In the last month I've been able to get hold of a few goodies.
A telogreika
PPSh-41 sling
PPSh-41 drum mag pouch
WWII era flask
WWII officers style belt.
2 K98's for converting into vsr springers.
I used to use G43 pouches for K98 magazines but in fact you can just cut the stitching at the back of standard K98 pouches and fit them in sideways. They still look OK from the front but are a bit of a mess inside!
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
Just got my "new" 1939 dated, all serials matching Kodak Retina 1 (model 149). Bargain price, all shutter speeds working lovely! Looking forward to taking some proper looking battle field photos!
2 lovely things:
1) A lovely badge for my Adrian M26 (from SOF of all places) It's ww1 pattern but they were stil very common in 1940. A spot of paint to match the helmet and it will be grand.
2) A lovely bayonet, model 1886-1915. Very pointy.
Since I've been able to finally finish off my generic British Soldier/Officer of the ETO. I'm going to quickly list what I obtained this Christmas.
1937 Officer Battledress Tunic: Soldier Of Fortune.
Tam O' Shanter: Soldier Of Fortune
Black Watch Tam O' Shanter Badge: Ebay
Staff Officer Peaked Cap: Epic Militaria
Staff Officer Cap Badge (Brigadier/Colonel): Ebay
Long Puttees: Soldier Of Fortune
Pistol Lanyard: SOF
And finally a new cork for my water bottle after a bunch of loons decided to steal the one that came with it.
I should take another set of pictures of my collection so far... it's grown a lot since then.
Weapons:
King Arms M1928 Thompson Submachine Gun
AGM Sten Mk.II
CYMA M1911 EAP
From Derby Cattle Market carboot sale this morning:
A WW2 British pocket heliograph as supplied in RAF and Naval emergency supplies, all compete, clean and in good condition (picture is of the same type, but not my one) - £5!
A Proud Member Of 'Team Spleen!' who play mainly at Gunman Airsoft, Tuddenham, Suffolk.
Got me a new gat.
Well, I thought it was about time I finally got a Sten.
I am also now the proud owner of approximately 17 MP40 magazines of various sizes and six stick batteries, so I'll sell some of the surplus ones in the near future.
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
just received the new pps kar98 and very nice it is too.
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
I Keep a-singing the cornetto song. (to the tune of... well,that one)
first sewing done
A very moderate day at Stoneleigh, just a hat, mess tin, sling, helmet decals and a gas cape bag thingy. Of which items no less than two were actually on my shopping list!
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
What nationalities?
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All German I'm afraid. I was toying with getting some BEF stuff (helmet cover, e-tool holder, Mark V gas mask bag, sword bayonet) but in the end backed away, I don't really need three different impressions for Operation Copenhagen...
Very pleased with my new mess tin, a RAU one, much nicer than my old SOF one.
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
From stoneleigh today a ics m1 Garand. a no4 spike bayonet and frog, sten gun bag(£2!!!) and a not quite ww2 3rd pattern jungle jacket with air cav badges to replace my tatty old 101st airborne one for my nam kit
Current ww2 armoury
King arms Thompson, ICS M1 Garand, ACM ZB28, ICS M3 Grease gun, ACM M1918 BAR, Kjw M1911, 2x WE Highpowers, Kwa Tokarev, Webley VI, PPS Bazooka, AGM STG44, Custom M1919 .30cal
Jerry gas mask on ebay. Has dunkelgelb paint, so good for my DAK reenactment.
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
Dunkelgelb for DAK? I expected better of you Andy!
Well, I say Dunkelgelb, but I've actually yet to see it in real life. Whatever colour DAK stuff is - it varied greatly, you know - from dark tan to very pale.
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier