Posted: 3/6/2016 1:43:10 PM EDT
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I've been collecting WWII stuff since around the time I turned 18, nothing too special really but I realized that I didn't really have pics of any of it.
I figured as I grab a few things to take to the picture spot I'll post them up, post 'em if you got 'em. First up is a 1944 BYF Kar98k, everything is intact but someone knocked the eagle off of the stock. Signs are that this was a Yugoslavian capture. It does detract from the value, but it means even more history there. At least the Rooskies didn't molest it. 
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I've been collecting WWII stuff since around the time I turned 18, nothing too special really but I realized that I didn't really have pics of any of it. I figured as I grab a few things to take to the picture spot I'll post them up, post 'em if you got 'em. First up is a 1944 BYF Kar98k, everything is intact but someone knocked the eagle off of the stock. Signs are this this was a Yugoslavian capture. It does detract from the value, but it means even more history there. At least the Rooskies didn't molest it. http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/p511/Sputnik1988/658E84DF-43C6-41FA-9680-13B7B069E86D_zpsofwiudet.jpg Neat. |
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Nice! My grandfather brought a 1917 back from France, it was passed down the other side of the family though. 
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http://<a href=https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1601/24825603416_9d9efaba63.jpg</a> by l, on Flickr" /> I want a carbine so bad but the prices are insane.
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You win the thread. Dunno about that. The guy with that WWII Jeep is a pretty good contender. I will have to raise him a WWII Purple Heart. My grand uncle (my grandmother's brother) was a BAR man who earned this at the Battle of the Bulge. What sucks is that he absolutely REFUSED to talk about his experiences in the war. A ton of history is now gone forever. 
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if i could have ANYTHING i wanted from ww2, small arms related. it would be the following, in this order.
1. full auto stg-44 2. full auto mp-40 3. full auto thompson 4. nazi marked luger ( early war, for best fit finish) if i could only have a semi auto.... id take the nazi luger. |
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Here is my sole WWII item. Walther P38 marked byf44. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/KTM520guy/20160306_1207451_zpsyerxypwg.jpg You should send that one to me so I have a matching sidearm. 
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Auto Ordnance Bridgeport 1928-A1 Thompson SMG ..................... <a href="http://s277.photobucket.com/user/drfcolt/media/1928%20Thompson/100_2466_zpsdphfubks.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk64/drfcolt/1928%20Thompson/100_2466_zpsdphfubks.jpg</a> I shot one of those once at KCR, very nice. |
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Dunno about that. The guy with that WWII Jeep is a pretty good contender. I will have to raise him a WWII Purple Heart. My grand uncle (my grandmother's brother) was a BAR man who earned this at the Battle of the Bulge. What sucks is that he absolutely REFUSED to talk about his experiences in the war. A ton of history is now gone forever. http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l377/GoodOlDave/PHeart_zpscc84fe23.jpg Quoted:
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You win the thread. Dunno about that. The guy with that WWII Jeep is a pretty good contender. I will have to raise him a WWII Purple Heart. My grand uncle (my grandmother's brother) was a BAR man who earned this at the Battle of the Bulge. What sucks is that he absolutely REFUSED to talk about his experiences in the war. A ton of history is now gone forever. http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l377/GoodOlDave/PHeart_zpscc84fe23.jpg My dad was a BAR gunner as well who earned a purple heart in the Bulge. My jeep is painted in his unit markings. |
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Story behind the first picture of the katana please. Battlefield pickup from a relative? That is awesome. |
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Here is my sole WWII item. Walther P38 marked byf44. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/KTM520guy/20160306_1207451_zpsyerxypwg.jpg You should send that one to me so I have a matching sidearm. Nyet comrade. You of sendings rifle.
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My dad was a BAR gunner as well who earned a purple heart in the Bulge. My jeep is painted in his unit markings. Quoted:
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You win the thread. Dunno about that. The guy with that WWII Jeep is a pretty good contender. I will have to raise him a WWII Purple Heart. My grand uncle (my grandmother's brother) was a BAR man who earned this at the Battle of the Bulge. What sucks is that he absolutely REFUSED to talk about his experiences in the war. A ton of history is now gone forever. http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l377/GoodOlDave/PHeart_zpscc84fe23.jpg My dad was a BAR gunner as well who earned a purple heart in the Bulge. My jeep is painted in his unit markings. Can't help but wonder if your dad and my Grand uncle are in heaven right now swapping war stories... "Hey, remember when we almost shot that dumb ass major at the checkpoint because he didn't know who Lil' Abner was?"... |
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Nyet comrade. You of sendings rifle.
