Description: Nice set of pins for your collection. Kriegsmarine is missing its pin but the others are complete and in great shape.
Buy it Now is $139.99 for the set! Includes US shipping and paypal fees!
international shipping will be a little more.
thanks for looking!
Description: here is a nice clearly marked pin for your collection!
buy it now for $44.99 shipped in US including paypal fees
international shipping will be a little more
thanks for looking!
Hi guys, a Happy New Year to you all.
I acquired this badge in 1984. A family friend (who knew I was interested in militaria) gave it to me along with a german army paybook. He had been given these by a British soldier who had fought in Italy during the War, the book being taken from a deceased soldier. At the time I was learning german at school, and wrote a letter to the German War Graves & enclosed a photocopy of the book. They then wrote back & informed me that this poor soldier had no known grave, but his name was engraved on a memorial near Monte Cassino, very sad.
This fact corrobated the item(s) had indeed come from Italy.
Now, I’ve never doubted this badge before, due to it’s passage to me, but I can’t seem to find a match on this badge, in this section, there was one, which was pointed out as being an early fake, but having checked mine against it, the prongs are different, as is the head. Having also looked at all the original SS eagles on here, I’m not to sure what I’ve got ? I’ve posted on this forum as the eagle, closely resembles the SS style as opposed to the army style, wonder if you can help ?
Regards Paul
I found this 1943 dated British machete a few days ago in a small junkshop. It is in pretty good condition with a solid handle and some remains of green paint, and actually quite sharp. But it also had a few areas of rust (the cancerous sort) so I decided to clean the blade.
The scabbard was dirty with the seam burst open around the tip and partway on the back, and the hanger had been cut off. After I washed it with some mild handsoap and a nailbrush and let it dry overnight, it turned out the leather is actually in a very decent condition and I started treating it with a good quality leather cream.
Some pics as I got the set:
I’ve been wanting to try electrolysis to clean rusty metal for a while now, and this seemed to be a good opportunity to try it out. So in the bucket it went. The brownish tint actually comes from the dissolved rust:
After a total of about 4 1/2 hours in the solution most of the rust and paint was gone. After a quick rinse I used some sandpaper for the last spots, then I finished it with some steel wool, and now it looks like this:
I think it came out quite good. I’ll preserve it by wiping it with some WD40 or some other oil.
As for the scabbard, I think I will remove the 3 rivets that are holding the remains of the hanger and make a new one from a suitable piece of leather that I’ll then pop-rivet back in place. I intend to actually use this set for re-enactment and the split seam doesn’t affect the usability. Quite happy with it, for a decent price.
Description: Rarely seen Wehrpass to a soldier who served in Railway Artillery units. Soldier was qualified as a signaller and served in Artillery units until being assigned to Railway Artillery (Eisenbahn-Artillerie) units from October 1941 to the end of the war. Campaign entries show that he was involved in the fighting in Belgium & France in 1940, at Oranienbaum & Leningrad in 1942 and in Southern France in 1944. Also has an entry stating ‘Einsatz gegen Bruckenköpf Remagen’ - Action against Remagen Bridgehead. Signature at bottom of campaign entries is also seen on pages 22 & 23.
One signature in the Wehrpass is that of Major Römer who commanded Eisenbahnartillerie-Abteilung 640. Soldier was awarded the Drivers Badge in Bronze. Wehrpass was issued in 1938 and is complete with all pages.
My wehrmacht soldier from Balkans,with italian desert trousers,german officer boots and reversible uniform. all original! Trousers have italian camouflage pattern in pockets.
