Esteemed members of the forum...

I would like some help identifying some badges that I picked up in Bulgaria whilst on a skiing holiday. I suspect that all are repro's but I would like a 2nd 3rd and 4th opinion, not interested in value as I suspect worthless, but anyway... pics below.... every little helps

Goose!

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Could someone tell me how exactly to sew in the shoulder cord on an Allgemeine SS tunic? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hello friends

I have good chance buy this IMO nice original M40 camo smock :p.

Please, all comments and opinions for this. Are all parts on it original pre 1945?

Thx all ;)

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Hi Guy’s.

Here is my latest M1, the steel lid I think is KW due to the paint finish and colour and heatstamp prefix M,I guess it was reissued for VN as the liner and anchor marked chinstaps are from that era.:)Marked in liner ‘72, with the head band a later replacement ,dated ‘76.

It has some graffiti painted on which i’m not sure is period or not?
The graffiti looks very old and faded.
I have seen some "original " VN lid’s with markings ,which were clearly put on with a permanent marker( last week :rolleyes:)

Were Motorhead around in the early seventies??
(i’m more of a Led Zeppelin person myself)

Your opinions/comments are welcome as ever!

Cheers
Gazcool militaria

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I have a Puma knife brought back from WW2 by my father. I am looking for information about this and if it has any value.
It has the Puma name and solengen on one side along with the model name "SPORTMESSEN". The other side of the blade has the Nuremburg city crest with "Reichspartietag" and "Nurnberg" above the crest. I appreciate any help thanks

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Any idea what this buckle is? I believe it to be some type of Foreign Legion TR buckle, possibly Latvian or? Any help would be appreciated.

Bill

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I thought I’d post the rather surprising results of a little family tree research I’ve been doing recently. I’m a complete amateur so any corrections or new information appreciated.

My father died just after I was born and my grandfather long before that so I never knew much about the paternal side of my family. It turned out my grandfather had a brother, William, who had been "killed in the war". An elderly relative offered to lend me an old photo album which she thought might be helpful and I’ve posted copies of some of the contents below.

The first thing I read was notification that 22334 Private William Mooney of 6th KOYLI was killed on 15 September 1916 and is commemorated at the Thiepval Memorial. Some basic research indicated that the only action 6th KOYLI was involved in on that date was immediately before the launch of the Battle of Flers-Courcelette on The Somme. Two companies were detailed to expel a pocket of Germans between Delville Wood and Ginchy in support of three tanks. I was amazed to read this was the first use of the tank in warfare.

This account is from Chris McCarthy’s book "The Somme - The Day-By-Day Account":

"Two companies of 6th KOYLI (43 Brigade) and three tanks were detailed to expel pockets of Germans to the east of Delville Wood before zero hour. At 05:15hrs only one tank (D1) was operational but it started forward from Pilsen Lane, followed 15 minutes later by KOYLI’s bombers. The tank was immobilized by a shell. The KOYLI came under machine-gun fire on the rear of their right flank. This was settled by bomb and bayonet."

From another forum I read this about the same action:

"As well as F A Pentelow, 6th KOYLI lost another 62 men that day.
They were facing the 7th & 14th Bavarians and their objectives were all named after drinks - Hop Alley, Lager Lane, Pint Trench etc."

On the following map the startline - Pilsen Lane - is the bottom of the centre square. I’m assuming that the action took place and my Great Uncle and his comrades were killed in that same square.

The photograph below shows Great Uncle William with his mates in 1915 (he’s in the middle of the front row). The greetings card was sent from France by him to his little sister (the mother of my elderly relative with the photo album).

I’m sorry it took so long to found out about the sacrifice he made with his mates but pleased that those interested will get to see some of their faces and a few of the kind words he wrote.

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Hello...I would appreciate any thoughts on this box 95mmx53mmx23mm...thanks

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Hello collectors:
I am about to purchase an Adolf Hitler Platz emailed plate.It seems authentic, but I am not sure. I need your opinion. Please,see the pictures.It´s quite expensive.

Thanks

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Jay's avitar reminded me i had this little trinket. i have had this for years, but never thought much about it. it was in a box with some other things, but i assumed it was something post war made. the front side has tarnished quite a bit over time, the back is not as exposed to the air, and has not tarnished as much. it is marked 800 on the back, and does have the smell of silver. the top loop is seperatly solderd on.
i'm just posting it for Jay to see. but if any one knows about it, jump in.
andrew

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