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Guys, as stated above. Rich

Guys, few more pics, this time of an exercise, the name of which escapes me but we had 'sim fix' which was some sort of laser quest stuff and the exercise was to determine if we would buy Challenger or M1 Abraham. At the time we believed it but it was apparently a forgone conclusion due to the collapse of the Shah of Iran's power base. It happened down by Wolfenbüttel South of Hannover.

Hi all, I managed to complete a collection challenge that I had set myself: complete an air force uniform for the major participants in the Cold War (minus France as has already been pointed out to me!). So we have USA, UK, West Germany, East Germany, and USSR. Still have a couple of variations (officer or enlisted) to display but really pleased with how this has turned out.

Afternoon all, Well it looks like FB has pulled the plug this time. So,lets make this online forum number 1 again eh. Waffy

Finally it looks like spring is coming here too. I've been doing som service on our 67 model Peugeot 404, and getting it ready for the summer season. We had some very nice weather last weekend, with a temperature around 10 degrees celcius - about 50 degrees fahrenheit. So me and my wife packed up somethimg to eat and the kids in the 404 and went for a small roadtrip/picnic in our local area last saturday. We had a very nice day, and the old Peugeot performed perfectly. 20210417_151315.mp4

Guys, This short engagement was recorded in the Ulrich Saft book Kriege in der heimat. These photos were taken post war by a young boy that used to play on the wrecked tanks, what a play ground he had! He is now in his 80s and has recently rediscovered these pictures taken before 1949 but after the war. It shows two of the tanks from the battle although he tells me there were 3 British tanks in a row in column of march and they were destroyed on the North South road that goes past the Hotel Kroepke which is still there today. those tanks were on the road circa 3 to 400m South of the hotel just before the slight bend in the road. The Tiger was further South and I will confirm the locations later. The flak was to the North East of the road described above. The old boy (Albert) has offered to walk the locations with me but he is not in the best of health. I will do it as soon as I and he can. Rich

Hi Hans, welcome to this forum. Bit quiet but I still think it will get busier when FB etc finally pull the plug, they are dyeing to do it. Best Rich

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: A multi-piece constructed linen Banner/flag that measures 56" wide and 97" drop with a printed mobile swastikas in black on a white background. There are five sets of ties along the top to tie to a pole. There are a few small marks as well as obvious fading to the central disks. There is also the maker mark in the upper corner as shown in the photo. Great bring back piece of memorabilia. £250 plus p&p

For your review...DDR NVA-Wachregiment oberleutnat in parade dress...and some more NVA-Wachregiment complete uniforms

Here are a couple of rough WW1 German canteens I have in the collection. The one with dark gray cover was one I got in a mail order auction when I was like 15. $10 I think I paid (Before the internet and Ebay!lol)

A selection of tropical pith helmets...Second pattern army was damaged by friend's son during hands on examination...appears to be easily repairable

Just got this nice Post war German Shelter 1/4 in trade. Now these use to be plentiful back in the '70's and '80's. But You dont see them very often anymore. I was happy to add this one to the collection. The WW2 ones are more plentiful! lol Infact I have a new one of those coming too.

I have a few links from a Goliath track,currently soaking in oil

Rich, it turned out to be in pretty Good shape. Check it out

£20 your way.

Ive baton on the fence for now. Going to convert to concrete panels were that wind blows through. Looks like all calmed down now.

Just added this one. 1st I have ever owned. Made at the end of that era, as Hitler had taken power.

Thanks Bjorn, hope to smash out a bit more today before work tomorrow. Turning into a nightmare, I have to lift all the floor glue and leveler as it needs to be smooth for the 'click' vinyl.......Ahhhhhhh!

Guys, as stated above! Merry Christmas and a happy new year! Best Regards Rich

Good christ, I never knew the MCN was reborn! I was a member on the old forum (forgot my username it was that long ago), sold my collection off and moved abroad, came back ten years later and found deac's are... more deacted (deeply upset) and everything is about a million times the price it once was (bank manager soon to be deeply upset). Oh, Bren Mk1. Oh, old spec Webley MkIV. Oh, SMLE No.1 AND No.4 who both cocked and dry fired... I'll never see another like you. Ahem. Anyway. Nice to meet you all, merry christmas, and does anyone know of any Mills Bombs going cheap?

Ring marked S-W for Sy- Wagner Berlin.

hello all! just signed up today and have been going through some of the sections. interesting indeed. i am from the United States and am a long time collector mostly in American WW2 items. i buy and some times sell. history is my corner stone interest in life. i like viewing members finds and find it interesting what lead them to collecting. i feel it is important to preserve the past as it serves as an ever lasting memory to those who served.

M-1 helmet as worn by members of the 5th and 6th Engineer Brigade during the D-Day invasion. Helmet is not owned by me. A friend allowed me to handle and photograph...

As you are all aware, we have a spammer on this forum, who will not go away, I remove him on a regular basis, but It seems that he has found a away to not be flagged as a spammer, I have sent a message to Lenny as I think he is the only one who can get him removed from the site , Waff and I are the only ones who are dealing with this at the moment, but there are other Mods on this forum who do not and I think its about time that they get involved, after all thats what Mods are there for, is is not

Guys, fairly sure these are South front. Rich

Just arrived, care of Sensai Paul Lomax. not one, ..but TWO WW2 RAF Type C Flying helmets, one is almost complete, with unissued MkV111 goggles..and will sit well with Stenuits Elevator....the other will be moved on.... Also arrived was this ICAN Flying Computer used by the RAF from 1940 to app 1945....it has the pilots/navigators notes too....another thing to go into the Mosquito Collection

Prussian Medal For War Aid Document.

