Ah what the heck, it  takes place in Spain right, Seville  LOL.   A performance of Carmen at the The Metropolitan Opera. in New York City.   Never knew this song had singing, just thought it was only instruments, nor it was sung in French, always thought it was in Spanish LOL    Les voici! Voici la quadrille! (Here they are, Here They Are, Here is the quadrille!) Here is the quadrille!  

Hello, My name is Colton Glenn, 31, I'm from Connecticut, USA you can call me "Colt" hence my username,. I've been interested in militaria/antiques and military history since I was child, stemming from learning about service history of my family. I've been collecting for years mostly WWII but also older and more modern era, both US and Foreign. I have long been a "lurker" on this forum/website and it's sister site the USMF, so I figured why not sigh up? I'm looking forward to share my collection with fellow members! 

Hi all. I have these flags and was looking for some translation please if possible. I don't know how they should be oriented but I believe I have the cotton facing forward. The silk one I took photos of both sides because I was not sure which was the front. Also, do they hang from the strings at the top? or do they hang like a U.S. flag normally on the side? thanks for any and all information. I've wondered for a long time what they said. Thanks Mark

Sadly fraud continues in the collecting of SS items. Recently the owner of BeVo Militaria, Sander van Wassenhore, publicly admitted to selling fake consigned SS items on his website. Sander claims to have not known these items were bad but others speculate that he was in on it from the start. He sold thousands of dollars worth of bogus high end tunics that fooled even experienced collectors. Google Bevo Militaria fraud to learn more. 

Imperial German button with an IR backmark.  

I don't collect this type of stuff. But I collect mainly military timepieces but also collect other stuff we all when new to collecting sometimes get burnt. I once bought a British issued CYMA issued WWW WW2 era wristwatch some 20 years ago dam thing looked real most WWW dirty dozen watches all have 15 jewel movements the fake did not, I learned that later and a few other things. Like you I posted that watch at another forum were members collect military timepieces and was told just like you I got took. I was able to get my money back and learned from that mistake. Sounds like you just got them, so I hope you were lucky to get your money back.

I found this at an antique shop in Bozeman MT once in a while I check out stuff at this antique store and saw this. Don't find much WW2 surplus like this that often but when I was a kid in the 1960's you would find this stuff all the time in antique stores and army surplus stores. Would the A be blood type?

Many thanks Mr. Bushido

I actually ended up selling it to a ww1 german collector. 

Came across a three piece maroon beret where 49 hand etched in lines were added to the outer rim of the French airborne beret badge manufactured by Mourgeon.            

That seems right. The label on the box says, “Type 38 rifle - Cartridge／×15”. It seems to have been made in 1940.

I don't have a lot of armor patches, but here are a few that I do have.