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Opinions please on these types of RAF ww2 period half wings. Clean example I purchased recently from the UK, comparing with others online it looks as though everyone else is selling with this type of backing, also stitching looks identical to alot of others online present when looking closely. My question to these type of patches experts out there is, Are there a whole bunch of repros getting sold out there as WW2 era RAF wings, or are these legit 30s/40s manufacturing techniques on display here. I have a book at home that i will be looking at tonight for some more answers, but please take a look and maybe compare to your own versions at home. Thanks Folks PS. the close ups on the reverse sides are thruogh a magnifying glass with a light. That is why they look slighty whiter

looks good to me too

Thanks for the input. Do you think it is genuine 19th Century or a later repro. I think genuine. Laurence PS One of my favorite movies.

The Hall marks are as follows left to right; First the maker which I cannot make out at all, second the lion means it is sterling, third I think is a harp if so it is for Dublin, and forth the letter k means it was made in 1905.

Yes broken in half, one stays with the body the other turned in to HQ to have the death recorded. Sorry but I do not personally like this tag, looks like the ones we use for reenacting

Congratulations!! The book looks fantastic! The North Koreans and Chinese fought bravely. I thought the movie The Battle at Lake Changjin was good and gave a perspective that does not get heard enough. I hope your book does well!!

Well the tracks are finished. Now its priming and base coat time. Semper Fi. Manny

Of course. Jane's is military. But interesting question you raise. I have a hard believing they surpass soviet/russian quality, its always been such a durable rifle. But i do feel like the Norinco SKS/MAC90 receive are recognized as quality weapons when, at least as I saw it, they were called junk and cheap Chinese knock offs. China manufacturing has improved dramatically in many areas over the last decade or two, but in retrospect I believe Norico was making quality guns back in the early 90's that were relatively inexpensive.

Doesn't have any info for that rifle, it mainly has military rifles listed. Something I saw noted in another book about the Chinese sks, is that it's mainly the design that makes it tough. I wonder if the original Russian ones or the versions made in other countries are higher quality or not.

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What is the purpose of having the same information twice on one tag? Do they break in half? What happens to the dogs tags when a soldier becomes a casualty? great find btw!!

Posted a few here and seems no one collects them or knows info on them hope I got better luck this time. The history this one could tell being from 1905. Any info like from mint marks with just initials ID the sailor would be tough.

It looks good to me. Magnetic, split construction, separate border pieces.... -Ski

As I understand it, the proof mark ("P") for WW2 M1 Garands is usually stamped on the underside of the stock directly behind the trigger guard, the pistol grip area. the two attached pictures are from that area on m1 garand rebuild that has ww2 receiver and many other ww2 parts. 1967 barrel. I can't detect circle or square, but the P is very easy to miss if not in right light or angle. If anyone out there can tell me if this is indeed the proof mark and from the type of proof mark what era was stamped? Thank you!! (Will also post on US Miliaria Forum)

Beautiful helmut! I have Cotswold of British at Roark's Drift. I loved the movies Zulu when i first saw it as a kid and still watch it from time to time. The Martini was state of the art at the time and a work of art for all time IMO.

Farewell the king is forgotten movie that was really good. I had not heard of it until i saw your post a few day ago. I'm way late to this discussion, but thank you for pointing it out.

Thank you for the correction! My eyes and attention span are on the wane. I skim too fast. however, not that i am reading the post correctly, what is an Indochinese paratrooper? Was this a French sponsored units prior to US taking over war? My history is lacking here. I'm familiar with Indochina as a geographic description but not as a political entity fielding troops. Please help me out when you can. I'm very interested.

thank you again for the info! I'll look for the book. I have no regrets. Fires beautifully. While I'd love to think this is how it came out of the factory - and that possibility exists as you have shown me - I'm happy to have one that is all WW2 parts even if a post-rebuild - a rebuild that would have occurred in the late 40's and no later than early 50's as I understand it. Could have seen action in Korea War is possibility. Thank you again! Valuable information!

that's good information! Thank you! That confirms what my thoughts on the SKS. What does Jane's say about early to mid-90's MAK90? which is another rifle i looked at as cheap but look back now and it looks to me like solid good quality craftsmanship, just like the SKS - both rifles were relatively inexpensive in early 90's. The Vietnamese used the sks to great effect during the war.

Thank you for that! That makes sense. The spiked helmut had a good run, but not ideal for combat. Hindenburg looks good in though!

This 1939 ek.2 iron cross was found in an attic. The ring is unmarked but the core is magnetic. Can I get your opinion, real wartime? Or post-1945? thanks!!!

Lets repost this, a better video of the scene actually.

I went back this morning and bought the helmet for $50 US. I’ve looked all over and can’t find any markings at all anywhere. Now I need to find a suitable replacement for the cord that holds the liner in. mikie

The Pickelhaube stopped being issued when the war was still ongoing, like 1918, maybe even earlier in 1917. It still was worn by those who still had them when on leave and what not back in Germany however. With Hindenburg and any other high ranking generals, maybe even colonels, wearing it still in the 1920s was simply a tradition thing, it had nothing to do with it being a Reichewehr issue item

I made a quick Google search on "Suomalainen militaria", "Finish militaria" in Finish. That gave some interesting links: The first one: https://militaria.fi/ had articles and pictures of Finish militaria. The second: https://www.huuto.net/osasto/keraily/militaria/204 seemed to be a auction site in Finland. Use the Google translate button in your browser if you don't understand finish. Just a quick start... I also searched "suomalaista militariaa käsittelevä kirja" which means "Finish militaria book". That didn't give any reference books on Finish militaria but it produced this link: https://www.doria.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/173047/Räjähtävää_voimaa_osa1-Janne-Mäkitalo_korj..pdf Which is a pdf-file about WWII in Finland. I have no idea what it says as it is in Finish. Google translate and some patiance probably will give some results. Best regards Lars