Hi Ade. Seeing as I know nothing of these items could you please have a look at the photos and tell me if this is an original item?
I have not seen one of these before. Seller wants 95 Pounds for it, is that right? Thank you.
Tom
I picked up a German M16/17 shell which had the original green in side paint, but the out side was painted gray. I have had good luck in the taking off new paint in the past, but this time, there was no original paint under the gray paint. I am thinking of re-painting it (not to make a fake ,but for display only) My question is should it be field green or apple green and could someone suggest a good dealer where I could get the right color paint.-
I have been offered this item for sale, but think it is bad. Detail on the skull does not seem to be consistent - demarcation line on skull is too deep. The lugs look the right shape, but their fixing to the badge looks a bit off, sorry..very off! I hope I am correct in my assessment of this piece. Any help will be greatly appreciated, thank you.
Tom
I found some pictures of the helmet I've owe a couple of years ago. Just was look at the thread below about a huge size helmet, and thought that it's would be interesting to see. So here is SS ET 70 double decal helmet steel helmet.
I found some pictures of the helmet I've owe a couple of years ago. Just was look at the thread below about a huge size helmet, and thought that it's would be interesting to see. So here is SS ET 70 double decal helmet steel helmet.
I found some pictures of the helmet I've owe a couple of years ago. Just was look at the thread below about a huge size helmet, and thought that it's would be interesting to see. So here is SS ET 70 double decal helmet steel helmet.
This is my latest SS helmet. I bought it from a friend and top collector a long way from NY...
ET70 m42 SS helmet.
Enjoy...
Hello guys :)
I have been researching all the 8.8cm guns deployed by the Germans during WW2 for the past months. My goal is to establish a 100% accurate data base for both Historians, Ethusiasts & Collectors. However I have run across a problem, the true weight of the various PanzerGranaten used by the various 8.8cm guns at various times. I'd like to be able to establish the lowest, highest and average weight figure for the various rounds.
So far I've read a multitude of German & US manuals, as-well as being in contact with many collectors & historians. (The collectors have been esp. helpful to my research!)
The confusion I have at the moment is the true weight of these shells for the 8.8cm guns:
PzGr.39
PzGr.39-1
PzGr.39/43
So far my conclusion is the following (Despite some inconsistences from various sources):
8.8 cm Pzgr. 39: Driving bands with a outer Diameter of 90.7 mm & width of 12.3 mm. Weight = 10.16 kg
8.8 cm Pzgr. 39-1: Driving bands with a outer diameter of 91.7 mm & width of 12.3 mm. Weight = 10.2 kg
8.8 cm Pzgr. 39/43: Driving bands with a outer diameter of 92.0 mm & width of 17.8 mm. Weight = 10.4 kg
However to be absolutely sure that these figures are correct or wether I need to correct them I need a few collectors to weigh their rounds for me and I've already recieved a lot of help from a very nice fellow by the name of thekees (I notice he's on this forum as-well, a great chap :) ). I also noticed that some you posted pictures of complete KwK43 rounds recently, so I wanted to ask wether I could get you to weigh the PzGr.39/43 projectiles you have for me and make a table with results. The help will be VERY greatly appreciated
Many many thanks in advance!
The first Luftwaffe cap pic is a salty cap i've had for several years. The cap was allegedly sitting in a shop window in the UK for years and is badly faded.The eagle is poorly stitched on and may have been added on afterwards. But the eagle has been on long enough for the fading to occur since you can see the dark blue under it in the same shape of the eagle. The rondel seems very thick and raised compared to others I've seen. Inside stamped 1939 , I can't make out most of it except for ??????OPFEIL Hamburg . Any opinions or thought are appreciated.
Thanks, Al
