Archive for May, 2009

funny german soldier

i saw this pic and laughed so loudly,
thought you might find it funny

Attached Images
jpg duetchezoldatam2.jpg (74.6 KB)

m42 possible ss? genuine????

hi this m42 is for sale im interested do you think its genuine it looks good to me,
no other pics of it.
do you think it a ss helmet going by the remainding silver colour on the decal?

Attached Images
jpg !BR8zG6gBmk~$(KGrHgoOKj4EjlLmY+TiBK!rdyl5dw~~_1.jpg (16.8 KB)

leeds

planning on going leeds fair again on the 17th , who else goes up ? i have £10 to invest in some goodies :D

Russian hand-writing… 2

Hi,

Many thanks for the help.
Can someone help with this one? I think it dates from 1946 but it might be some sort of medical doc? can one see more clearly?

Thanks,
Neil.

Attached Images
jpg med.certificate 1946.jpg (204.5 KB)

Russian hand-writing… 2

Hi,

Many thanks for the help.
Can someone help with this one? I think it dates from 1946 but it might be some sort of medical doc? can one see more clearly?

Thanks,
Neil.

Attached Images
jpg med.certificate 1946.jpg (204.5 KB)

Inf. Officers Cap

Hi guys, This is a cap my uncle picked up at the end of WWII. Have many things from him that I would like to show on the forum.
This cap was part of complete uniform (Tunic,pants,boots,etc.).He couldn't fit cap in box so sent in separately with a few other items. Box with uniform didn't make it home but cap did;hope this wasn't too boring.
Thanks for looking, Hal

Attached Images
jpg PICT0028.JPG (125.7 KB)

Rusty Japanese Helmet / Help!!/ How to preserve??

Hello! Pics of a Japanese WW2 helmet that I just purchased from a friend in China who I have been getting a lot of rare Japanese hand grendades, and other items from.

I am sorry if I should not post a Japanese helmet in this forum, but I would think a rusty helmet is a rusty helmet, no matter what country. The helmet is historical & interesting. It still has the liner, star and remains of the cloth tropical cover that were once on it. You do not see too many dug helmets like this, and thought it was interesting, so I bought it.

I would like to preserve it just the way it is, but do not want the bits of cloth cover coming off. It looks like I will have to take a needle and thread and carefully re-attach the one liner flap that looks to have come off. I will probably re-enforce the other 2, if they need it.

Should the rust be killed somehow? should the leather liner be conditioned? I do not touch original things, and leave as found, but was wondering what the "experts" think about it.
I have conditioned leather with Pecards before on certain things, like my pistol holsters that I use, and it seems to work very good without harm. I do not want to destroy any collector or historic value of this helmet, which tends to make me think, leave it alone!

Any help, suggestions, comments will be appreciated.

Regards, Steve

Attached Images
jpg 043-4.jpg (66.6 KB)
jpg 044-4.jpg (101.8 KB)
jpg 045-3.jpg (88.4 KB)
jpg 046-4.jpg (78.2 KB)

Garage find

Hi guys,Purchased this group about 15 yrs. ago from a guy that did garage & basement clean-outs N.J. Hope you like the pic.
Regards, Hal
PS; Will be happy to answer any questions.

Attached Images
jpg PICT0003.JPG (21.6 KB)

is this a legit hj pin??

ive never seen one of these is it genuine or repro fantasy?

thanks folks

Attached Images
jpg 1241142408-29844-0.jpg (13.6 KB)
jpg 1241142353-29806-0.jpg (17.1 KB)
jpg 1241142376-29808-0.jpg (14.4 KB)

is this a legit hj pin??

ive never seen one of these is it genuine or repro fantasy?

thanks folks

Attached Images
jpg 1241142408-29844-0.jpg (13.6 KB)
jpg 1241142353-29806-0.jpg (17.1 KB)
jpg 1241142376-29808-0.jpg (14.4 KB)

« Previous entries · Next entries »