Received yesterday, Luftwaffe EM buckle (Anthony) 
Still waiting on my 12 packets of instant film I need for the liberation festivities in Wageningen on the 5th of May 
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Finally: A complete block of KG3 blanco. 
Finally: A complete block of KG3 blanco.
Use it wisely, young padawan. 
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
Early aged German para helmet-type with slotted holes cut out of the shell
2 original, german size 68, helmet shells with repro/ recon liners. Both finished in smooth field grey without decals, perfect for Heer and SS from '41 to the wars end.
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AFRA
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"Truth is a shining goddess, always veiled, always distant, never wholly approachable, but worthy of all the devotion of which the human spirit is capable. "
2 original, german size 68, helmet shells with repro/ recon liners. Both finished in smooth field grey without decals, perfect for Heer and SS from '41 to the wars end.
Size 68 
Christ either you managed to get a bargain or paid a LOT of money for those
Thats size 68 shells not liners. 
Ones an '40 style the other a '42.
aka Stigroadie
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"Truth is a shining goddess, always veiled, always distant, never wholly approachable, but worthy of all the devotion of which the human spirit is capable. "
Thats size 68 shells not liners.
Ones an '40 style the other a '42.
No matter-size 66 and 68 original shells are very sought after
Italian field grey Tunic, Trousers, Shirt & Bustinas from Kieth, they took 12 days to get here which is ok but I've had to chase the leg wraps which were missing 
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Came home from Zonnebeke (barely: sputtering car, traffic jams etc) with a few replica WW1 paper items (All for free from WD Rob):
*"French made Easy" leaflet for the Expeditionary Forces
*"Songs of the US Army and Navy" pocketbook
*A propaganda leaflet showing the growing number of American soldiers facing the Germans.
*An early war propaganda leaflet showing the expected progress of the allies advancing on Berlin (we all know how well that went)
Did anyone visit Ciney last sunday?
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RTR cap badge
repro needle pack for soldiers housewife
Osprey: The British Army 1939-1945 part 2 (Middle East and Med)
Set of 37 pattern webbing straps for carrying 6 2" mortar rounds in their cardboard tubes:
messtin bag, '45/browning twin mag pouch, woolen commando cap- although I'm blowed if I can work out how to sort it out, it appers that I may have to unstitch one end then roll it up?
germany 1944 british soldiers pocketbook from the national archives
osprey wwII airborne warfare tactics
osprey wwII infantry tactics-squad and platoon
second us t handle shovel to replace the shite one sof sent me
tomorrow evening I will be airsofting in my airborne loadout for the first time to give the gear a test run!
"Major Bernard Himmler, does the name mean anything to you?"
woolen commando cap- although I'm blowed if I can work out how to sort it out, it appers that I may have to unstitch one end then roll it up?
NOOOOOO!!!!
Just turn it inside itself at one end. sort of fold one end inside the other...
You'll end up with a double-layer sock, that can then be rolled up into a hat...
Though since it seems they too small for my head I prefer to use it as a convenient bag... lol
Phew! thanks yith, you stopped me just in time! I can just about stretch it over my head if I don't mind the discomfort similar to having head squashed in a vice!
handy woolen bag it will be called from now on!
"Major Bernard Himmler, does the name mean anything to you?"
Some boring bits from FireSupport -
K98 mag (bringing number to four)
Mid-cap for the Thompson (as part of my long-term program of downsizing mag capacity)
Airsoft Innovations propane gas adaptor (endless supply of cheap gas for K98 now)
Marui M16 type speedloader - nearly five MP40 mags-worth at a single loading
Some 134a gas - I WILL use a pistol at Bryansk
Feldgendarmerie ALARMPFEIFE
"58 pattern browning holster,not WWII but more practical for skirmishing (to replace to canadian browning holster that sits at an awkward angle)
"Major Bernard Himmler, does the name mean anything to you?"
Lovely pair of Jackboots from Richard Underwood......very comfy surprisingly! FFI Osprey Book......and still e baying
