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    Mordecai

    M-34 Helmet with Cape

    Hello all, I found this M34 (Feuerschutzpolizei?) helmet at my local flea market hiding amongst some biker and horse riding helmets an older lady was

    12-04-2023, 03:43 AM
    bgick

    SS Degen questions

    Hi Guys. Im looking at a SS Degen. it's a second model Krebs marked blade. It's nickel plated Degen. Its uncleaned and unmessed with. My question is the

    12-04-2023, 03:32 AM
    Daarom

    ekn Joachim Sperling

    12-04-2023, 12:37 AM
    VtwinVince

    Some Gold

    Here are a couple of orders from Wuerttemberg, both produced in gold by, I believe, the court jeweler Foehr.

    12-04-2023, 12:52 AM
    WARNACH

    EKM bakelite

    Good evening

    In my research on the Berlin Volkssturm and the Volkssturm in general, I encountered somewhere the info that there were Volkssturm

    12-03-2023, 10:48 PM
    WARNACH

    Volkssturm Gau 3 - Berlin

    Good evening

    For some years now, and after my recent retirement from active duty even more intesively, I'm doing research on the Berlin

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    Polish Paintings 

    by
    andrzejku98
    12-29-2016 01:28 PM

    Hello Everyone,

    Whilst searching through the internet I came across the following photographs of paintings ...
    11 Comments

    There and Back Again, the story of the C Section, 3rd FA Red Cross Flag - from Western Australia, to Gallipoli, to Western Canada, and back again. 

    by
    DougB
    03-31-2015 07:28 PM

    There and Back Again; The Incredible Journey of the C Section, 3rd Field Ambulance Red Cross Flag, from Western Australia, ...
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    Polish Pilots awarded the British D.F.C. 

    by
    andrzejku98
    03-03-2015 01:03 PM

    Hello Everyone,

    I have found these colour photographs that show PAF Pilots after receiving the Distinguished ...
    7 Comments

    My letter openers 

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    engptyrr
    02-20-2014 10:10 PM

    Hi,

    Thought it was time to post my favourite part of this hobby! I know that not to everyones taste, my mini's/salesman/letter ...
    9 Comments

    Designer of the SA symbol known 

    by
    Wilhelm Saris
    11-17-2013 05:19 PM

    This is what the "Uniformen-Markt" from May 1, 1936 says on page 86:
    (published also in the magazine " ...

    Polish Armed Forces in the United Kingdom in colour 1942 to 1945 

    by
    andrzejku98
    08-26-2013 03:31 PM

    Hello Everyone,

    I found the following colour photographs on the internet and just thought that some of you ...
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    Polish Armed Forces in the United Kingdom Colour Photographs 

    by
    andrzejku98
    08-26-2013 03:07 PM

    ...

    Polish Military Paintings. 

    by
    andrzejku98
    03-04-2013 02:22 PM

    I have found the following paintings , which I thought I would share with everyone, I sincerely hope that you enjoy them ...
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    SS Runic Decal Reference Section 

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    DougB
    04-10-2012 09:27 PM  Number of Views: 83478 

    This thread is an SS Runic Decal Reference thread whereby WRF helmet collectors can quickly compare SS decals and learn the various styles, makers, patterns and shell applications. This should be a great resource for collectors wondering if the SS runic decal on the helmet they are perhaps looking at buying is not only authentic but is the shell maker correct for the helmet.
    ...
    17 Comments

    The complete ATS Physical Training kit 

    by
    larissa
    03-14-2012 08:12 PM

    Hiya, ATS girls had to do PT like all other soldiers. So they needed a complete range of specially designed sports wear. ...

    "BeVo" SS cuff titles: how to spot original from fake 

    by
    Adrian Stevenson
    01-20-2012 01:01 PM

    Hi Guys, as this question comes up very often, I thought it would be useful to place a pinned thread on the subject?

    The key to determining an ...

    SS Wachverbaende 1935, introduction of insignia conditions. 

    by
    Friedrich-Berthold
    07-25-2011 05:21 PM

    The origins of the insignia in the SS Totenkopfverbaende, or SS Wachverbaende as they were called in 1935 in the documents below give rise to much speculation.

