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Here are some of the fuses ( delay tube ) BZ.24 for the M24. They make nice little display on their own Hope you like them,

Here is my title collection, mostly WW2, some postwar and the odd repro, but good ones, no rubbish!

Hello fellow collector's and hobbyists alike. My name is Tyler, i collect a broad spectrum of things but mostly surplus rifles (as my user name indicates I'm partial to the german variety) and russian military items from 1900 to current. Im happy i got the opportunity join the group and look forward to talking to all of you! Cheers, Tyler

Oooooh, you be careful now Wingy old boy...

No such thing as tatty Nebels, they are all nice nice score.. well done they're getting harder to find these days.

The standard M24's with TNT filling had a habit of not detonating properly in cold weather, so a change of composition was needed.

Here is a nice item acquired this week. Called a Quilter-key and was used by the British Bomb Disposal units during and after ww2 to unlock the locking rings on german UXB's. This particular one not numbered to the original box,but you can understand that in the circumstances,spares were acquired from other units if bits were lost,broke or indeed destroyed if things went wrong... Its an early numbered piece,so almost sure it would have been used during world war 2. A happy collector i am!! It works like a socket ratchet(only undoes though obviously!) The extension bar is present in the box also. The locking ring adaptors are present and you can see the different depths needed to suit the deeper fuze pockets,for instance if used on a larger bomb case. Number 257 on the box and two of the adaptor rings,262 on the actual key and 331 on ring number 3.

I know I'm new to the MCN folks but I wanted to bring to your attention the following, which was only recently brought to my attention but will no doubt may impact on many UK collectors:- http://dwa977.wix.com/dwa1#!eu-legislation/b7t85

No, I don't mean Razzle... What military or history book are you currently reading? I'm just about to start this one, blaming @Waffenamt for this...

I acquired this from my friend over in Montana, USA who was having a bit of a clear out before moving. He knew I liked this stuff so sent it to me for free.

My newest edition. Photo credits to Niels Klompen. My photos don't compare.

With the old Breed: Peleliu and Okinawa.

@LennyInteresting film but makes me want to weep

Found this morning at my regular site and new it was some kind of sight but when home I found the markings Telescope m38a2 which is for the Sherman Stripped and in need of two mount screws and a hinge pin ,then maybe I can get into the optics

Ardennes 1944: Hitler's Last Gamble by Anthony Beevor

Not tho thure Esmerelda,,,,, potthibley the boxth I did,,

Thanks for posting that. I've seen some of the Hussein family bling over the years here. You reminded me of a photo I've had showing the takedown of those two bad boys... If I recall the narrative correctly, they peeled the wall open with the HBs, then fired TOWs inside. You can see a powerpole cut in half. The end game was a shootout on a staircase. I think it's written up in some journal.

Petina?...that one of your ex's Wingy?

Territorial Army Emergency Reserve, worn over this flash...

I do prefer something different to wear when helping out my pal at the W+P show.. Lovely size 59 lid,with a nice set of goggles i bought online. As far as i know the goggles are pukka?

Im actually having to trace a missing bit. The fuze gripper that goes through the centre of the key. Ok,it still undoes the ring,but the gripper holds the fuze. Just watched it in action on an episode of 'Danger UXB'

Thats real nice Phil. What a find!

Just in today, gorgeous.. Many thanks to @Waffenamt Love it... Great quality repro, as I no longer collect headgear it suits me for display...

Yeah man,Im happy its got a good home. I was gutted when i took a flyer when bought and it didnt fit. Nevertheless it helped finance the quilter key ive posted up in the forum today. Thanks again Lenny for the purchase.

And now to 'tackle' the 50 kg lurking in the collection room. The fuse is a standard impact fuze (Type 15),would not have been fitted with a booby trap as the fuze pocket was not deep enough to hold the long delay type (17,17A or 17B) plus the Zus40 booby trap...all good so far The fuze would have been discharged using a 'Crabtree' Discharger(not shown) After unlocking the rings,then the fuze is removed and the gaine unscrewed and taken off.... The last picture shows 2 variants of adaptors the german armourer used to tighten up the locking rings. As you can see,one of them still has the Luftwaffe serial numbers on.

