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hello a ID bracelet from a man of the " public force " not easy to find FP for Force Publique blood : O religion : Catholic @+, hughes

Hi a little set for the mercenaries ( lead by the frenc Bob Denard ) and the presidentiel guard at the Comores @+, hughes

very intersting items, thanks for sharing @+, hughes ;)

Nice hard to find shirts.

This is a shirt from the Mexican Federal Police Special Operations Group (Grupo de Operaciones Especiales). These highly trained officers were the premier unit of the Mexican Federal Police. Even though the unit size is classified, it is said to have had roughly 87 men divided into 8 to 12 operators in various places. This unit wass highly trained to do the following things: Hostage rescue Arrest of dangerous criminals Counter-narcotics Counter-terrorism Fight organized crime Furthermore, they trained with various organizations around the world to include the French RAID, Colombian National Police, Spanish GEO, various US governmental agencies, etc. What makes these shirts so rare is several factors which include force size and the fact that these items are controlled by the Mexican government for obvious reasons. This particular shirt belonged to an Oficial (Junior Rank of Officer). Apparently, the Oficial had extensive training as the shirt has the badge of the French RAID, the Spanish GEO, and the Colombian Jungla Comando, and several other Colombian qualification tabs. Unlike other units, the GEO wore their qualifications on the right arm of their shirts and some on their right chest above the pocket. The SSP (Secretaria de la Seguridad Publica) was dissolved in 2013 and replaced by the current CNS police. In other words, this shirt was used somewhere between 2000 and 2013.

The dog/horse looks to be wearing a bridle.

Francois are you sure? Kim translated it as K-9 as he said that is what the initials stand for.

Not a K-9 unit. This information comes from nguoi tien su. Thank you.

Nice work as usual. It looks great.

Hopefully relevant to the forum.

hello mannequin of the 3th bn parachutist era end of the 50's with the very rare tropical jacket / shirt, only used in congo @+, hughes

Hello & welcome to the WMF.

got a response from Japanese research site, so FYI: It's written vertically, i.e., your picture is rotated 90 degrees to the right. 號 A number that indicates the size of the cap is usually written/printed above this kanji. 昭和十六年製 Made in 1941 廣支檢定 Approved by Hiroshima Army Clothing Depot 廣(=広)支 is the abbreviation of 広島陸軍被服支廠 Hiroshima Army Clothing Depot.

Rich- Thanks for posting; I like the trays too! What kind of condition are the bottoms of the trays? I normally find them pretty badly scratched or cracked. Do you have Dan King's book on sake cups? Mike

Hello "texengland"; glad to see you here! What are your militaria intersts? Mike

The next Bellflower show is this Sunday June 27th.

Welcome aboard texengland.

Bill. Thanks for the help IDing this canteen i would have gone nuts trying to figure it out. I only paid $30 for it so im happy.. Dwayne

Hi Dwayne, by your photos and the condition IMHO I would say between $125.00 and $ 140.00, a dealer would get a little more, I believe 30% more.PM sent. Bill

New here but been on other forums such as WAF, Gunboards, USmilitaria and Warrelics. looking forward to a new group to learn from!

2 patches from the 2nb bn comando on left ; local made in kosovo during operation BELUKROKO 11 on right : local made in afghanistan , 25 man detached at the Kabul Multinational Brigade hughes

thanks a wimpel of the 2nd bn commando, 16th company this wimpel was made in rwanda ( local made ) in 1994 by the 16th company, a little before the massacre of 10 belgian commando I recieve the wimpel from a friend who was in the 2nd bn commando in Rwanda rhughes

thanks a pith helmet used in congo by the belgian army maker : levoir date : 1952 ABL for armée belge / belgishe leger ( french / dutch ) @+, hughes

hi you have some amazing japenese items congrats @+, hughes

THERE ARE SO MANY "RUSSIAN" WWII MEDALS FLOATING AROUND OUT THERE THAT I HAVE BEEN VERY RELUCTANT TO BUY ANY, BUT THESE TWO LOOK EXCELLENT, ESPECIALLY SINCE ONE HAS THE ORIGINAL (?) DOCUMENTATION: 1. VICTORY OVER JAPAN W/ DOCUMENTATION 2. MEDAL FOR BRAVERY -- HAVEN'T PREVIOUSLY SEEN ONE WITH ENAMELED LETTERS, AND IT HAS ENGRAVED SERIAL NUMBER THOUGHTS?