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Question Delva Old Jamacian Rum - Pics inside!

Hi guys, I’m new to the site and I need some help. I have this bottle of Old Jamacian rum and I cant find but a small bit of information on it! I’ve read the story about the lost liquor but I have not seem any of these bottles for sale(at least not exactly like mine). I wanted to find out if anyone here knows how much these are going for. My bottle has an old cap on it and a wooden cork under that, I’ve seen pictures of a similar bottle with a lable on the neck that mine seems to be missing. But from the stories I read there where different bottles made to store the liquor in so could it be possible some where not made with that lable? Below are some pics of my bottle. Oh yes I also have an empty bottle are those sought after as well as a full bottle? I’m not looking to sell either of these at the moment, just want to get some opinions on what I would be looking at if I did.


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Need help! need opinion on this relic Paratrooper Helmet

need opinion on this Paratrooper Helmet i got offered,
looks a bit funny to me, but good as well, he told me its a swamp find, so i need help and i need to know how mutch i can pay for it, what is a fair price (he ask 2000$). or if real and someone else wanna buy it let me know.
thanks in advance


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M3A1 Diaphragm Gas Mask & Bag

I picked up this nice gas mesk set yesterday at an antique / thrift shop. Apparently these were issued to officers and other personnel who needed to be able to speak and be heard while wearing the mask. The red cross looks like it was added on afterwards and actually looks like it was done by marker. the dealer insisted it was original as he got it from an elderly vet who served as a medic. Either way the price was right and I couldn't pass on it. All comments welcome

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European flooding an EOD nightmare..

All of this floodiung is bound to expose a bunch of WW2 nasties... as well as many long buried collectables.cool militaria

EODs and Deminers will be quite busy:o(

Haller’s Blue Army Soldier: Uniform Identification

My great grandfather served in Haller's Blue Army from 1917-1920. I am not able to identify exactly where he served. Please assist me by sharing anything you can regarding the patches on his uniform. You help is very much appreciated. Thank you. -Nick

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Need ID Please !!! Fighting knife

If somebody know something about this knife–please tell me..

TNX


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Eisernes Kreutz 2 Klasse

Hello everybody ! What do you think about this cross ? Thanks for help! enni

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Eisernes Kreuz 2 Klasse

Hello everybody ! What do you think about this cross ? Thanks for help! enni


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In Memory of the Battle of Stalingrad

Hey everyone, around this time of year I stop and hold a moment of silence for the men, women, and children, both Russian and German, who lost their lives in Stalingrad in the bloodiest battle ever recorded. I personally believe that this battle did not just change the course of WWII, it changed the world. I ask that you also stop to remember the hundreds of thousands that died there, because they all died premature deaths in the name of freedom.

RIP

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Can someone explain the 1939 Iron Cross Sprange to me?

The more I ask about this particular item the more confusing it gets.

How, when, and why was the 1939 Iron Cross Sprange for the 1914 Iron Cross (1st and 2nd) issued and worn?

Since I am a police collector and enthusiast I will use all police officer pictures.


First is Police General Otto Winkelmann. He wears his Iron Cross 1st class from WW1. He also wears his Iron Cross 2nd class Ribbon on the ribbon bar. But nothing on the button holes, and no 1939 Sprange anywhere.


Second is Police General Alfred Wunnenberg. He wears his Iron Cross 1st Class with the 1939 Sprange. He also wears the 1914 Ribbon on the buttonhole and it has the 1939 Sprange as well. He has the 1914 Iron Cross ribbon on the ribbon bar, but that has no 1939 Sprange.


This is Police General Erik von Heimburg. He wears the 1939 Sprange on his 1914 Iron Cross 1st class. He wears the 1939 Sprange on the ribbon bar for the 1914 2nd class. But he does not wear the ribbon with or without 1939 Sprange on the button hole.

So now that I have posted these three pictures. All of police generals. All wearing or not wearing the 1939 Sprange in different ways. All who won the Iron Cross 1st and 2nd class in World War One. Here are my four questions:

#1. When was the 1939 Sprange worn on the button hole ribbon for the Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914?

#2 When was the 1939 Sprange worn with the Iron Cross 1st Class 1914?

#3 When was the 1939 Sprange put on the ribbon bar for the Iron Cross 2nd Class 1914?

#4 Are there orders or specifications for the wear of the 1939 Sprange?

Thank you and I hope I didn’t confuse anyone more than I am already confused!

-Martin

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