Hello! This is my first post on warrelics and I hope I’m doing this correctly.
I’ve had an interest in WW2 for some time and have purchased a couple of items but would like to become more active in it. I’ve been researching online and reading through this great forum for information.
While out this weekend I made the attached purchase. I was hoping some one could take a look at the pictures and help determine its authenticity. I *think* it passed the burn test and have not done a blacklight test yet. Also, there is no RZM tag. It does have a few minor stains (ink?)
Description: We are reproducing any military vehicles by the order of the client, we are making outside look -exact copy .
On a photo the tank “PZ-VI, Tiger I”, the diesel engine of 240 horsepowers, the tower with electric power rotation, the gun shoots with pyrotec charges, even the gun moves during the shot,Speed of 40 km/h.
Engine “ЯМЗ-238″ (240 horsepowers) is installed.
There is a possibility to install more powerful engine “В-2″ (415 horsepowers).
Transmission from “БАТ”.
It is not expensive in service, the engine and a transmission are reliable, with safety factor.
There is an instruction on tank usage.
Spare parts are accessible and always is had in stock.
The price 380.000 euros.
I was sorting through some of my items earlier, and started to think about the stories and history of the pieces themselves. It always interests me to hear about other people’s items, and the events and people that they previously belonged to, so I have started this thread in the hope that we can create a nice read, with some interesting militaria too of course.
I found it very hard to single out just one piece, as so many have their own story to tell, but I will go with the identity card shown below. It belonged to a Czechoslovakian man, who was a prisoner at Konzentrationslager Mittelbau-Dora, a camp that provided forced labour workers for the nearby V-2 Rocket factory in the nearby Kohnstein, near Nordhausen. Approximately 20,000 perished at Mittelbau, half of whom died of exhaustion. Tunnels in the mountain were actually used to house the workers, until the camp was completed late in 1943. One of the tragic aspects of the R.A.F. raid on Nordhausen, on the night of 2nd April 1945, was the Boelcke barracks, that had been used by the SS to house seriously ill or weak prisoners, was destroyed during two raids, killing 1,500 prisoners. The museum at Dora today only has two structures remaining, one of which, the former crematorium, is utilised as the museum’s main building.
The owner of this identity card actually survived.
Description: M43 Kriegsmarine Officer’s Coastal Artillery Einheitsfeldmütze, the interior is maker stamped with faint, partially legible RB number, and size, “59″. Excellent condition for such a rare cap. Price includes free registered shipping. I accept Paypal only. Please note I am not responsible for customs duty or import taxes on overseas shipments.
