For the occasion of the holidays and the 10 year anniversary of my web site, I have listed many new US WW2 collectibles for sale. This also includes rare paratrooper items: PPN-2 Eureka beacon set, BUPS beacon, M-227 signal lamp, … Continue reading →
In his search to find the meaning of the CL letters on the invasion armband, Brian Soper wrote to a magazine published in the States called World War II. They have a section where readers send in information concerning artifacts … Continue reading →
Canadian army major Claude Villeneuve sent me some pictures of himself during the D-Day celebration at Siffleur Falls in the Canadian Rockies on 6 June 2015. The gentleman on his right jumped 20 minutes past Midnight on 6 June 1944 … Continue reading →
Eric Eaton sent me photos of screw-on type luminous disks, also known as bridge markers. They would be attached to bridges, buildings, vessels. He got this from a WW2 US Navy veteran, so presumably it would have been used on … Continue reading →
Last Sunday, my son and I rode along with a tour of military vehicles starting in our village. With over 40 Jeeps and other vehicles of Yeomanry and Call of Duty members, we rode around our beautiful Flemish Ardennes in … Continue reading →
These photos were sent to me by Lisa Sharik, deputy director of the Texas Military Forces Museum in Austin, TX. She read the article on all the different variations and thought she’s share this special one from the museum. It … Continue reading →
Deactivated Springfields are hard to find over here, and expensive for an old bolt action rifle. For a long time, I toyed with the idea to build a reproduction M1903A4 sniper rifle. I had pretty much given up on the … Continue reading →
This Sunday we visited a small airshow at the glider airfield at nearby Geraardsbergen / Overboelare including some nice USAAF oldtimer planes and a WW2 re-enactment display. View photo album
Our annual father and son day out. Always sun & fun! Saw some very interesting new vehicles on display, like the Willy’s Jeep fire truck and the M7 snow tractor. Some very good re-enactment displays too. Especially Checkpoint Charlie. Other … Continue reading →
The pin-on type is the rarest of luminous disks. So rare that I didn’t have a picture of it. But you could find one in Michel De Trez’s “The Point Of No Return”. Instead of the clip, it has a … Continue reading →