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Need help! Trench knife

Hi everyone! Can anyone help me with my quest?
I found this in some of my grandfathers stuff, I know he served during ww1 and thought perhaps this was a pearsonal wepon
used in trench raids.
I have been looking on the net for the past year and can find nothing like it anywhere?
there are no marking at all on it, it is made of mild steel and weight wise it is one pound exactly
it looks factory made (possibly pressed out by machine?)
I would love to know more about it, so if anyone can help I would be most happy!

Many thanks.cool militaria

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Fallschirmjager Materials

Two weeks ago, i took these pictures. The 34 is out of order under the French laws(document avaible)

Impossible to put 2 smocks

The helmet is a late war model

The document for the MG 34.

Sorry, I have not the special container for the MG!

Heer m40 sd helmet opinions

Hi Guys, I would be obliged if you could run your eye over this lid for me. I was thinking of buying it but am not sure of the originality. cool militaria OR notcool

Cheers in advance

Andy

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Unknown Russian badges/pins

Received these as a "thank you" gift with a recent purchase. Can anyone please help me identify what they are for? Thank you!


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Soviet schaschka/sword

Hello,

what do you think about this soviet schaschka/sword. Is it original?

thanks and best regards
Andreas


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Soviet schaschka/sword

Hello,

what do you think about this soviet schaschka/sword. Is it original?

thanks and best regards
Andreas


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Panzer Lehr Pz.IV Track Links

We searched a small orchard near Tilly sur Seulles last Summer, found all sorts of small kit but were surprised to find this length of Pz.IV track on the surface, the grass was literally just growing through the links!


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Panzer Lehr Pz.IV Track Links

We searched a small orchard near Tilly sur Seulles last Summer, found all sorts of small kit but were surprised to find this length of Pz.IV track on the surface, the grass was literally just growing through the links!


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Totenkopf collar tab, real or fake?

Here is another collar tab i have a chance to buy, any opinions? Thanks everyone !! The left eye socket( looking at pics is the right socket ) looks way to big and of poor quality? The detail does not look fine enough to me, but i still have alot to learn !

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Question RAF Bomber Command DFC grouping value?

Hi all,

I have just been offered a group of items from a family of a deceased RAF Veteran.

The veteran died in the early eighties and since then his wartime belongings and medals have been kept in plastic bags under th stairs, his family now want to part with everything.

There is a photo album with approx 60 photos of him in various places in training, during opertaional dutis and on leave. A portrait photo in uniform, he was a rear gunner on a Lancaster in 43/44 did 38 missions in all, after firs tour went as a gunnery instructor got promoted to an Officer.

The log book is named and complete in good condition, there is his service dress tunic with dfc ribbon and other ribbons, also dress cap with bullion insignia and forage cap with officer’s inignia, also his Type C flight helmet with earphones, has his initials in yellow paint on the front. Also the citation for the dfc and various other photos and documents anyone got any idea at all on the value of this set?

Thanks,

Steve

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