I just got this pendant from a friend and need Your help to say is it original or not. Unfortunatelly seller washed it before selling so it looks like too clean. I'm not an expert of TR cloth insignia and flags so maybe someone can help me. Pendant is over 2 m high and was probably used as decoration.
I just got this pendant from a friend and need Your help to say is it original or not. Unfortunatelly seller washed it before selling so it looks like too clean. I’m not an expert of TR cloth insignia and flags so maybe someone can help me. Pendant is over 2 m high and was probably used as decoration.
This is the WWII Bulgarian field hat. I would like to know if worn by army or all forces.
Thank you,
Bob Hritz
Hello,
I was given this shell case by a friend the other day.
It is dated 1917 with ‘POLTE’ ‘MAGDEBURG’ written on the base.
It is 57cm tall, and caliber appears to be 150-155mm (not too sure as top is slightly bent).
Any info regarding the gun it would be used in, or photos of complete shells etc, would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Jimbo.
Hi Guys, as the subject of the Einheitsfeldmutze has come up a few times of late, I though that it would be useful to post some pics of this fake cap.
This cap is far from being a state of the art fake, much better fakes exist today! This particular cap was purchased by a friend of mine circa 1990- 1992 from a very well known leading London based dealer as original for £90 back then. Some years ago I had the sad duty of telling him it was a fake. He then gave me the cap for set dressing at our living history events.
I have taken a series of pics. If you are going to buy a cap today, you need to have similar pics if possible to determine fake from original.
There is much to learn from these pics I think. Study them and be honest with yourself. Would it fool you? I think many people would still be taken in by it today. Don't be lulled into a false sense of security by just looking at the insignia. Original insignia, like here, was often sewn onto fake caps. Rolls of mint unissued insignia were still around back then and were much cheaper than today to buy. The machine sewing is a bit sloppy here I think.
First let us look at the wool. This does now have a bit of genuine age to it as it is almost 20 years old. But overall the quality is just too good for the shoddy reworked wool used on these caps originally. But see how the flaps, when pulled down, do show a brighter cleaner looking wool underneath. The cap may well have been sprayed with a solution of cold tea. An old fakers aging trick.
Air vent grommets: these lack the correct zinc washers to the underside.
Buttons are plain unmarked.
I managed to get from my friends
hi i found these pouches that i have never seen before . any thoughts?
Hi,
Maybe someone can help here? is this a Polsih ID in the USSR?
Can one see where it was issued? and why?
Many thanks,
Neil.
