Flea Market Find

[feldgrau33]

The batch for this month

A modified M1 shell, a cigar case, a diary, many military manuals, and some photos

The cigar


I don't know if this for the KNIL at that time. But the cover of KNIL soldiers marching make this cigar case really unique

The diary


Some entry of it was made during Japanese occupation era. The very interesting entry is:
2605 (japanese year for 1945)
1/5 Hitler pemimpin Djermania mati sebagai pahlawan dimedan perang (Hitler the leader of Germania died as hero in the battlefield).
I think the Japanese military in here used the german radio news regarding hitler dead at that time.

Manuals
Sten gun by TNI made in 1951




Mortar by TNI made in 1951


Firepower by TNI made in 1952



Guerilla book



Small Unit Tactic book



I guess this is copied by TNI from US manual.

As you can see. AA gun US manual




US arty manual






KNIL infantry manual


My favorite.
Dateless though. But i think it's made in 19th century, i guess during Victorian era. This pocket book deals with marching in soldier school, company school, and battalion school. And its for the Javanese soldier who still barefoot at that time. One of it's instruction deals about how to put the correct toe position during attention.

Photos

KNIL javanese 2nd lieutenant. Dated 1912-1942


TNI 2nd lieutenant. I think from the 1950's.

Teaser about the shell

I guess i'll make this thread immediately

[rra227]

Nice stuff. Rich A. in Pa.

[feldgrau33]

It's been a long time since i post my finding again. Firstly because i don't have any camera and it's a coincidence too there's not so many worthy showable finding i found.
Well these is what i got in these past 2 months. Better than nothing i guess.

A WW2 US M1 helmet shell (front seam, swivel bail), an unknown maybe KNIL made canteen, some TNI photos including their weapon exposition and air recon equipment, some interesting civilian theme collections one of them made in 1884, and a 1934 KNIL manual book (voorschrift) regarding secret code.




If you're interested in the secret code, some of them i posted in my blogspot here. About the TNI in here.

[rra227]

Nice stuff. Rich A. in Pa.

[feldgrau33]

Thank you!

[feldgrau33]

It's been a long time since the last time i update this thread lol
Anyway these is what i got in this couple of weeks

• 2 helmets, one is M1 clone but with indonesian infantry brigade badge on front of it and a named kevlar helmet
• A 1944 dated US made mess tin
• 2 Indonesia Medals dated in 1950's
• 1 Dutch Medal dated back in 1825
• Many photographs from pre-war and post-war KNIL until TNI in 1960's
• A war time pro-japanese speech written by an Indonesian

The mess tin and the medals. The mess tin is named Bagyo


The KNIL related photos including the Dutch East Indies police. The pre-war photographs dated in 1920 - 1930's


The TNI photos, including a unique photo album made from snake skin


And the speech or writing for a meeting. The title meaning in english is "The Basics of Japanese Spirit". It's 4 pages and interestingly is even though it's written in Bahasa Indonesia but the writer also put some japanese language in there. This papers is my personal jackpot
Oh and it's dated in 1942

[rra227]

Cool stuff. Rich A. in Pa.

[MAP]

Nice what you dig up. That speech sure is a keeper.

[Larry C]

Nice collection of documents. I would like to see them in person some day..maybe next year. Looking to travel to Solo in that time. Selamat siang
Regards Larry

[earlymb]

Nice finds! I think that's alligator skin though, not snake.