Hi everyone,   My name is Valerio, and I’m writing to you from Italy. My passion for military history is deeply rooted in my family heritage, beginning with the stories of my great-grandfather, who served as an Ardito (the elite storm troops of the Italian Army) during World War I. Knowing he was part of such an iconic elite unit has always made the study of that era feel very personal to me.   I have just started sharing some pieces of my US collection on the USMF, but here I’ll be happy to show and discuss items from other countries, including Italy of course. I’m looking forward to exchanging opinions, diving deeper into the history, and learning from the more experienced collectors in this community.   Best regards, Valerio

Maybe pre war I would of said , and sub stopped somewhere in the Caribbean, like Cuba, the Domivcan Republic et all, on a courtesy call, and these hats were bought for the crew, But we don't believe they made trips like this type, surface ships yes, subs, would say no right, as they wanted their U-Boat fleet kept kinda secret, after  Versailles said no subs.

another out of the collection

from the meager collection

Thanks for the images.. Nice HJ dagger, HJ diamond inset nicely into the handle,, sometimes these tend to be loose when one tries to pry the emblem out.. Your's looks like it has not been tampered with..   Leigh 

A nice DLV with some minor blade issues but the patina on it is just fine, I would not clean it with chemicals, but I would handle this and any other blades with nitrile or cotton cloth gloves. Keeps the oils and dirt from the hands off the blades and leather... and I would not recommend storing the dagger in the scabbard as this is how scratches develop from inserting and removing from the scabbard over and over again...    A very nice example..   Leigh 

A Army worn  Camo Jacket with the special ranks for shirts and camouflage coats and jackets of the rank of a Hauptmann (Captain)

A while back I got this from someone who had two boxes. One was unopened the other was so I asked if I could have the opened box since I thought it was interesting. It seems to be from Yugoslavia. But is it military surplus or not?

His memorial is recorded here:   https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/7511092/johan-george-hoffman/   Best   Mike

Hi Tonomachi   The Glider pilot regt officially ceased to exist with the new Army Air Corps c 1954/55 below is from Oliver Locke's book British Airborne Insignia.   2nd Pilots wings were authorized from August 1944.   I think most of your image set of 5 are Late WWII-Post WWII era   Your second image looks late WWII.   I recently purchased a set of ATC Glider pilot wings used by the RAF from the 1960s-70s   Have posted on BBF  https://britishbadgeforum.com/forums/forums/royal-flying-corps-and-royal-air-force.7/   cheeers   Phill    

Here's one, unit IDed, Gebirgs Nachrichten-Abteilung 67 formed from österreichisches Telegraphen-Bataillon 6 Innsbruck, Signals Battalion 67 is apart  of the 2nd Mountain Division, though it lacks the Edelweiss Badge on the arm.

Curious one indeed, like take the Litzen on the Cuff, which is  called a Swedish Cuff, when there is Litzen on the Cuffs, there's Litzen on the Collar, which is lacking. The Markings don't look familiar.    The B.I. or is it R.I.? If it's R.I. 101, Regiment Infantrie 101??? That would make it a Saxon unit, and this isn't a Saxon Tunic for sure.