Storage in France

**martynv4** · 08-11-2010, 09:01 AM

by cricketchris1944

By dumping do you mean sell or really dumping.ww2 cigarettes cost so much to day .

Yes.. DUMPING. Hundreds of tins, all pierced and thrown in a hole in the ground!

Martyn.

**herrzark** · 08-11-2010, 04:14 PM

great finds

**cricketchris1944** · 08-12-2010, 03:40 AM

by martynv4

Yes.. DUMPING. Hundreds of tins, all pierced and thrown in a hole in the ground!

Martyn.

Maybe with that many ,a few may still be good?

**ironcross1** · 08-12-2010, 08:01 AM

Awesome stuff Chris , some great items there , cheers Raymond

**martynv4** · 08-12-2010, 02:37 PM

by cricketchris1944

Maybe with that many ,a few may still be good?

Not a chance I suspect. The area is open to all the weather the gods can throw at it + the 'pit' was open for years afterwards with more and rubbish being dumped on top. I don't think that in another 40 years time any of it would end up in someones collection and certainly not in the condition that your lovely finds are.

Martyn.

**cricketchris1944** · 08-14-2010, 10:13 PM

by martynv4

Not a chance I suspect. The area is open to all the weather the gods can throw at it + the 'pit' was open for years afterwards with more and rubbish being dumped on top. I don't think that in another 40 years time any of it would end up in someones collection and certainly not in the condition that your lovely finds are.

Martyn.

Well that would have been nice.

**Berthier92** · 09-22-2010, 10:14 AM

I found a Poliu helmet in almost the same condition as yours in France, along with a bayonet, but because of their condition couldnt bring them back to New Zealand,

**Ralph Lovett** · 09-22-2010, 06:40 PM

Any idea what the artillery projectile is? I'm looking for German 7,7cm lFK and 10,5cm lFH projectiles if one happens to be in the group, I would be interested.

R/

Ralph Lovett
Lovett Artillery Index Page

**cricketchris1944** · 09-23-2010, 03:21 AM

I am not up to date on this .but if you are looking for those I could probably help you.

**Ralph Lovett** · 09-24-2010, 02:10 AM

Chris

I have attached images of the 7,7cm lFK and 10,5cm lFH projectiles I am looking for. There are several other types but this gives a good overview. I have the shell cases so the projectiles are the main thing on the wanted list now.

R/

Ralph
Lovett Artillery Index Page