Hi Guys, thanks for your input.....I really do appreciate it... So, taking things one by one, Security shouldn't be too difficult, the "shop" will be almost next door to the farmhouse....which has a couple of very noisy barky dogs...plus I would put in lights, alarms etc..... Parking ??, Not a problem at all....you can actually park right outside the shop,,,cracking wee country pub about 1/2 mile from the shop...again with plenty parking...plus a little cafe if not wanting a full sit down meal... Competition?? Their is one small collectable shop in the centre of town,...but they dont have a lot of militaria...tho, I must admit to buying the odd piece from them now and then for my own collection. I would try to NOT invade on their "space" . I'm good friends with the owner, and his partner, but hopefully we will have our own different areas of interest. Re Visitors Travelling, The location is almost in the middle of the two main motorways in Central Scotland....minutes from either.... I like to think I have a some decent items, and will be for sale at the right price...this will turn me into a "dealer" I suppose....and I would like to think I can sell items at a decent price to a collector , so, when and if they decide to sell, their will be a "return" for them too. I;ve also driven 170 miles for a certain item, so why not folks driving to me.... If I go ahead with it ( to me its a massive step) I would probs open Fri-Sunday....when people can get time to visit. I'm also looking at taking the shop on for 6 months or so,to start with.... and will set up a Facebook page, plus an Ebay thingy, tho I hate that place....but it has to be done... I cant think of anything else at the moment, but if anyone has any thoughts...PLEASE let me know. Thanks guys, and many thanks to the guys who gave advice...it REALLY means a lot...:) BTW... the kettle will always be on...might even be a digestive biscuit too...:)

I,m glad you said that Waff, If he pops up again, its your fault, and I dont have to kick my self in the arse lol

Excellent and Prime condition! I sadly sold my Green LW 1st pattern. I also owned a 2 tone LW 1st pattern, another one I regret parting with! I just have the one Heer at the moment.

Guys, in the mix today, as a gift so would have been rude to turn it down. Didn't know there was a small version of the SA buckle but you learn something new every day... Rich

Aye well, if that pair above can come back...then so can I....;) Hello chaps...:)

Who the hell is this bloke LOL

Well now,since lockdown and no shows,i have got heavily into an ancient hobby of Railwayana. You must get in touch and i can show you a few items. best Waffy

Nice grouping indeed. Here's a picture of a female RBD employee during the war. I think her armpatch say RBD Stuttgart

Thanks Dave There is no Troll but I have always had very good luck, when it comes to find and obtain nice stuff. Also German ww2 militaria has become rather expensive in the last few years so when I occasionally buy a new item for my collection, I am very picky of what I spend my hard earned money on.

Hello, Some recent entries ! A richtkreiss and some measurment tools in their pouch ! Kind regards

Remember to keep a fire under the oil pan.

Guys, as stated above! Rich

Hi All - Just joined the forum, so thought I'd post some photos of some restoration I've been doing while having a bit of spare time on my hands during lockdown. - Had these German bomb fin relics a while. – Not many of these survive as they were generally speaking ‘blown up’! These ones sort of survived, by the looks of them, by hiding in a swamp. Over half of the cone piece had completely rotted away, which in turn meant a couple of the fins were no longer attached to anything. So a bit of fabrication, and out with the welder. A couple of edges had gone thin and had rust nibbles out of them that required cutting off and being replaced with a new straight edge. A bit fiddly as I had to cut it close to a swage line that I didn’t want to disturb. Metal was paper thin and difficult to get a clean surface to weld. The original rivets survived, but any stamps were long gone. These fins are interesting as they apparently have some shrapnel damage from another bomb. Fortunately I have been able to save this feature. No idea how it got there. Perhaps this was from a blown up ammo dump, demolition area or training range, or it was sitting on an airfield that was bombed, or even came off a bomb found in the wreckage of a shot down aircraft? We’ll never know. A clean up of my welding, and a skim of filler lost most of the pits. Painted, with a tad of rust colour for some of the pits that still showed, just to keep a bit of age and stop them looking too pristine and new. So, like Cinderella’s slipper, the test was whether it would it fit its intended. –“Yes Cinderella, you shall go to the ball bearing factory.” Also turned my attention to restoring some rusty German Butterfly Bomb parts to make a presentable one. A couple of 'before' shots of the crusty drogue piece. I had a very pitted and rusty bomb casing and various other bits, fuze and spindle - So basically a bitzer that I have cobbled together. Someone reproduces the screws to hold the spindle on, which is very useful! Lots of rubbing down, fettling of twisted wings, and a skim of filler. Again, I didn't want it to look pristine, so used a modellers 'rust wash' in places. Looks better for it and has stopped it deteriorating and rusting away. Back in the day the paint was applied very crudely, so easy to emulate that! Anyway, considering what I started with I am quite happy with the end result. I know with collecting originality is everything, but I really had nothing to lose by messing with these bits.

Guys, Just found a picture of me back then, it is a bit the worse for ware due to dampness as I have never looked after my stuff. One forgets that as we get older we are too a part of history! Rich

Glad that you got it sorted, but you need to be careful with these zip ties, are these metal, plastic etc some plastic ones can affect old wood, metal can leave heavy scars in old wood, Its not really an ideal fix, show them on hear, that way we can see whats been done

Bavarian Military Merit Cross 3rd Class, 3rd form (1913-1918) with matchbox type case.

Saxon bar. Friedrich August Medal with 1914-1916 War Merit Clasp with a Saxon 15 Year Long Service Cross

Grenztruppen display I put together. Long Service on top row, 2nd row Merit Medals, 3rd is a Qualification Badge and last is the Cuffband

L to R, Silver, Bronze Merit Medals 10 and 5year Long Service Medals