I thought I should show you my little stash of Third Reich postcards. The two first is actual photos on postcard sized agfa paper,with studio ink stamp.
The others are more common postcards, all is unwritten and in nice condition:)
This box has just turned up from a house clearance. Nothing particularly special about it other than its in better than average condition. And unusually the two contents sheets were still in the metal frames inside the lid of the box. Over the years I have had a number of these boxes and they all appear to have had some extra stencilling added which I can only assume is a post war addition possibly by the Liberation Forces (Force 135). You will note the 4.4 CU. FT., which I read as 4.4 cubic feet. Also there is 344 J, which has also appeared on all the boxes I have seen. I have found no reason for this unless they were destined to be used as boxes for storage and size mattered. Either way I am sure this makes the box perculiar to Jersey.
They certainly make great storage boxes as I have a few already in use. Nice to see this sort of thing does still turn up in nice condition, just a shame it was not full of its original contents.
All the best from Jersey.
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Hello all,I just received my eagerly awaited package today containing the second senninbari in my collection.Most of you are familiar with the Hinomaru Yosigaki or "Good Luck" flags carried into battle by Japanese soldiers. Encountered a little less often are the Senninbari or "One-thousand stitch" belts. This belt is a little more elaborate than most as it has a 5 sen coin attached and a hand done image of a tiger as well as the knots.The tiger was an inspiration to fight fiercely in battle and was also viewed as travelling long distances seeking its prey and always returning home safely.In Japanese lore the tiger was also considered a messenger to the Gods.Intended to protect the wearer, each knot made the belt more powerful until it finally reached the number 1000. Usually made by a wife, mother or other female family member, the women would often gather knots from other women in the neighborhood,or at bus and train stations in the community. Each knot was done by a different person so it was quite a task to obtain the required 1000 stitches.Unfortunately in many instances,1000 stitches just not enough…Due to the fact this piece does not have tie strings it was most likely carried in a pack or inside the soldiers helmet liner.Although beautiful, to me it is a sobering reminder of the price of war.
I went to the range last weekend with my post war m1 carbine for stress management and low and behold it was jamming and stove piping every third round.. In order to bring harmony and balance to the universe I bought a yugo mauser before I left the range.
Also just throwing in the fact that wifey and I are taking the texas concealed carry class on sunday..
I will be using my trusty smith and wesson 9mm GVE, and I bought wifey the charter arms 38 special "pink lady" from the same range/shop..
