I found the .50 cartridges around BACHELOR airfield which is
south west of Darwin,does anyone know what type they
are ie tracer,etc.
The small cartridge I found on the beach at ARROMANCHES
in 1992 on my honeymoon,anyone know what type and
what it was used in?
Cheers Mike
Hi traded a post WW2 German helmet. Was this helmet produced in the same factory as the Quist ones after the war? Any idea of the value of this helmet? I know the decals are repro.
Hello, I found this one, and have it on hold. I like it. I would like to have a battlefield relic Soviet helmet, and it seems they are a little difficult to find. This one I would call "semi-relic" it is a little nicer than a true dug relic.
I have asked for pics of the numbers stamped in the rear of the helmet, to have a look at the font style. No pics yet. I do not think there will be any ink stamp left. It looks like a WW2 helmet, but I am not sure on this one either.
Is there way to tell by these 2 pics if it is war time? It would be nice to have a little of the liner left. I think it will display good. The paint, and whole helmet has a very good look to it.
Regards, Steve
Hi guy's, Thought you might like to have a look. Regards, Hal
PS; Happy to answer any questions.
Hi guy's, Thought you might like to have a look. Regards, Hal
PS; Will be happy to answer any questions.
At this year's SOS, I found a wonderful grouping that had belonged to Dale E. Gillespie, 307th Medical Company, 82nd Airborne Division. Corporal Gillespie enlisted on 26 March, 1942, eleven days after his 18th birthday. Volunteering as a medical paratrooper, Corporal Gillespie received training in gliders before being deployed to North Africa in 1943. He took and completed his jump training in North Africa in time to be involved in the invasion of Sicily. Awards included the Bronze Star, European Theater Medal with six battle stars and one arrowpoint, the National Defense Medal, the Good Conduct Medal and The World War 2 Victory Medal.
The grouping includes Corporal Gillespie's jump jacket, which he wore on all four 82nd jumps-Sicily, Naples-FFoggia, Normandy and Holland, his jump pants worn on D-Day and Market Garden, his M-43 field jacket worn in the Ardennes and Central Europe campaigns, his Ike jacket with wings and ribbons, trousers, overseas cap, dress shirt and wool field shirt. The grouping also includes his jump boots worn on all four combat jumps, his dress jump boots, his jump knife, his M-1 carbine bayonet, his medic's armband, copies of his military records and a couple of cards sent home and several pictures of him in uniform. Due to the size of this grouping, I will post parts of it over the upcoming week.
At this year's SOS, I found a wonderful grouping that had belonged to Dale E. Gillespie, 307th Medical Company, 82nd Airborne Division. Corporal Gillespie enlisted on 26 March, 1942, eleven days after his 18th birthday. Volunteering as a medical paratrooper, Corporal Gillespie received training in gliders before being deployed to North Africa in 1943. He took and completed his jump training in North Africa in time to be involved in the invasion of Sicily. Awards included the Bronze Star, European Theater Medal with six battle stars and one arrowpoint, the National Defense Medal, the Good Conduct Medal and The World War 2 Victory Medal.
The grouping includes Corporal Gillespie's jump jacket, which he wore on all four 82nd jumps-Sicily, Naples-FFoggia, Normandy and Holland, his jump pants worn on D-Day and Market Garden, his M-43 field jacket worn in the Ardennes and Central Europe campaigns, his Ike jacket with wings and ribbons, trousers, overseas cap, dress shirt and wool field shirt. The grouping also includes his jump boots worn on all four combat jumps, his dress jump boots, his jump knife, his M-1 carbine bayonet, his medic's armband, copies of his military records and a couple of cards sent home and several pictures of him in uniform. Due to the size of this grouping, I will post parts of it over the upcoming week.
Need some help with this bayonet, is it a tropical or DAK, the frog looks ok to me, but I can't tell on the sheath if it is rusted or original paint.
thanks
