Bag of un-blanco'd webbing for Husky - pretty much sorted now (famous last words...)
Nice worn in and used look there Steve.
(Are you growing toadstools in your garden?)
Yeh very nice work there, how did you do it?
Show me a man who will jump out of an airplane, and I'll show you a man who will fight!
General James M. Gavin
CRY HAVOC AND LET LOOSE THE DOGS OF WAR
Finally some pictures of the stuff I got earlier
Early-war Leica IIIc, with "red curtain" shutter, and without slow-speed dial lock.
My BFA, Inland Division .30 M1 Carbine
(alas no repro short barrel band, but it does have the early flip-up rear sight)
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Postman just delivered: splinter grenade bags. 
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
US Army pup tent and Medic armband
2000 .43 BB's 
In the words of that Gungan on episode 1 who should have been shot on site "OUCH TIME"
Franka Solida III camera - Early '50s. Stamped "Made in Germany - US Zone"
I'm jumping on the 120 roll film bandwagen
an additional 4000 .43 bbs Well they are now not being manufactured, so grab em while you can 
an additional 4000 .43 bbs
Same here! Great minds think alike. Also got a pair of M43 HBT Keilhosen today.
When I want your opinion - I'll tell you what it is!
Had a good week this week, got M40 uniform from Pete59, great deal and very happy, got mag pouches fron Joker that were in A1 condition and today I got a tub of Ko cho Line that somebody recommended and it's done all my leatherwork the world of good.
Thanks guys from here
A wonderful late war zeltbahn, no buttons or button holes, just the grommets. Fantastic print that is all misaligned and has the added wings. It came with two nice straps and 3 poles, which seem not to be german. They are the shorter version. I just found 4 of the black zelt ropes in the spare room. No idea where or when they are from.
A very nice Australian enfield gun slip, '45 dated and almost mint. gasmask bag type cloth not webbing.
WW1 dated de-act SMLE should be here friday.
aka Stigroadie
AFRA
better by design
"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. "
Bell full metal m1911. £40 all in from RSOV, Sweeeet.
Is it because of me posting all those pictures taken with vintage cameras that everyone appears to be buying old folders? 
Well I'm in the lead with 20 cameras....
Make that 21 hahahahahah
Just 'won' a KW Pilot 6 , a pre-war German SLR. Very compact!
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I didn't buy mine... it was my Grandfather's... 
Arrived from WGC HK - 8 x Gas Route Connector Springs & 4 x Tanaka 98k bolt seals
Details, details, Yith.
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My camera comes from my aunt and hasn't been used in at least 20 years. Do these things need professional servicing?
Depends on how it's been stored. You can do quite a bit of maintenance yourself
The grease can dry out in the shutter, causing it to be somewhat sluggish or sticking. Sometimes firing them a few times on all speeds can cause them to come back to life.
Don't test the 'self-timer' device if it has one, as these are the biggest cause of old shutters jamming.
Sometimes dripping in a bit of Zippo-fuel can unfreeze an old shutter. It evaporates without leaving a trace. DON'T USE OIL on a shutter!
Bellows can dry out and crack sometimes if stored in a hot environment. Wiping them down with a lightly damp cloth won't harm them in the least. Pinholes can be a pain, but they can be plugged with masking tape or black liquid rubber.
Rust can be carefully sanded off and painted over.
Alcohol is a good way of removing dirt and oxidation from the housing
Stripped gears, broken springs and fungus/dust in the lens are things you'd need a professional to look at.
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