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    • Colt.45-94
      Newest additions. District Triangle patches HJ & BDM
    • Jon4188
      This IMO is a fake. With the spaghetti style rest found on a lot of “rare” British SF patches. 
    • Andylit
      Greetings. Crossing over from the US site. I have a scabbard that came in empty. Looks like its for an M1871/84 but the blade length is roughly 14-1/2".   My question is about the acceptance mark. Present on the chape and the locket. The closest I can find is the German Royalty marks from the 1800's but it doesn't match.   Please take a look.
    • SARGE
      Got to have these princes and princesses gainfully employed in their spare time.  Being an honorary commander of a unit helps justify their expenses I suppose.   Neat photograph.      
    • phantomfixer
      Now we’re cooking.. thank you for the translation and identification….   my understanding is the helmet was brought back by one of the uncles and played with by the kids along with a sword of some time long since confiscated by their mom   thank you team      
    • Mr. Bushido
      I've never seen this type of anchor marking before. The characters read "i-29-go【醫29號】*", so I suspect it might be a medical item.   *The character "i【醫】" is no longer in use and refers to medicine or a hospital.  The character "go【號】" is no longer in use and indicates a number or designation.  Note that "乕" is a variation of "虎".
    • ScottG
      Much better photos, and while I can't explain the anchor stamp, its not a navy helmet its a civil defense helmet. Its not a type 90 at all. I hope this helps some. A quick search of Japanese civil defense helmets will bring up many similar helmets. These were also made for factory workers and often bear insignia for specific companies.   Scott
    • phantomfixer
      Thank you Scott… the back story… the families grandfather was a WWI vet with the 29th, 2 combat stars.. his kids, the uncles, were army and marine vets in WWII… an entire box of stuff under the kids bed including 2 M 1917 helmets and cool gas mask..  The odd thing for me, is the rough cut brim…
    • ScottG
      Something is off about that helmet for sure. That hole does not conform to any type 90 fixture that I know of and there appears to be a tab or something on the inside in your last photo, again, not something you would see in a type 90. Can you take a couple more pics of the whole helmet, inside and out please.   Thanks, Scott
    • patches
      Ein Andrerer Foto  des Herzogin Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Chefin des Dragoner Regiment König Fredrich III (2. Schlesisches) Nr. 8.
    • easterneagle87
      British miniature group with a US Navy Distinguished Service Medal
    • Jon4188
      Just had this in a mixed bag of cloth. 
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