Can anyone comment on this? There appears to be some information available on the net, but not a whole lot. I've seen a few on ebay.

Please comment on the overall condition.... thoughts?

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Hi, can anyone tell me if this SS knife is a W.W.2 original? It ismaker mark "Maya Rustfrei" on the blade and the number 100 is stampedon the handle near the blade .Maya ,is a Austria maker .

i find one example (spoon) on the bad website , and the same example in the book , but the same guy ,, this guy is not a great referencenotcool


i suspect a fake !

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ok so this is my third go at a KM helmet, and i think ive found a keeper. i have always wanted a KM helmet over an SS, and i would actually take a mint KM over a mint SS any day.

anyway, i was offered this VERY salty (literally) SD KM M40 for a pretty good price. I see no problems with it. to me it looks like a very well used seaborne KM helmet. its very rusty and there is a crack in the back of it but i think its got a lot of character. what do you all think?

Thanks,
Mo

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Hi there,

I have just bought a M17A1 gas mask with bag. It is not my first gas mask but differently from others I have It requires a good cleaning to make It look better. I tryed to ask google and I found this forum. I read some previous topics regarding similar subjet but I noticed they missed a specific explanation how to clean the mask rubber and specific tools list. I feel also to ask something specifically about this mask wich should be considered "modern" than ww2 so sorry If I opened a new topic.

This gas mask came to me in good conditions (rubbber is not creased yet) and all parts are good but mask looks a bit dirty. With no knowledge how to clean a gas mask I took a soft sponge with some water and I added some soap smoothing cleaning rubber parts but all my attempts to make It clear failed.

While rubber is wet It seems clean but when I dry It with a towel It shortly looks like before. I had also the impression that stains had been subsequently increased with cleaning (but maybe thats only an impression). At this time I am asking If the rubber can discolor or not?!

Hope you can give me an advice to make this mask look better.

Cheers,
Storm Elite cool militaria

Hi there,

I have just bought a M17A1 gas mask with bag. It is not my first gas mask but differently from others I have It requires a good cleaning to make It look better. I tryed to ask google and I found this forum. I read some previous topics regarding similar subjet but I noticed they missed a specific explanation how to clean the mask rubber and specific tools list. I feel also to ask something specifically about this mask wich should be considered "modern" than ww2 so sorry If I opened a new topic.

This gas mask came to me in good conditions (rubbber is not creased yet) and all parts are good but mask looks a bit dirty. With no knowledge how to clean a gas mask I took a soft sponge with some water and I added some soap smoothing cleaning rubber parts but all my attempts to make It clear failed.

While rubber is wet It seems clean but when I dry It with a towel It shortly looks like before. I had also the impression that stains had been subsequently increased with cleaning (but maybe thats only an impression). At this time I am asking If the rubber can discolor or not?!

Hope you can give me an advice to make this mask look better.

Cheers,
Storm Elite cool militaria

Just curious. Mine was a WW2 American canteen. Unfortunately, I was 5 when I bought it. I used it a lot, when I played "army". I still have it, but it is in rough shape. Tell me yours. Even if it is a fake.

Hi, as a newcomer to this forum, I think I should first present myself.
I’m 16 years old, interested in WWII, specially german militaria since I was 15. Living in Portugal, I hope to participate in our very first WWII Reenact, using airsoft replicas. As you know, Portugal was one of the few European countries not directly affected by World War II, but the level of addiction to this theme is very big

My first impression will be a SS-Unterscharfuhrer of the 12th SS- Hitlerjugend. Hopefully It will last for years… Still having lots of doubts but I hope this forum can answer them

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Now, going on to the subject:

This compass has been bought in Eastern Europe by my brother-in-law’s brother. Total cost= 7€. Even if it’s a repro, it was bought for the price of rain :D. The salesman told him that it was from a Panzer.

Here are the pictures (link because they’re very big):
http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/3250/dscf0520q.jpg
http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/2046/dscf0521yt.jpg
http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/5282/dscf0534x.jpg
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/6297/dscf0522y.jpg
It’s a heavy piece, still working very well, with the mirror and glass in perfect condition.

As I said, I would like to know if it is real, reproduction, or a fake piece never seen before.

I think that’s pretty much all the details I can cover. If you would like more pictures, I’ll make sure to post them the next day.

Thanks for helping!!!

found last week and this week by our company BODAC, whilst doing a EOD search in the area

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found last week and this week by our company BODAC, whilst doing a EOD search in the area

HVZeeland.nl - Nieuws en achtergronden rond veiligheid en hulpverlening in de provincie Zeeland

Calling all 1SBS experts . . . I have been asked a couple of times if this is a genuine piece. Any comments?

Regards and thanks,
Tony

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