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Here is my sole WWII item. Walther P38 marked byf44. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/KTM520guy/20160306_1207451_zpsyerxypwg.jpg You should send that one to me so I have a matching sidearm. Nyet comrade. You of sendings rifle.
I knew that was coming.
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Technically around during WW2....probably not a whole lot of shooting at Germans. http://i.imgur.com/882hEnq.jpg Probably shot at Germans http://i.imgur.com/JS5lfSg.jpg?1 With the number of troops vs the number of rifles, you can almost guarantee that either a Russian killed a German with it, or a Russian died holding it. Both are likely. |
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Story behind the first picture of the katana please. Battlefield pickup from a relative? That is awesome. Quoted:
Story behind the first picture of the katana please. Battlefield pickup from a relative? That is awesome. Sorry, nothing so dramatic as that. They are bring backs from vets whose trailer trash families didn't care about them and sold off for their next packs of smokes. I collect them because I do care about them, and want to preserve them for future generations. . That Type 95 Shin Gunto (not a katana) is a sword that a Japanese sergeant would have had. It is in near immaculate condition and isn't even sharpened, which tells me it probably never saw combat I.E. taken off a soldier stationed in Japan throughout the war or found in an arsenal somewhere. I bought it 25+ years ago when collector snobs preferred officer swords and were turning their noses up at these sergeant swords. It has a thumbprint marked in rust on the blade from when the owner touched it and didn't wipe his oils off. It's almost like a ghost trying to reach out through time and trying to talk to me. |
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What's going on with the Mauser front sight? Muzzle cover. Both for storage so that debris won't enter the rifle as it's stored on a rack, as well as a little port that opens to let soldiers clean the rifle without gouging up the muzzle with the cleaning rod. |
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My dad's; he was a member of the Holy Cross Brigade. http://<a href=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/arayski/VIS_zps60grnhf4.jpg</a>" /> <a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/arayski/media/VIS/DSCN0815.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/arayski/VIS/DSCN0815.jpg</a> Nice collection with the stock and everything. Picture I have in my photobucket of mine. Has the eagle and everything stamped on the other side. 
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This is a brick I obtained in 1990 in Berchtesgaden, Germany from what was the remains of Hitler's garage at the site of his house, the Berghof.
I jumped in through the center window you see here, and picked up the brick from the rubble within. With the exception of the retaining wall which ran around the backside of the house, the garage was the only other structure remaining on the site. It too was later completely destroyed and removed so now only the retaining wall remains. 
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This is a brick I obtained in 1990 in Berchtesgaden, Germany from what was the remains of Hitler's garage at the site of his house, the Berghof. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1530/25471186201_64f37cd18c_b.jpg I jumped in through the center window you see here, and picked up the brick from the rubble within. With the exception of the retaining wall which ran around the backside of the house, the garage was the only other structure remaining on the site. It too was later completely destroyed and removed so now only the retaining wall remains. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1604/25445651472_ba52c7d32f_b.jpg You vandal, you. 
Up there on a ski trip or just during the summer? Never got there during the years I was in Vicenza. |
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You vandal, you.
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This is a brick I obtained in 1990 in Berchtesgaden, Germany from what was the remains of Hitler's garage at the site of his house, the Berghof. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1530/25471186201_64f37cd18c_b.jpg I jumped in through the center window you see here, and picked up the brick from the rubble within. With the exception of the retaining wall which ran around the backside of the house, the garage was the only other structure remaining on the site. It too was later completely destroyed and removed so now only the retaining wall remains. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1604/25445651472_ba52c7d32f_b.jpg You vandal, you.
Up there on a ski trip or just during the summer? Never got there during the years I was in Vicenza. LOL!!!!! I was stationed over there for a number of years. Kind of a history nut, I always wanted to visit Berchtesgaden, so we made it a weekend trip. |