A few more pics of the kit out of the box.. last one with an adaptor ring attached ready. I havent quite sussed how the pin and chained part works yet, Here is a link to one in the IWM. http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30023914

Indeed a very nice and big museum! Heard a couple of weeks ago that they are removing al the items and vehicle that are made post May 1945. And there is a small museum called, Achterhoeks Museum 1940-1945 Hengelo, that will ship their collection to Overloon. They got some very nice items too. By the way! Every year they organise an Event called Militrack (I'am sure you heard of it). Make sure you visit this event. http://www.militracks.nl/en/

Ah! i see now. Ive seen winter marked bomb fuzes. Makes sense now. cheers Lenny

Lovely minty Kalt. The HE was a different composition in the K's. The King of Sticks will give the exact composition, Donarit?

"Although the M1 Garand Rifle, chambered in .50BMG did see field trials, it was never officially adopted".

Darnit that was what I was going to say!

Ive got my eye on one of these from a museum oop north which may part with it one day... Would go in my garden though.

Have to admit old boy that ive never seen a kalt marked one before. Makes perfect sense though for use in the Eastern Front. Whats the diff between a standard one i wonder? Insulated better or a quicker fire Det?

Do you think Paul Bunyan will notice that I took his M-1 and I gave him mine?

Originally delivered by the Luftwaffe indeed Bill! Was quite a while ago of course har-de-har! Sold one not so long ago as it was an early(1936) 50 kilo. I prefer wartime dated items. Will show some more asap as soon as my memory card arrives for the digi-cam i was kindly given t'other day. wait til you see the 500kg parked in my back garden

Jeeeezzzz, that's some piece of ordnance Waffy! how in the name did you get it delivered? Thought the Luftwaffe was finito...

The one im getting highly likely post war,but yes i reckin very scarce and indeed used for the same job as wartime? http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30023914 mines boxed as well. From a great pal too.

Yeah, they're a bit of a nightmare these days, some of the copies are so good they fool longtime collectors, but this ones not one of these thankfully...or not, as the case may be! obviously it'd be better if it was real....

Liking the idea.

Steve assured Dave that his M1 had the same recoil force as his, but had opened the back door just in case........

Love the textures! Really cool helmet. I need to add one like that to my collection. Photos look great too with the flag!

Maybe the problem ones have rooted themselves out then!

Hi there, I've decided to introduce Cadet rank to the system, this is for all new members and you will stay a cadet until you make 10 posts. You will be unable to sell items or have a gallery, use extra features etc. until you reach the rank of Private. I don't want anyone to feel offended by this, it's just to ensure that people don't join up to sell or whatever without taking part in the community. 10 posts isn't a lot, introduce yourself, comment on an item, tell us about your collection. It's just fairer this way...

Holy crap, you guys are hilarious. Keep them coming. I can always use a great laugh after my shift at work.

British & Commonwealth, pre WWI to c.1970, mostly headgear& insignia but also uniforms and ephemera, WWI medals, odds and sods.

Dobber, a person of low intellect, more often a substitute for kn*b, pr*ck c*ck or similar adjective.Scots slang.

Dobbers mainly....

Hi all With permission secured from the landowner, I went on my first dig of 2016 on Wednesday. I went back to one of my favorite haunts, a site where the British army dumped tons of stuff at the end of WW2. This site is incredible, not only because of its size, (about the size of a football pitch), but also because of the wide variety of relics that can be found there. Digging can be hard going, and deep, (I was 8 feet down on this dig and still hadn't hit the bottom of the dump layer), but the rewards substantial. So, here is what I recovered during the 4 hour dig..... Condenser pipe connectors from a Browning M1917 and Vickers MG. Connects the condenser pipe to the jacket. Close up of the Vickers adapter Starter tabs for cloth ammo belts from a Vickers belt. One Mk 3 recovered on this trip.... Starter tabes from a Browning M1917 cloth belt, along with some 303s, (no British site is complete without one!), and a caouple of 30 cal drill rounds, minus the projectile. Find of the day...........trigger and hand grip from a Lewis MG Diagram of the Lewis bits, showing the trigger and hand grip Lee-Enfield No 1 nose caps. Cleaned up nicely Lee-Enfield butt plates, and what looks to me like the action from a Remington rolling block rifle. This is a bracket from a BESA case catcher bag. Picture showing the bracket, (top right). Lots and LOTS of buckles from webbing and various slings. Finally, this thing. I have now found 10 of these at this site but have yet to ID what the hell it is off. It has been suggested it is an Energa grenade launcher adapter, but I can't find anything that looks like it. If you know what it is, please let me know!!! Thanks for looking. Hope you liked the finds. Steve T