And the early shoulder straps, this is also a good book.. German Army shoulder straps and boards 1933-1945 by Thomas J. Suter and David A. Suter

Nice, thanks for the pics!

Looks like costume jewelry. Whats the back look like?

Just digging around and found this in one of my "boxes."  Can't recall where or when I got it, but have had it for years.  First blush it looksl like a brit. cap/beret badge, but extensive google searches show at least one other person has ask about this type piece, but seems no one knows on google.  Anyone here recognize or can I.D. this thingie?  Thanks for looking, best regards, Allen

Here are some pictures.     

I wonder if he got in trouble…

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A nice walk down memory lane for us old timers.  

Looks interesting. 

I still use them both frequently at the shop- for obscure questions (what color bayonet knot did Regiment 21 use?) and more common question, plus with the great pics and color plates, just find to look through!

I know the US used green duck tape or black electric tape for taping mags. But what type of tape did the NVA/Viet Cong use (if it even was tape)? I know I have seen pictures of NVA and Viet Cong soldiers with jungle style AK mags but can't tell what they used to tape the magazine. All the photos I have seen were in black and white so it's a little hard to tell. 

I still look through them today because i forgot a lot.