Any militaria collectors?

[Richard A Thackeray]

How big the damned things are, compared to a modern Volvo tractor unit

 

[Drago]

No, but I'd give my left nut for a Dillon M-134. Owning one of those puppies means never having to say you're sorry.

And if I ever had the chance (or the eBay password that the Missus keeps secret) I'd have a Stolly.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Want one


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mr_pCrhTkk

 

[classic33]

Saw an interesting item on the BBC website today concerning a chap in Bristol who bid for,and found he had bought, a Scorpion armoured vehicle.Consequently,he has had to move to a larger house in order to park it!Sounds just the thing for me,though I have been strongly advised not to dabble by SWMBO.

No problems parking it though.

 

[Fnaar]

I used to have one of these: got rid of it. Don't want to be "labelled" as a nutter

 

[MichaelW2]

A local antique shop has an unusual piece in their militaria cabinet last week: a (deactivated) Swiss army K31 rifle. This is similar vintage to the usual Lee Enfield and Mausers you see, but has a cocking bolt which you just pull back and push forward, none of that rotating motion.
The working models are, by reputation, incredibly accurate and well made and as an extra, usually have a piece of paper under the stock butt plate naming the Swiss soldier who carried it for his whole service duration.

 

[vernon]

I used to have one of these: got rid of it. Don't want to be "labelled" as a nutter

 

[summerdays]

I have a penknife that my dad found as a child - British Army is stamped on it.

My mate is a huge collector but mostly American civil war stuff, everything from blankets, food tins to weapons. He has some UK stuff such as a gas mask.

 

[accountantpete]

I used to dabble in buying/selling militaria until the repro's got so good even experts had doubts.

All that is left is a German bullet casing from WWI which is now used as an umbrella stand

 

[Gravity Aided]

My father bought and sold for some years, items from the Pacific War a specialty, as he was there, and knew the items from direct experience. I dealt as well for a while, but interest is waning with numbers of participants. I do still have the short sword the fellows in the steel mill made for him when he departed. Rather Tolkeinish.

 

[Cubist]

M

my own blue helmet

Amoxicillin?

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

I used to have one of these: got rid of it. Don't want to be "labelled" as a nutter

That's all Greek to me.............

 

[numbnuts]

My dads medals

Grandads

 

[Starcell]

A local antique shop has an unusual piece in their militaria cabinet last week: a (deactivated) Swiss army K31 rifle. This is similar vintage to the usual Lee Enfield and Mausers you see, but has a cocking bolt which you just pull back and push forward, none of that rotating motion.
The working models are, by reputation, incredibly accurate and well made and as an extra, usually have a piece of paper under the stock butt plate naming the Swiss soldier who carried it for his whole service duration.

Straight pull bolt as I believe it's called. Not all that uncommon
Mitch.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

And if I ever had the chance (or the eBay password that the Missus keeps secret) I'd have a Stolly.

My father-in-law was a driving instructor, on Stalwarts, when he was in the Army, based in Germany