin - Hit on shoulder by piece of flak. Shot up near Celle.
Anyway, hope you find the items of interest.
Johnnie
