Archive for March, 2011

Question Nagant M1895 revolvers

Hello fellow war relic members, I’ve been considering the possibility of buying a Nagant M1895 revolver, do you guys happen to know the "PROS" and "CONS" of this weapon? Is there any value in them, and where can I find them for a cheap price? Especially WW2 ones?

M40 DD repro?

I bought this helmet from Craiglist for $150. The liner is an obvious reproduction and I suspect the decals are too. Can anyone tell this from the remains of the pictured decals? The shell looks quite nice and is marked as Q6? DN??. Was this a reasonble price?


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Question “deutsche soldat” by August sair

I have noticed a few comments regarding this book, which I haveva copy of and is kinda my bible….a few members have said there are inaccuracies in the book. What kind of things are inaccurate???
I know that not every reference book is perfect, and one can only go on their own knowledge and experience, but his book is fairly concise and impressive, and if there were inaccuracies they must be minor…

German WW II metal steel helmet M 35 M 40

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Plenty of finds from a new site on a British Airfield.

To be honest I always prefer to locate and dig Airfield or Military rubbish dumps, but reading all the threads on metal detector finds has inspired me recently to dust mine off and have a go. I’d already carried out a fair amount of research into the area, woodland attached to a former WW2 airfield so I had an idea I’d probably find a few relics from this site. But the amount I’ve been recovering during short two hour visits has even surprised me and I’m someone who’s used to digging concentrated amounts from the former rubbish dumps.

To give you an idea of the amount, here are just 2 hours search today. The finds had pretty much filled my rucksack after only an hours searching.

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There are quite a few interesting bits in this lot so Im looking forward to cleaning them up and seeing whats there.

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Just a few odds I sorted out for close up today.

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A few of last weeks recoveries, the tube is aero alloy and retains traces of the blue paint. I like the Mic/Tel plate I’ve found a few but most have lost the print, after washing this as it dried it was fading to nothing fast so I slapped on a coat of matt varnish which stopped any further deterioration.

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Today was only my third visit, so here are some of last weeks finds cleaned. Because there’s a lot I’ve only taken group shots so if theres anything you’d like to see in more detail let me know and I’ll take some close ups. I think the black alloy top left is perhaps a light frame, and the bottom item is perhaps a small hydraulic ram for something like an aileron?

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There are lots of pieces of aero alloy most are marked. Could this be a fuel tank hatch and edge surround?

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And of course the finds wouldn’t be complete with the a few Merlin exhaust manifold gaskets and washers. I was pleased to find these here.

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The last picture which is out of order shows my full rucksack after I’d hauled it back.

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LUCKYSTRIKE


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Schulterklappen WH, Original

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H.Goring lunch knifes

Hello,

For sale, 5 Lunch knifes.
NOT found by the airborne division! :)
but..by workers, while building the Continental hotel
on the obersalzberg.
100% guarantee, livetime. not a supercondition.
comes in a Glassed case, the knives are
fastened on red silk, nice to hang on a wall.
Well marked etc, etc and as you see, the Hermann Göring crest on it.

625 euro.

in a while more where that came from,

Greetins and thanks!

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P Type, HSAT, HSDR, HSRAC

Hi All,
Here’s some pics of my P type helmets, the only one not shown is the original P type HSAT that was used on the Bruneval raid, & there as rare as hens teeth:rolleyes:
Aaron


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STAHLHELM LW Helmabzeichen Luftwaffe gealtert - 28

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STAHLHELM ABZEICHEN Helmabzeichen Adler gealtert - 30

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