Hey Martin, great stuff. Are all of these from the same country, or different? What range are the calibres? I like the two linked on the right end. What are they?

Bob

From the left :

3cm MK101/103 German
3cm MK108 M-Geschoss Ausf. A ( German )
3cm MK108 M-Geschoss Ausf. C ( German )
20mm Hispano HE/Incendiary ( British )
20mm Hispano Solid ( British )
2cm MG151 HE ( German )
2cm MG151 AP ( German )
15mm MG151 HE ( German )
15mm MG151 AP ( German )
2cm MG-FF Incendiary ( German )
2cm MG-FF HE/I ( German )
2cm MG-FF HE ( German )
.50 Ball ( USA )
13mm MG13 AP ( German )
13mm mg13 HE ( German )
.303 Ball ( British )

And then two MG151 ( AP & HE ) linked.

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Great collection ! However you are missing an 88mm
When you get one in the future don't put it on the mantel, stick it by the firebox. [img]graemlins/bullet.gif[/img]

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I think the 88mm was too large of a calibre to qualify for AIRCRAFT munitions. Maybe if Martin were to start a collection of ARTILLERY or TANK munitions, then he could get an 88mm. You have to stay within the guidelines there TA152. It's like coloring outside the lines!

Bob

very fascinating martin although i collect vehicles of war, i would love to start collecting munitions...i just cant find so much time to do that these days...

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Great collection Martin hope to see more in the future.

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R.McGreal

I have a friend that collect all of the WWII German mines and does a great job with a lecture on them during living history presentations. He and his unit reenact as WWII German Mountain Troops. This guy has a single barrel 20mm Flak cannon and just bought a German-built 1934 Ford flatbed truck to mount the 20mm Flak gun on. Another guy has a 37mm anti-tank gun. Not to mention the MG34s and MG42s. What a mass of firepower these guys have.

Bob

Whatever you say....

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I would like to say something smart but you have left me speechless !

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Wonderful collections everyone.

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Yes, thanx for the pics, great items!

Personally I have only collected books until spring 2004 and since I have mainly collected Finnish WW2 medals ( as well as books ).

My favourite medal, the Winter War medal



The clasp is for different parts of the front.

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I also have the later version of the SS-division cross for the Finnish Waffen-SS men in Wiking division ( not this one in the pic which is from the net ).

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if my digi cam wasnt broken, i would upload a few pics of my vehicles and a few or my ww2 uniform items...

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Just drive them up on your flatbed scanner!

Bob

YES, this does look like a worthless piece of crap...but i am buying it to restore...does it look like a gamble or what?

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i have more to come...

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See, I told you that using the flatbed scanner would work... Bravo!

Bob

http://www.joeschmidt.com/img/broken-scanner.gif

man...you got to look at the damage that dang international did to my flatbed!

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planning on buying this old 1938 russian cycle...good idea? opinion/s?

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i apologise for the picture size... im using a laptop and do not have the software to do cropping etc... sry...

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I love that truck ! What a great project.... [img]graemlins/salute.gif[/img]

'Way down at the other end of the scale, I've had this for years, and truly wish it could talk.



It's a small cigarette case ( the medal is for scale ) which has been engraved with : 'Erinnerung an den Winterkrieg 1942-43 in Russland' followed by the place names which you can read in the picture ( these are spelt the German way ). Some of these places were tiny ( eg Debaltsevo ) but were the scene of vicious fighting. The engraved crest with initials is done differently to the rest and was probably on the cigarette case already ( the case is of a 1940's German make ). I posted a description on the Forum some years back and the theory was that the later engraving may have been done in a POW camp.

It, and those places, certainly meant something to someone.....

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Greetings to all -

Rather nice lot of articles, or, at least the ones of which I could review photographs of. Certainly would have enjoyed seeing the pics of Bob's Waffen SS feldgendarmerie member.

Erich -

Nice shot of a panzerschreck. Finally was able to hold one myself a few weeks back. A bit heavier than expected, but a pleasure to enact with in person. Also, nice shots there of your mountain carbine. One of the few German small arms I have yet to purchase an example of.

Here's a shot ( I hope ) of some complete German uniforms of my own, a fallschirmjaeger ( please, no comments about the lack of an umlaut, the "e" works, and I am not THAT computer literate ), and a panzer crew member. All items are original war time manufacture with no post war additives.

Bill

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Now that is impressive!!! How on earth did you find that?

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Ten years ago, they were readily available from UK deact arms dealers for £295 each.

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