    The cuff titles were introduced in the latter part of 1935, for instance, the one pictured here.

    This regalia was subject to strict control as you see here. ...
    4 Comments

    incredible WW1 ground digged find!!!!!!! 

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    sebfrench76
    03-15-2011 03:58 AM

    I'm sharing here with the WW1 aficionados,what i think is the most incredible find for a couple of years ,in our soil of France.
    A member of my french forum digged this stuff last week,in a kind of dump site.
    ...
    144 Comments

    3rd Reich era plastic markings on the fieldgear etc 

    by
    Dimas
    02-26-2011 01:55 PM



    Picture show: 1 firm code, 2 material code


    Liste der Presswerk-Codes der Materialprüfungsanstalt, Stand: 31. Dezember 1938

    21 Neuyork-Hamburger Gummiwaren-Kompanie, Hamburg
    22 Bebrit-Preßstoffwerke GmbH, Bebra und C.F. Schlothauer, Ruhla
    23 Lüdenscheider Metallwerke AG, Busch-Jäger, Lüdenscheid
    24 Gebrüder Merten, Gummersbach
    25 Süddeutsche Isolatorenwerke GmbH, Freiburg
    31 Vereinigte Isolatorenwerke AG, (Viacowerke) Berlin-Pankow
    32 H. Römmler AG, Spremberg
    33 Wolff und Co KG, Walsrode
    ...
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    Roles and Missions of RZM d. NSDAP 

    by
    Friedrich-Berthold
    02-06-2011 10:37 AM

    as found on a notable Russian site: a nice summary of key aspects of the RZM.

    Here is an English translation of the regulations.

    I decided not to translate the term “Reichszeugmeisterei”, as it is generally recognized and commonly used in its original German form; a rough translation would be “National Quartermasters Department”.
    I translated the term "parteiamtliche Gegenstände" somewhat literally as "offical Party items", one could use other translations, too, such as as "controlled items of the Party" etc.
    ...
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    SS VT field gear etc markings 

    by
    Dimas
    01-30-2011 01:24 PM

    In this list you can find examples of the SS gear with early markings on it. If you have something to add, you are welcome.
    Look here for full list

    ...

    WWII Heer Tropical Caps - An Overview. 

    by
    NZMark
    11-19-2010 06:17 AM  Number of Views: 61895 

    This article can in no way be exhaustive due to the scarcity of the subject matter. This will, hopefully, go some way to give an overview of the many differing types of issued tropical caps seen in German service in World War II.

    The most distinguishable issue item of the WWII German soldier in North Africa & Mediterranean theatre of Operations was his field cap. This was simply termed Afrikamutze by the troops, but in todays collecting terminology it is the m40 Tropical Field Cap.
    Along with his tropical issue service uniform and specially designed fieldgear, this simple but useful item set him aside from his Continental comrades and added to the mystique of his image as a serving member of the famous Deutches Afrika Korps (DAK). ...

    Units & Waffenfarbe used in Afrika and the Balkans 1941 - '42 

    by
    Tim OKeefe
    11-16-2010 05:50 AM

    Here is list of units in Afrika and the Balkans: copied from C Evans list, Thanks. 1941-42.


    Combat Troops Staff: Waffenfarbe

    Generals---Color was Red.
    --------------------------------------------------
    Color is: White.
    Army Group Staffs. A.G's. G,E,F, Staffs.
    Army Staffs. Army Group "A" 2,12 Staffs.
    Armored Group Staffs. "Afrika."
    Korps Stabs. 11th, 30th, 51st, 52nd, 65th, 68th, 69th, 91st.
    Reserve Stabs. 59th.
    Motorized Korps Stabs. 41st.
    --------------------------------------------------
    ...
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    The Afrikakorps cuff title 

    by
    Adrian Stevenson
    09-26-2010 04:58 AM


    This is an item of insignia which has been well reproduced for many years and catches a lot of collectors out.

    However, it is one ...
    15 Comments

    Battlefields in North Karelia( SS-Nord Division) 

    by
    Karell Gott
    09-02-2010 08:55 AM

    I wish to show you some photos from battlefields of SS - Nord Division in Noth Karelia(Russia). I hope they will be pleasant ...
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