Great grouping of items... No worries about posting the swastika here...It is allowed.. . When you have time please post more images of the items..   Very nice wimpel (Pennant)...   Leigh 

With US gear?  I saw the USA stamp on one of his pouches.  Does Indonesia buy its weapons from US? 

Has anyone watched the movie Waterloo?  I've always thought that Rod Steigar's portrayal was how i thought him to be - disappointed in the portrayals in the recent Napoleon movie, PBS War and Peace from the 1970's, and other movies/TV series.   I thought Waterloo deserved recognition for its acting, screenplay, cinemtography, everything.  The Russian director Bondarchuk (sp?) has 20,000 extras in uniform.  

On a recent trip to the Uk to see family, my uncle gifted me his dads items from his ww2 service.  pins, medals and a vehicle pendent from the 1934 Nuremberg rally, which was very interesting.  he enlisted in sept ‘44 and ended up in north west Europe in early 1945. We think mainly on occupation duties as we haven’t delved into proper records, just piecing together what he had in all the paperwork. Either way, very happy and humbled to have these items and will display them nicely in the future. 😁👍🏻   ps. Smudged out the symbol on flag in case it wasn’t allowed on here. 

somebody told me recently that the British poisoned Napoleon while on St. Helena - that they were slipping arsenic into his food.  Is this true?  Does anyone know what the historical record says on that or is this something made up or apocryphal. 

This hat is made by Hills Hats Ltd, Wellington New Zealand. The NZ Police uniform changed from black to blue in November 1975, I would date this hat to mid 1980s, but I think the badge style is later (1990s) this photo taken in 2018

what a great collection of items with battle scars!!  Vietnam defeated the US at the height of its power.  To me, those items represent the courage of the Vietnamese people and their fight against a powerful nation that had no business being in Vietnam.     

In the 1970's Burt Lancaster hosted/narrated a documentary series called, I think, The Unknown War.  American do not know that 80 to 90 percent of the German army was in Russia and that was the main theater of the war.  Lancasters documentary was excellent and provide perspective Americans don't have and desperately need. 

I remember buying Norinco rifle in the late 1980's.   I was always told the Chinese rifles were junk.  I look at it now and I think this is a fine rifle, the SKS.   Was that just brainwashing and propaganda to make Americans believe China did not build good weapons?  

This weekend, July 17th-18th, 2026 is the North Canton Ohio Military Show presented by ASMIC.   The show is held at the MAPS Air Museum 2260 International Parkway, North Canton, Ohio.   Friday 9am-5pm Saturday 9am-3pm.   $10.00 admission.   This is a general all militaria show with most subjects represented, not just insignia.   Come visit a militaria show and one of our favorite museums.   For more info: www.asmic.org   Feel free to share.

The Label says Fisrt Prize  and Wellington New Zealand. Senior Officer Visor Cap. Can anyone identify the label (hard to read) and date the cap?

Great group !