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Falcon
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I didn't know you could buy tortoises that grow that big to keep at home.Thanks Waff, and theyr'e still babies, another two years of
growing up to do
What species of are they?
Where do you keep them in the winter when they are hibernating?
Its true!! It is turtles all the way down!
[With appologies to Terry Pratchet and The Great A'tuin]
I don't collect ordnance as such. I came here for information more than anything
but looking around gave me a few ideas to add to the reenactment display that I'm building.
I also collect British medals and WWII military manuals.
but looking around gave me a few ideas to add to the reenactment display that I'm building.
I also collect British medals and WWII military manuals.
paul the grenade
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gothica7
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Hi all,
here is a piccy of some of the other items i collect, dont have many as they can be very expensive but perhaps one day!!!
First one is a 1945 Denison, 2nd pattern in pretty good condition but of a small size. Second one, a 1952 3rd pattern in mint condition, much larger and very wearable.
Third and fourth are repros, pretty good though, 3rd one made from WW2 materiel and these do get worn. I did add my badges to which i am entitled though.
Andy
here is a piccy of some of the other items i collect, dont have many as they can be very expensive but perhaps one day!!!
First one is a 1945 Denison, 2nd pattern in pretty good condition but of a small size. Second one, a 1952 3rd pattern in mint condition, much larger and very wearable.
Third and fourth are repros, pretty good though, 3rd one made from WW2 materiel and these do get worn. I did add my badges to which i am entitled though.
Andy
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relic helmets
Hi Archie,
Yes you,re right some didnt make it, I have complete helmets in the collection but to be truthfull they dont tell a story like relic ones do.
I have two grave dug helmets one from Leningrad, the soldier was called Pogosgiy, I know he was buried with honors. And one from what was Stalingrad.
Dave.
Hi Archie,
Yes you,re right some didnt make it, I have complete helmets in the collection but to be truthfull they dont tell a story like relic ones do.
I have two grave dug helmets one from Leningrad, the soldier was called Pogosgiy, I know he was buried with honors. And one from what was Stalingrad.
Dave.
hi there
grave dug helmets is a difficult one thers two sides of the fence here
one side believes its grave robbing and the other call it collecting ?
i fell of the fence the other week when i saw a picture of some dug up medals on the forum i said i cant wait to get my spade out ? oops
thats when the other side of the fence jumped on me ?
but opinions are like ars- hole- every one has one ?
keep up the good work for future generations to see
if we dont they will chuck the stuff in the bin .
just like so much stuff has been bined already
regards Archie :tinysmile_shy_t:
grave dug helmets is a difficult one thers two sides of the fence here
one side believes its grave robbing and the other call it collecting ?
i fell of the fence the other week when i saw a picture of some dug up medals on the forum i said i cant wait to get my spade out ? oops
thats when the other side of the fence jumped on me ?
but opinions are like ars- hole- every one has one ?
keep up the good work for future generations to see
if we dont they will chuck the stuff in the bin .
just like so much stuff has been bined already
regards Archie :tinysmile_shy_t:
Quatermass
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Hi Panzer 1, did you recover the helmets yourself or are they purchased from dealers?
I know of one UK dealer who takes relic helmets and shoots holes into them with a .22 rifle!
Quatermass
I know of one UK dealer who takes relic helmets and shoots holes into them with a .22 rifle!
Quatermass
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Investment
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Here's to ars- hole- uke:
uke:relic helmets
Hi Quatermass,
The answer to that is No i didnt dig them myself but have some friends who do, i buy from them I would luve to go and dig like them but perhaps one day, i was in Normandy last year and found some rounds plus bit and bobs, great trip. I dont think of it as grave robbing as the soldier gets a military funeral with honors so he is laid to rest at last. It is only his kit thats left and its beter that letting it rot, I teach with it sometimes.
Dave.
Hi Quatermass,
The answer to that is No i didnt dig them myself but have some friends who do, i buy from them I would luve to go and dig like them but perhaps one day, i was in Normandy last year and found some rounds plus bit and bobs, great trip. I dont think of it as grave robbing as the soldier gets a military funeral with honors so he is laid to rest at last. It is only his kit thats left and its beter that letting it rot, I teach with it sometimes.
Dave.
U.S. Helmet
The M1 U.S, helmet was was in such a state when i got it, part of the rim was off and it was crushable, so that took a while to restore i painted it only to restrict anymore rust getting to it, it was found the same time i was in Normandy at Utah beach, it was found just a little way in from the beach.
Dave.
The M1 U.S, helmet was was in such a state when i got it, part of the rim was off and it was crushable, so that took a while to restore i painted it only to restrict anymore rust getting to it, it was found the same time i was in Normandy at Utah beach, it was found just a little way in from the beach.
Dave.
These are the things that compete for the money and the space that would otherwise go to ordnance. What my girlfriend refer's to as "nasty guy stuff" (and she was an antique dealer). It's mostly from the early 1800's to the early 20th century and includes bottles, insulators, telegraph equipment, railroad items, sewing machines, porcelain signs, bayonets, paperweights and glass. There are alot of crossover collectables that relate to ordnance. A few examples are in the No.5 Mills bombs; made by Bullers who also manufactured telegraph equipment and insulators, Seimens who made electrical equipment and insulators, Westinghouse Brake Co. who made railroad equipment, and while Ive heard of a Singer Sewing Machine marked Mills base plug but havent seen one I have had SMC (Singer Manufacturing Co) 2.36 in bazooka rockets.
