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German Model 1918 Stahlhelm

$25.00 (1 Bid)
End Date: Monday Mar-19-2012 3:03:35 PDT
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Just bought this M40 Luft. It appears to be unissued. It must have has another helmet stacked on it. The drawstring seems to be an original, but not sure if it is original to liner. Paid $550. It appears untouched. It is a Q66.

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EUR 9,99 (0 Gebote)
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Schweizer Armee Trinkflasche von 1940, selten!!!!

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WWII named Purple Heart

Hi guys,
I was at a local flea market this morning, and came across a box that was labeled Purple Heart. I opened it and the medal was in there, and the back of it is engraved with the name "Oscar D. Ekberg MM1C USN". As far as I know, this would be a private engraving as I don’t believe the official engravings listed the branch.

Anyhow, I did a little research on the name, and found it listed on a WWII KIA list, same markings/name: Oscar D. Ekberg MM1C USN". Further research found out that Oscar served on the USS Houston, and his date of death was March 1, 1942. The USS Houston and Australian warship Perth were both involved in a big naval battle with a Japanese fleet off the coast of Java on the night of February 28th, 1942. The Houston was torpedoed shortly after midnight on March 1, 1942and as it was sinking, the Japs lit it up with spotlights and machine gunned the decks.

I attached a few pictures of it, what do you guys think? I talked the guy down to $65. I also purchased the Navy service medal, which is also engraved with the same name.

Dutch uniform converted to german!

Hello I recently acquired this uniform from a friend of mine, this tunic was once dutch then it was converted to a German uniform after the Netherlands was invaded. Unfortunately southern jersey giant moths decided to take a couple chunks out and the offspring did some damage but overall its not too bad and its a great tunic! Enjoy! - Nick K

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Caps with exterior tags?

Hi, all

I’m looking for images of caps with some or all of their original tags, particularly exterior tags such as one would find applied to the chinstrap, etc.? If you have any pieces of your own that you’re willing to share I’d love to see them.

Best,
Tony

African Campaign medal for oppinions, fake or not?

I compaired mine against suposed originals and can’t find any problem with it.
I thought the color of the green stripe on the ribon looked a bit off, but found a few examples on the net with the same green stripe.
I’m a novice in medal collecting, so I would like to have more than "fake" as an answer, if so, what do I have to look for.
Regards,
Steven

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