My dad gave me this dagger about 40 years ago, its was in reasonable condition till my wife decided to store it in my shed which I used for breeding tropical fish.
I would like to know the approximate production date or any other info on the dagger.
Hello everyone, I have found a old rifle wrapped up in a flag in a leather bag.
All the information I could find on it was "captured hardware" that is it, no ammunition type/size or whom it was captured from. The only information I can see on it is the following;
Mannlincher-Schonder 1930 System
Y:1903/14
The Y:1903/14 had a shield above it on top of the receiver.
Any help on its history, calibre ( it looks like a 6.5mm )
I will take pictures of it soon after I clean all the grease off it.
My wife found this somewhere and bought it for me. I however do not know what it is. It looks like an old buckle that has been converted into a brooch. I cannot even place the origin of the piece, crown could be Belgian?? Please have a look and tell me what you think, thank you.
Tom
Hello from a new member. I hope someone here can help me identify this hat. It looks like a Cossack hat to me, but I cannot find reference to it. I acquired this from the son a a B-24 ball turret gunner who was shot down in Austria at the end of WWII. The area his plane crashed was in the hands of the Soviet army. He, and his crew traded their flight hats to their Soviet hosts for their hats. Here is a photo of his crew wearing the hats they traded from the Soviets, and you can clearly see this hat on a number of heads. What is it, and does it have any value?
Hey All,
Recently my grandfather was diagnosed with dementia so his memory is gone. All of his knowledge including that of how to trip a Garand, especially his actions in the war are virtually unexistent. I do however have some paper work on him. Unfortunately (and this is the kicker), it’s all about his Air Force service. I do know he did his basic at Ft. Knox and was deployed to Korea in March of 1952 until he was moved to Japan where he was discharged in Febuary of 1955. The only lead I have on his service was a paper saying "Most Important Service": Co "A" 6th TK BN (90 mm)(Korea).
Name: Franklin D. Orwig
Service Number: 13 442 344.
If anyone has any ideas or information on where to get started it would be a big help.
I have been collecting relics from many conflicts throughout the past 10 years. I have recently picked up a few German ID discs. It is truly sad that there are people out there faking, but there are bad apples in every bunch. I’m hoping that a few of you pros can help me out here. I will attempt to post pics of the discs in my possession. I’m glad to have found this site and look forward to being a part of it.
The M5 flak helmet was the last aircrew flak helmet developed during WWII.
The metal is covered with a short fuzzy flocking to prevent skin sticking to metal at high altitudes (my camera can't pick it up),there is no brim compared to the M3 which resembeled the standard M1 GI helmet with rounded ear flaps. The ear flaps were more pointed on the M5. Another inovation was the clip added to the chinstraps attached to the swivel bails for quick easy repair. An inovation used on the standard M1 helmet post war.
