What's your newest militaria III

Thanks Sky, the guy had more but it was also a matter of budget, so I picked up a few nice things that are not so common as the regular medals and binos etc.. The guy also had a Luftschutz shell, two brown Arbeitsbücher (one with the birdie), a Jerrycan. I also saw French dogtags an Adrian helmet , some UK amno pouches, a U.S. haversack , some tabacco rations and other nice things elsewhere.

 

Nice items again Skipper, congrats!!

 

I never roamed the local fleamarkets......I guess it would be worth a try though. On sunday I will go to the "Bourse" in Arlon, I'm looking for a first type barrelband for the M1 Carbine. I'm on a rather tight budget right now, did some big spending lately, so i have to go "mollo"!

 

Militaria fairs in Belgium are famous here too, especially the Ciney one, though more and more China copies invade the places and prices go mad there. This is why I hunt in flea markets and make finds that really make my day and that I couldn't have dreamt of in a fair. I will go to a fair only if I am looking for something specific whereas the flea market will be the surprise aspect. For instance I picked up a pair of German Pionier schäre (small model) . I had never even seen one before and guess what another seller had the large model at the same fair. Talking about probability hein?

 

Got this nice group of medals covering three wars : WInter war, continuation war, and Lapland war.

Starts with 1939 and 1941 Freedom medals class I , and two Freedom medals class II for 1941, Winter War medal, Continuation War medal, Summa Cross, Lapland war cross, 5th Division memorial Cross, and Blue Cross ( to all who served in war given in the 1960´s ). I include better pics of the Summa cross and 5th Division Memorial Cross.

 

Good stuff again Kai-Petri!

 

awesome kai, that is a pretty rare grouping. Does it mean the vet fought all the way from 1939 until 1944?

 

Yes, some Finns had to fight all those years. I recall that practically the Germans had been pushed out from Finland by New Year 1945 to Norway, but still some firing from both sides occurred until spring 1945. The war is considered finished by April 27th 1945 in Lapland between Finns and Germans.

 

SKYLINEDRIVE,I have a panel bag with the same emblem overpainted.
More stuff-U.S.N. officer plates,U.S.N. mess knives,7 1/8 1067 hot weather hat,U.S.N. whistle,U.S.N. marking kit,painting on velvet 66-67 125 Signal Bn.,pillow cases,bundle YANK Far East edition, part K Ration box w/food,V-Mail,Drivers Permit Red River Ord. Depot,Golden gloves boxing final,U.S.O. club program,Trip Record,Wear them Correctly 29th. Replacement Depot,1941 Army Song Book,Big Wheeler published on Luzon,Recreation Guide Aberdeen Proving Grounds. Rich A. in Pa.

 

Just bought this WW2 wartime photo with postwar signature by Manteuffel. Big size photo! Like it alot!

 

I got another Corps of Engineers compass! It was cheap as dirt on ebay!
It's another Superior Magneto manufactured, dated 5-1944. It came with a WWII carrying pouch.






Together with it's friends ;-)

 

Good looking oldtimer navigation systems which will work without battery and in the deeper woods too!

 

Good batch and the background of the Germany maps that go with them suits the overall setting nice too

 

Maps and compasses alsways had a strange attraction on me, since I was a kid! But I have to admit that GPS is also a nice toy!

 

traumatised by the Hänsel und Gretel tale?

 

That might very well be possible! When I was four and a half I got lost in a huge maize field! My grandfather and his buddies were hunting rabbits and they had told me to wait for them by the cars.....it was too boring so I took of on my own! It took them quite a while to find me

 

and this is how you started collecting militaria.

 

This thread is my favorite part of Saturday / Sunday mornings......just rolling through it looking at what you guys scored on your weekend ventures

 

Well here's my latest Brad, picked up only hours ago at a flea market. It's the French woounded medal which wa sused in both world wars. My enemal modle seems to be the older type. I also picked up a batch of signal magazines from 1941 (French language version) . I will scan a few of them later for you all

 

Some luftwaffe autographs wartime...

Heinz Günter Amelung
Stuka pilot

Ritterkreuztrger Heinz-Gnter Amelung

Joachim Gey
Staffelkapitän II./KG 3 "Lützow"

Ritterkreuzträger Joachim Gey, II/KG3? - Militaria Fundforum

Im Buch "die deutschen Kampffliegerasse" steht:
"Gey, Joachim, geboren 11.3.16, hat sich vomr esten Kriegstage an bis zur RK-Verleihung mit 409 Feindflügen hervorgetan. Über Polen wurde er verwundet, im Balkanfeldzug beschädigte er in der Ägäis ein britisches U-Boot schwer, vernichtete seit Juli 42 an der Ostfront u.a. 34 Panzer, 82 Lastkraftwagen, drei Artellerie- und drei Flakstellungen. Als Oberleutnant und Staffelkapitän der II./KG 3 wurde er am 20.6.43 mit dem RK ausgezeichnet.


Karl Kennel
957 combat missions and recorded 34 victories. Eichenlaub (Nr 666) on 25 November 1944 for 800 missions


Aces of the Luftwaffe - Karl Kennel