Yellow is the usual colour for German HE shells?
It could have been used as a prop for a Flak 36.
From further pictorial research, it seems that yellow painted 88mm rounds were used in both flak and tanks. Cheers for the heads-up - previously I could only find Tiger I references, with nearly all the flak rounds being green or black painted.
So anyone, any of those films have an 88mm flak in them?
A Proud Member Of 'Team Spleen!' who play mainly at Gunman Airsoft, Tuddenham, Suffolk.
these
Kar98 bayonet scabbard and frog from a German ebay site called medieval arm's ,both delivered for £31.50, got no use for the bayonet itself as i'm getting a rubber one and this was the cheapest i could find and it's very nice.
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
i'll kill a man in a fair fight or if i think he's going to start a fair fight or over a woman or.......
a problem shared is a problem halved ,but an advantage shared is no advantage at all
if a job's not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well
both delivered for £31.50, got no use for the bayonet
Blimey, that is cheap. Is the bayonet a blunt repro or a sharp real one?
I have recently acquired another pair of Mark III pouches ready for blancoing. It is that blancoing time of year.
Not very WW2 but I also seem to have acquired a full set of '68 pattern DPMs in v. good nick (only missing one button), a 58 pattern poncho, a spare 58 poncho roll for my NBC suit and spent a happy afternoon re-scrimming my Mark V helmet so it looks like a bush. I may actually make it to a Cold War game this year 
I also got one of those LED 'paraffin' lamps like Yiths.
Cheers
Martin
"Mistakes in the initial deployment cannot be rectified" Helmuth von Moltke
Toys: AGM MP40, Cyma M1A1, TM M14/G43/SVT40, TM VSR/K98, SnS No. 4, ASG Sten, Ppsh.
Arnhem3,Gumrak,Campoleone
I think he got this?
http://www.medieval-arms.co.uk/detail/i ... heath-only
Cheaper than e-bay from the website? Often the case.
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. "
no i didnt get the bayonet just the sheath and frog, i dont actually need the bayonet as i plan on getting a rubber one so this was the cheapest way ,otherwise its £30 plus p+p just for the bayonet and scabbard and then the frog for another £8 plus p+p.i still have to fork out for the rubber one but that i can use.
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
i'll kill a man in a fair fight or if i think he's going to start a fair fight or over a woman or.......
a problem shared is a problem halved ,but an advantage shared is no advantage at all
if a job's not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well
these
Wow, beautiful! 
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
that they are, thankfully I didn't pay full price for them either 
also they feel lighter than my swiss boots and have tons more grip than my corcorans.
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hfc wood stock/holster for my mouser broom handle, been after one for ages but didn't want to pay over £50 for it, this was £20 delivered 
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
i'll kill a man in a fair fight or if i think he's going to start a fair fight or over a woman or.......
a problem shared is a problem halved ,but an advantage shared is no advantage at all
if a job's not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well
Wz.29 woodwork. - time for me to read through the whole k98 thread a third time.
Woo hoo double delivery day, my greatcoat arrived from ww2sale .looks well enough made , not the thickest wool material but the lining is good and pockets are huge.ill post some pictures soon.
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
i'll kill a man in a fair fight or if i think he's going to start a fair fight or over a woman or.......
a problem shared is a problem halved ,but an advantage shared is no advantage at all
if a job's not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well
pockets are huge
I found all sorts of interesting stuff in my greatcoat pockets when it arrived. A cigarette lighter, a bandage and a bar of soap!
Cheers
Martin
"Mistakes in the initial deployment cannot be rectified" Helmuth von Moltke
Toys: AGM MP40, Cyma M1A1, TM M14/G43/SVT40, TM VSR/K98, SnS No. 4, ASG Sten, Ppsh.
Arnhem3,Gumrak,Campoleone
A box of MAG short M14 magazines, almost exactly same size as the cut down one I made for my M14 based 'G43' but without the hassle of cutting down magazines... Metal shells, they will need painting but might be handy for other G43 owners and possibly for Garand people who can't get any more shotgun mags. Firesupport have them in stock.
They also fit perfectly into G43 pouches.
Cheers
Martin
Cheers Martin, just bought a box of these for my garand and they fit like a glove.They do tend to alter the aesthetic of the rifle 
but the consistency they give over shottie mags,it's something I'm willing to do. But thanks for the heads up 
I'm glad they were useful. I've just metal-effected all of mine and hoping to try them out at the Fireball game in a couple of weeks.
I've seen people using full size M14 mags with Garands, so I am sure these are an inmprovement!
Cheers
Martin
"Mistakes in the initial deployment cannot be rectified" Helmuth von Moltke
Toys: AGM MP40, Cyma M1A1, TM M14/G43/SVT40, TM VSR/K98, SnS No. 4, ASG Sten, Ppsh.
Arnhem3,Gumrak,Campoleone
G&G G980, anybody else with this struggle to slide bolt forward sometimes?
Impressions:
U.S. 35th Inf Tech Sargeant
British Royal Artillery Gunner
Generic SS Mann
Weapons:
Cyma M1A1
ASG Sten MK2
ASG MP40
TM M1911A1
WE Browning High Power
HFC Mauser C96
G&G G980, anybody else with this struggle to slide bolt forward sometimes?
it's very similar to the Tanaka and those sometimes catch on the shiny metal bar on the side of the bolt when pushing the bolt forward, you can either chamfer the shiny metal bar so it slides in better or remove it when in use, even the dboys k98k jams on this part sometimes although its plastic and easier to re shape.
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
i'll kill a man in a fair fight or if i think he's going to start a fair fight or over a woman or.......
a problem shared is a problem halved ,but an advantage shared is no advantage at all
if a job's not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well
Cheers dadio
Impressions:
U.S. 35th Inf Tech Sargeant
British Royal Artillery Gunner
Generic SS Mann
Weapons:
Cyma M1A1
ASG Sten MK2
ASG MP40
TM M1911A1
WE Browning High Power
HFC Mauser C96
I'm glad they were useful. I've just metal-effected all of mine and hoping to try them out at the Fireball game in a couple of weeks.
I've seen people using full size M14 mags with Garands, so I am sure these are an inmprovement!
Cheers
Martin
Yes good find Martin, recently aquired a Garand which I am planning on making up conversion kits for G41 & SVT40. My box of mags arrived today
From Derby's Cattle Market carboot on Sunday;
A pair of Type 6 SOE wire cutters - £0.50p!!!
A Proud Member Of 'Team Spleen!' who play mainly at Gunman Airsoft, Tuddenham, Suffolk.
Yet another pair of Mark III pouches, due for blancoing shortly.
Cheers
Martin
"Mistakes in the initial deployment cannot be rectified" Helmuth von Moltke
Toys: AGM MP40, Cyma M1A1, TM M14/G43/SVT40, TM VSR/K98, SnS No. 4, ASG Sten, Ppsh.
Arnhem3,Gumrak,Campoleone