Northern World War Two will be presenting a couple battles -western front and eastern front. For further details see The Northern World War II Association

Most of us bring our collections for display, so plenty stens, No4’s, Brens, K98’s, Moisin Nagants and so on…

Hi,

i´ve found some items and i wann know if they are authentic (WWII).

loewe
loewe

It would be nice if somebody can tell me how i can figure this out.

If anybody is interested in buying this two items please make an offer.

Greets,
Spaz

Hello all , got this card with some T.R. MEDALS from a dealer,
what do the experts think?

I do not see why man should not be just as cruel as nature.
A H .

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(strictly militaria)on ebay uk there is a very exiting helmet with what appears to be a cut down cover of old zeltbahn, and chickenwire .It apperas a good one.The facinating thing is the guy said it might be ss,but as we know the ss didnt have the splinter cover so i would rule that out.The wire is so well on ,i can see the problem of not disturbing it so the decal if any is hidden.Trying to open the wire may break it as it would be brittle .I think its a good one ,but i cant help wondering what underneath the zeltbahn/?It looks like a real old veteran of ww2 ,and has seen much action.(1904237522920.ps i would love this in my collection,lv

Hello, at last a forum wherin there might be some answers!

A good family friend has his fathers badges, medals and photo albums. His Father passed around 10 years ago and it seems said little about his wartime career-there is however photo evidence of him in the 8th Army and El Alamein. Some things he also mentioned were SOE and Arnhem. All seems very coherent and correct as I’ll detail.

The photo albums are fantastic-the wartime albums are only of the desert campaign and include loads with German and Italian tanks and aircraft. Unfortunately there are none of his later war service. The postwar shots clearly show his battledress and on his right shoulder is title Royal Engineers, SAS para wings and then Direct Reporting to War Office formation badge. He is seen defusing bombs across several locations including Hampton Court Palace, Hull and in Channel Islands. He got the MBE for all this work. In the collection are disarmed fuses -I presume one of these is from a Herman as he did defuse a few of these (one at Hampton Court). He even had the odd TV appearence in the 50s!

Medal ribbon-there are 2 of these-full size and miniature. Ribbons include MBE (awarded postwar for his work in bomb disposal), MM awarded for something he did wartime, Desert campaign (8th Army) and the other usual ribbons you would expect.

Extant medeals- the MM and MBE

Extant badges-this is where it gets VERY interesting. I can’t provide photos as the badges aren’t mine. Hopefully a description will suffice.

Badge 1- very small, thin brass/bronze-looks almost like it was made by a craftsman. The badge features a dagger with the knuckle duster-I’m thinking ME Commando?

Badge 2- uppointing sword, surrounded by a wreath. Badge is again very thin brass sheet. I thought it might be Greek Sacred Squadron?

Anyone any thoughts on whether its likely that these are the badges as I’m thinking, any idea on rarity and insurance? The owner is thinking of their long term future and we’re thinking of a suitable museum but we’d like to get some research done first so that there’s a full story to tell and then it doesn’t just get pushed into some drawer and forgotten.

Hello all

I am new to US Collecting and i have just bought a named Bronze Star! I am now looking to see what i can find out about the man!

Is there anyway to do this or am i SOL i would like to find out anthing at all!

Thanks for your help!

Adanac00

Here is what I found at Beltring. As I don’t know a lot, please add any detail and comments
A cotton M43 suit with high waistband trousers. I believe it is dated 1955. Please ignore the shoulder boards. Is this style with the breast pockets fully stitched on the outside for officer or for NCO?

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G'day All,

First time here, picked this up for a coupla hundred dollars today. Looks like a M17 with chicken wire, stamped ET64 on the rim and E265 inside the helmet dome. I bought it because I dont have an M17 or a chicken wire type in my collection. It has good patina, is named and seems to have traces of cam paint. Does anyone have any thoughts on this at all. I reckon it looks you beaut and if it's not fair dinkum, it still looks good!! Sorry its a little blury

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This is the other armband I couldn't get onto the other thread. It looks rather too red, but again, I am no expert. At least it is a 3 piece design. Any help appreciated. They are asking $100 for it.
Pics were taken by them with a phone - sorry!

Al

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I have to ask your help again on these items. The flag looks the most promising to me. I’m not sure about the armband, as I read on one of the threads that printed ones were more suspect. The stitching around the edge looks a little haphazard, but then again I do not profess to be an expert. Pics are poor as taken by them with a phone. I know this doesn’t help you!

Also looking for some idea on value please. Armband is for sale at $100 and I don’t know yet on the flag.

I have one Party Armband on the next thread - no room for pics.

Al

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