3 M1 fixed bale front seam lids
Article about: Awhile back I posted a thread with pictures about three M1´s I found at a car Swap Meet. The pictures arent visible any longer because new forum functions. Here they are again posted as atta
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About 3 years ago we were in Toronto (the wife's a Newfie) and there is a Army Navy Surplus Store on Young Street which is almost downtown I was looking around and found 3 US WW2 helmets down stair in the helmet bin. An old man was running the cash register at the time. He had no ideal what they where, I explained to him they where WW2 helmets . I packed them in a duffel bag and came right through immigration with out a problem. Thanks Joe
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Where was this old boat located? Do you know what kind by any chance?
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Not really. To my understanding it was a boat that was scrapped awhile back on the westcoast of Sweden. Ive tried to find out more on Swedish forums, but no luck. So its a bit strange, since 50 M1´s should have made a greater impression at the swedish collectors market.
A hypotheses I have is that if the story is true perhaps they were bought just after the war as metalscrap. And shipped to sweden to be melted down. Sweden and many other european countries bought lots and lots of military surplus materials after the war. Swedish airforce was basicly built around old P51 Mustangs in the early 50´s. And if I remember it correctly Sweden and other countries bought strips of the invasion beaches in normandy to clean them up.
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That's pretty interesting pvt snafu. There must be so much stuff just lying around,buried etc. It would make our heads spin. I guess it'll come up in dribs and drabs.
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Sometimes you can find really amazing things on flee markets in Sweden. But then you need to have some serious luck. Like my brother who found an near mint brittish combat jacket at a fleemarket for 2$.
My self I try to have my eyes pealed for ww2 stuff but when I find it its mostly its of Swedish origin.
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Over here it's probably just the same in most respects. Here we don't have as much access to WW2 items as you all do.(original & quantity) Flea markets still have the same type of people who want to get what they can for an item no matter where you live. Depending on the buyer and the seller, it's who ends up best. Hopefully...WE do. Which ever end we might be on. Swedish stuff,from what I have observed and read, is darned good stuff! (quality wise)Again, to find something here compared to there,(quantity&quality etc.) is not as likely. WW2 occurred over there. So...Most stuff is to be found over there. Keep your eye's open!!
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