I’m sure a lot of you are familiar with the General Civilian Respirator issued to all citizens of Britain during the war. All I have seen from now have been a dark grey/black color. Well, I am arranging to buy one in light brown. What gives? I can’t find any info on this, but it isn’t worth enough for someone to go through the trouble of making a fake I don’t think. It is dated 1942, the filter is dark brown/black (hard to tell from photos), and it appears to be lacking the arsenic prefilter so common to these. It has the same issue box as the usual for these masks.

So, rare piece, fake, or just not well documented?

Thanks.

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When my grandfather died i received a world war 2 bayonet. I was told it was german made. I can make out 2 numbers on the base of the blade, one on either side. I was wondering what the best way to restore the value of the bayonet was. I realize that there are probably alot of these out here, but anything i can do would be helpful. I was thinking like sharpening the blade, or varnishing the handle, shining the holster, etc. Im new at this so i dont know whats best to do. The blade looks pretty worn as well.

I’ve been on the lookout for something like this for a while. A real been there one. Several coats of paint, original factory, light tan, then rough green. No marks visible. To me, it says North Africa, then Italy. A liner and chinstrap are on their way for this one. I’ve never replaced/updated anything on my lids, (with the exception of M1 liner chinstraps) but this one I think deserves it. Sorry about the two flash photos, but it’s chucking it down here. Any thoughts on my theory of it’s history?

Best Regards,

Andy

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Guys, have any of you seen one of these before or have any thoughts on it’s authenticity?
It’s for sale in the classifieds section and one of our members has raised concerns on it being a period item.

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Hi guys I wonder if you guys can confirm that this wbig in tombak is original. IMO it looks good but though I´m not expert I would be very grateful if you could tell me if it´s good or bad
Thank you very much for looking.

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Hi guys, I just dug this out and I’m wondering what it is exactly. I’m confident it’s Polish Airforce but what period? Forgive the rubbish pics I am at work and only have a scanner. Inside it is marked ‘05 92r.’. Also 61 which is the size I’m guessing.

Thanks for any help!

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