Archive for May, 2009

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Well here we go, Thanks to Dimas & co i get my own little soapbox :D
To be honest, I'm not as good as Alex, I have not the time to copy the codes into the thread, to make it look nice. I am finishing off a degree in June, and then i will get extra time. Its bad enough finding the time to update my site. But................ I have just got a nice ultra rare KM standard bearers patch mint, I also got a few bits but am not putting them on just yet. If anyone browses the shop and see something they would like to make an offer on, please let me know

Anyone interested in a true KM lid? Let me know, its out of my collection:D

hope its not too boring for you all, I like alex's one, better than mine

http://www.3rdreichburiedtreasures.com

Question About Iwo Jima

I know most of the archeological finds on this site are made in Europe. But does anyone have information or resources about the extensive tunnel system under Iwo Jima? I don't know how extensively they were searched after the war and I would not be surprised if allot of material could be found there today.

Any info would be appreciated.

Question would you go for this helmet ?

I was wondering what you think of this helmet ? would you go for it for 199$ us ( more like 231$ canadian) ? if not Why ?
As i do not have the amount most of the people can have i am trying to find myself an original steel helmet to start my collection as i probably never be able to pay myself a $1000.00 helmet i am not difficult as to have everything (liner,strap,decal) and as i keep reading thread in the forum Ebay is scaring me a bit .
Thank for your help and patience with new people in the field
Frenchy

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fighting the rust

Hello guys,
for long years I have owned an SA dagger (will post pics of it soon for you to determine whether it is authentic, but its another story for now) and the blade seems to be slowly getting rusty. As I do not collect daggers, I have no idea what to do with it - is there a way to preserve such items? Would applying the oil used for preservation of firearms help?
I don't want to restore it in any way, I just don't want it to deteriorate.

Any help much appreciated!
A.

For sale: HSc Military Holster with Mauser Banner clip

Holster marked Eagle WaA 41 also jhg44.

A holster like this may be found on page 153, Figure 136: ‘German Pistols and Holsters 1934-1945, Volume III by Lt. Col. Robert D. Whittington III, U.S. Army (Ret).

The accompanying copy for the holster reads as follows:

Mauser HSc breakaway, “jhg44” on breakaway flap. E/WaA41 on closing strap. Manufactured by Gustav Genschow & co. A.-G. ABT. Lederwaren_Fabriken, Alstadt_Hachenburg, Westerwald. Black cowhide. Military (Heer or Waffen SS). Aluminum button. Height: 7” (178mm). Maximum flap width: 5.56 inches (142mm). Included is an excellent Mauser Banner clip. Asking $450. plus shipping.

Please contact me for additional information and photos.

Bunker found after 60 years

AMAZING
:o(from: Denmark: Three German Bunkers Discovered Intact (Mike Delong, US) | Stanford | World Association of International Studies

Nazi Bunkers

Three Nazi bunkers on a beach have been uncovered by violent storms off the Danish coast, providing a store of material for history buffs and military archaeologists. The bunkers were found in practically the same condition as they were on the day the last Nazi soldiers left them, down to the tobacco in one trooper’s pipe and a half-finished bottle of schnapps.

This bunker was entombed under the sand dunes until a violent storm swept away the sands three months ago.

The bunkers had not been touched since the war.

The bunkers were three of 7,000 built by the Germans as part of Hitler’s “Atlantic Wall” from Norway to the south of France. But, while the vast majority were almost immediately looted or destroyed, these three were entombed under the sand dunes of a remote beach near the town of Houvig since 1945.

They were uncovered only because recent storms sent giant waves cascading over them, sweeping away the sand and exposing glimpses of the cement and iron structures.

They were located by two 9-year-old boys on holiday with their parents, who then informed the authorities.

Archaeologists were able to carefully force a way in, and were astounded at what they found.

“What’s so fantastic is that we found them completely furnished with beds, chairs, tables, communication systems and the personal effects of the soldiers who lived inside,” says Jens Andersen, the curator of the Hanstholm museum.

The discovery of the fully furnished bunkers was “unique in Europe,” said Bent Anthonisen, a Danish expert on European bunkers.

And a third expert, Tommy Cassoe, enthused, “It was like entering the heart of a pyramid with mummies all around. What I saw blew me away; it was as if the German soldiers had left only yesterday.”

The team, working with Cassoe, emptied the structures within a few days of boots, undergarments, socks, military stripes, mustard and aquavit bottles, books, inkpots, stamps featuring Hitler, medicines, soda bottles, keys, hammers and other objects. All of the objects from the shelters have been taken to the conservation centre at Oelgod museum, some 20 miles from the beach, to be examined.

The centre’s German curator, Gert Nebrich, judged the find “very interesting because it is so rare.” He continued, “We don’t expect contemporary objects like these to be so well preserved. Maybe it’s because they were kept for 60 years in the cold and dark like in a big vacuum.”

The Germans left the bunkers in May 1945 after the Nazi surrender.

Historical records show that Gerhard Saalfed was a 17-year-old soldier with the German army when he arrived at the bunker in
January 1945. Germany surrendered on May 8 1945, but it wasn’t until two days later that he and his fellow soldiers left their remote station. They shut the steel doors of the bunker behind them on their remote beach and went to the nearest town ten miles away to surrender.

“The remote location of the bunkers and the drifting sands that covered them saved them from being ransacked,” said Cassoe.

Relic hunting and restoration in Russia

Here there is an interesting link with the tank Museum in Kubinka, with a lot of attention to tank finding :

Tank museum, Russia

Enjoy

For sale: Soviet M43 wool Lieutenant of artillery set

Here is very nice set of Red Army M 43 officers gimnasterka and trousers. The imnasterka is dated 1944 and looks like unworn condition, all the buttons is matched but added by myself, due of the gimnasterka was stripped. The shoulderstraps is also addition, but they are very nice pair with markings, which I kept in collection over 10 years. They are nice with all the period made guns and stars. Unfortunately the gimnasterka has a lot of small moth holes, which is visible on the picture, but not such a bad when mounted to the mannequin, the trousers is also damaged, but not to much as the gimnasterka. Very nice 100% war time set made of the wool tricot

How to remove rust

Howdy guys,

What do you think about this?

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some caps

hi guys are these looking good or dud ? cheers Dave

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