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Wide Load · **Posted:** Sat May 10, 2008 15:42 pm

Now you see the VCR Bill was made to stop Shag going out of an evening with his guns, bloody hell, you could out fit us all as a Dunkirk unit with SMLE's if 185 ever did it :lol:

But that is impressive mate.

Tiny · **Posted:** Sun May 11, 2008 19:55 pm

easy-co wrote:

Here's a few pics of my collection, sorry for the Quality. Most of what's on the rack is original, with my reenacting repros to the right end. All of the Class A's are original and about 50% are originally badged and named, and if they're not they're badged with original insignia which is the next best thing. Couple of my helmets are currently undergoing work so are missing from the shelf. Weapons on the floor M1 Garand, M1A1 Carbine, M1911A1 .45 pistol, Thompson SMG

Jackets on the mannequins all original and originally badged. 218th FAB, 41st ID. 16th IR, 1st ID (Trooper present with the division with all the 1st ID campaigns, including Omaha Beach Normandy), 39th FAB 3rd ID, 8th USAAF and an original M-1942 Paratrooper jacket with original and (presumably) originally badged Airborne Command SSI. All headwear original.

All items in cabinet personal belongings of Sgt Charles Giles, 13th USAAF, PTO. His uniform items are on rack (His 32R uniforms too small to get on mannequins

). On my webbing hat stand

.

The rack showing the remainder of my Class A's and other jackets. Mortar Ammo vest, invasion vest and bandoleers.

Bez

Bloody hell mate, that's looking more organised since the last time I saw it!!

Now you've made me jealous, :twisted:

Shag the Armourer · **Posted:** Sun May 11, 2008 21:39 pm

Few more. I wasn't in the mood to get the HMG's out :oops:

matt wagg · **Posted:** Fri May 16, 2008 22:02 pm

Hi Shag,
Nice Mk1 Stengun!

Matt

Shag the Armourer · **Posted:** Wed May 21, 2008 8:34 am

Cheers chap. The MkII has an interesting story. It was one of the guns used in Peter Laidlers Sten gun book. It doesn't have the hole in the left hand side for the cocking handle to slide into to stop the bolt going back. It's also near mint

TALLERTHANBETTY · **Joined:** Sat Aug 28, 2004 0:50 am **Posts:** 2672

Was it Peter Laidler that used to get his stuff fully refurbed when he got it, or was someone else?

Tanaka · **Posted:** Fri May 23, 2008 19:59 pm

few more pieces added recently

1935 dated combat map, complete with pencilled in troop movements

various other army issue maps

Officers Map case

Cold weather fur cap

Various pieces including a sake tray, emergency ration pot, role of rank insignia and a Kempei tai armband (repro) plus a Japanese coal mining manual

Close up of some of the images in the manua, this will probaly be going to the IWM collection in the near future

O.G-Palmer · **Posted:** Sat May 24, 2008 21:25 pm

Hello Tanaka
Love the sake tray & the ration pot, where would I need to look for bits like that?

Tanaka · **Posted:** Sun May 25, 2008 20:10 pm

The Sake trays can be picked up off ebay quite easily, the ration pot you will probaly have hard job to find, i was lucky, all of the above stuff was a present from a fellow Japanese collector and the ration pot is the first one i've ever seen so i wouldn't like to say what the price of one would be.

If your interested in any bits let me know and i might be able to source another one for you mate

matt wagg · **Posted:** Fri May 30, 2008 20:50 pm

Hi Shag,
My sten Mk2S has no safety hole on the body either.
Its extra interesting as the Serial number has been removed(ground and weld filled) and its Stamped No2.

Matt

commando sniper · **Posted:** Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:46 pm

New piece found at the weekend.........

Whats really interesting is that the original owner has inscribed his army number on it. Someone from the Royal Norfolks

Paul.

O.G-Palmer · **Posted:** Tue Jul 01, 2008 13:50 pm

Paul im now officially jealous, it does make me wonder though who in the Norfolks would have had one.
Maybe a transfer to a new unit/regiment? But would he of kept his old number?
At a guess most of the AUX had them and a lot of the training personnel could of got hold of one just a thought.

Very nice.

commando sniper · **Posted:** Tue Jul 01, 2008 14:29 pm

I was told that some of the Norfolks were in the early war commando units, so thats probably how the owner got it, plus its an early first pattern so it puts the ownership to earlier in the war still. Tracing the owners service should prove interesting

Paul.

LancEng156 · **Posted:** Tue Jul 01, 2008 22:14 pm

It wouldn't be Aux as the number is a Regulars number. From a guess I put the numbers issue date around 1940/1941.

Danny

O.G-Palmer · **Posted:** Tue Jul 01, 2008 22:19 pm

Ooops I should of phrased that a bit better, I intended to say that It could have been from a Norfolk regular training members of the AUX.

Churchills_Bodyguard · **Posted:** Tue Jul 01, 2008 23:03 pm

Some of the main bits of my growing collection.

SD R.E. Officers Tunic November 1930's dated Lt. Col. (Crowns taken off to make it a 2nd Lt. when worn. :wink:

)
KD WW1 R.A. Officers Tunic worn in places such Mespototamia etc.
WW2 KOSB Glengarry
1 original and 1 repo FS cap with original K.O.Y.L.I. badge.
WW2 French Gas mask bag
1920's civvi suitcase
November 1917 Winchester P-14 with Scope and Bayonet.
25 Winchester .303 Ball Cartridges in box.
HG Leather Gaiters
1903 Pattern cavarly Waterbottle cradle with WW2 waterbottle.
A.M. Shell Dressings
Ronson Lighter
WW2 unissued Tommies kit bag (Hidden underneath RE tunic)
And where you can just see "Aid" behind the Hurricane Lamp is a Unused 1930's miners first aid tin, still full of dressings!

And you can just spot the back end of a Pluto Teddy! :mrgreen:

Thats all i had to hand at the mo but also have some more uniforms and kit!

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