Steve T Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 I've been doing quite well at the local carboot this year. Five visits, five bargains! This one came today. £3 I have already given the horrible brick-red paint job a quick test, and it comes off with a scourer and some elbow grease, revealing original paint and stencils beneath 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrie Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Excellent stuff @Steve T, what a great find....and for that money, you cant go wrong...:) I love old ammo boxes...had a few in the past, but always they end up in the garden shed...:( I was at my local boot sale today, spent ages chatting with a smashing lass, turns out she was an ex Sgt in the Logistic Corp, two tours of Afghan under her belt...so I bought it for £2...:) plus a "flash mask" i think its called...protects yer face from flames etc...for £1....and, the reason she joined up just after the Falklands, a complete set of Falklands War magazines, she says she read them, then went and signed up...:) They were £2...back next week to buy her other kit she didn't have with her...all her jumpers with Sgts stripes , trousers, and thermals...£1 an item,...:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fred Karno's Army Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 4 hours ago, Norrie said: Excellent stuff @Steve T, what a great find....and for that money, you cant go wrong...:) I love old ammo boxes...had a few in the past, but always they end up in the garden shed...:( I was at my local boot sale today, spent ages chatting with a smashing lass, turns out she was an ex Sgt in the Logistic Corp, two tours of Afghan under her belt...so I bought it for £2...:) plus a "flash mask" i think its called...protects yer face from flames etc...for £1....and, the reason she joined up just after the Falklands, a complete set of Falklands War magazines, she says she read them, then went and signed up...:) They were £2...back next week to buy her other kit she didn't have with her...all her jumpers with Sgts stripes , trousers, and thermals...£1 an item,...:) @Norrie I have the full set of them Falklands war magazines in a binder if you want them I will bring them up to Solway mate nay use to me as you lot would say lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrie Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 48 minutes ago, Ham & Jam said: @Norrie I have the full set of them Falklands war magazines in a binder if you want them I will bring them up to Solway mate nay use to me as you lot would say lol. LOL, as my grandad used to say, refuse nothing but blows...:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fred Karno's Army Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 Tis yours squire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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