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05-22-2013, 01:06 AM

Datrus replied to a thread Grenade blast in the State of Delaware in Discussions

Yes it's quite important to pay attention to these matter. Again! Often the charges have been removed but not the detonator charge, fuses etc. Nobody...

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05-22-2013, 12:58 AM

Datrus replied to a thread Camo M42- your opinions please !!! in Steel Helmets

No problem mate. Let's see what others say about the liner and CS. The liner band just looks strange to me and the whole liner itself does not look...

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05-22-2013, 12:23 AM

Datrus replied to a thread Camo M42- your opinions please !!! in Steel Helmets

Hello :) The shell might be original. I think this a reenactment helmets. Liner looks repro and almost unused to me(pic 6 and 11). I would guess...

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05-21-2013, 11:45 PM

Datrus replied to a thread Grenade blast in the State of Delaware in Discussions

This stuff is actually more live than ever Larry. Explosives and detonator compounds get unstable over the years, or can get unstable. The Amonium...

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05-21-2013, 11:29 PM

Datrus replied to a thread Can any one tell me about this cap it was my fathers for many years in Cloth Headgear

Judging from the red piping it should be Artillery(Hochrot) Regards, Lars

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05-21-2013, 10:37 PM

Jerry B replied to a thread Question about "BEVO" in Heer, Luftwaffe, & Kriegsmarine Uniforms of the Third Reich

BeVo weave is a machine weaving process developed in 1801 by a Frenchman called Jacquard and it was a roll of material fed into a weaving machine the...

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05-21-2013, 09:21 PM

Jerry B replied to a thread unknown pewter badge ...possibly american..any ideas in Insignia, Flags and regalia

A list complied on another forum of units with a bugle badge. Duke of Cornwalls LI Durham LI Highland LI ? Hereford LI Kings Own Yorkshire LI...

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05-21-2013, 09:14 PM

Datrus replied to a thread Winter war 1939-40 Leipäsuo combat- KIA Red Army soldiers recovered in Battlefield Archaeology

This is good stuff Dimas. Well done by those guys:) Regards, Lars

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05-21-2013, 09:13 PM

Datrus replied to a thread Winter war 1939-40 Leipäsuo combat- KIA Red Army soldiers recovered in Battlefield Archaeology

They will be buried with their comrades at the "War Graves" cemeteries where many other unknown KIA's a put to their final resting place. Both...

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05-21-2013, 06:37 PM

Jerry B replied to a thread My collections threads. in Collections display

It is now on a top shelf since I took these pictures.

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05-21-2013, 05:34 PM

Jerry B replied to a thread Anyone bidding on this one? in Discussions

This WWI example sold recently for 5 grand! WW1 1916 Australian Army Slouch HAT Genuine AND Totally Authentic | eBay

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05-21-2013, 05:07 PM

Jerry B replied to a thread Anyone bidding on this one? in Discussions

I assume it is a post war issued example as it has green grommets. Best wait for the Aussie members to chime in.

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05-21-2013, 05:01 PM

Jerry B replied to a thread Tropical sidecap for opinions in Cap Authentication forum

A fine original Clemens Wagner, probably one of the unissued examples from the "Beehive" hoard. It has the first signs of zinc pest on the grommets,...

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05-21-2013, 01:16 PM

Jerry B replied to a thread How to dispay cap inignia's... in Collections display

The best way to display cap or any other insignia is on the cap or other item on which it should reside IMHO. However it is a problem on how to...

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05-21-2013, 10:12 AM

Jerry B replied to a thread Post your WW2 Australian Insignia. in Insignia, Flags and regalia

The SAS wings are quite expensive (£180-200) if war time and original as are the Glider pilot wings (£175 for WWII) and even the para wings are...

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05-21-2013, 10:09 AM

Jerry B replied to a thread This will be expensive. in Discussions

You are making a rod for your own back there mate and I expect some retail therapy is the only solution to this medical condition.:rolleyes: ...

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05-21-2013, 09:58 AM

Jerry B replied to a thread Post your WW2 Australian Insignia. in Insignia, Flags and regalia

Certainly looks to have some good items in it if all are original, SAS wings, Para wings and Glider pilot wings etc.... Works out at about £2 per...

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05-21-2013, 09:55 AM

Jerry B replied to a thread Winter helmet Named SS - Roster help? in SS Helmet forum

Odd that two people have picked this up direct from a 101st veteran's estate? Another case of buy the item not the story.

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05-20-2013, 10:58 PM

Jerry B replied to a thread Schirmmütze Artillerie in Cloth Headgear

Has the hakenkreuz on the adler been restored? If not that is the crappiest I have seen

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05-20-2013, 09:23 PM

Datrus replied to a thread SA brownshirt, what do you guys think about it. in Non-Combat Uniforms and related insignia of the Third Reich

This i understand very good. I have had and still have a headache finding the insignia i want:) Regards, Lars

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05-20-2013, 09:18 PM

Datrus replied to a thread WW2 servicewomen underwear in Uniforms

I'm just wondering what kind of film this is LOL Regards, Lars

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05-20-2013, 09:16 PM

Datrus replied to a thread A monstrosity from eBay in Relic German helmet forum

I would accept 50 EUR for getting the owner to send me this lid...... Then i would make proper burial for it. Regards, Lars

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05-20-2013, 09:14 PM

Datrus replied to a thread Colourized Hitler & SA Photo Printed in The USA in Photos - Papers - Propaganda of the Third Reich

The uniforms should of course have been brown, meaning the artist who made it was not too much into the history of the SA:) That's how it goes...

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05-20-2013, 09:09 PM

Datrus replied to a thread PEM scopes 1940 and 1943 in Equipment, Accessories, & Personal Items

Here is a thread to a 1939 PEM scope made by FED. I made a separate thread for it. ...

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05-20-2013, 09:07 PM

Datrus started a thread 1939 PEM scope in Equipment, Accessories, & Personal Items

Here is another scope made by FED. Should be quite rare.

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05-20-2013, 08:49 PM

Datrus replied to a thread PEM scopes 1940 and 1943 in Equipment, Accessories, & Personal Items

OK guys. It's getting a bit complicated now:) This guy have a few scopes he want's to sell. Here is some more of the 1940 scope. The scope is made...

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05-20-2013, 03:55 PM

Datrus replied to a thread SA brownshirt, what do you guys think about it. in Non-Combat Uniforms and related insignia of the Third Reich

I agree with Bob. Or do as me. Get a good clean one and then spend time finding the correct insignia. There is not much historical value in the one...

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05-20-2013, 03:10 PM

Datrus replied to a thread SA brownshirt, what do you guys think about it. in Non-Combat Uniforms and related insignia of the Third Reich

I got my Shirt for 400 EUR with the armband as i recall. The shirt is without insignia and mint condition. I can be seen here:...

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05-20-2013, 01:46 PM

Datrus replied to a thread SA brownshirt, what do you guys think about it. in Non-Combat Uniforms and related insignia of the Third Reich

I will need better pics to have an opinion on it, as i'm not so skilled in this field. I have a brown shirt with armband in much better condition...

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05-20-2013, 01:31 PM

Jerry B replied to a thread Australian AIF ( or British ) regimental button ~ in Battlefield Archaeology

And a 93rd foot button with the Queen Victoria crown, just to show the difference in the crowns.

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