I am looking for photos of these scarves in your collections. The one in these pictures is my own. It has a brown hem and bright yellow silk panel. There are no markings, other than a handwritten ‘4b’. As I … Continue reading →
My Griswold bag review dates from 2008 and I had forgotten all about it. When Johan Willaert sent me some photos I thought it would be interesting to update the article. You can now see an interesting side-by-side comparison of … Continue reading →
This latest volume came out in April and in my opinion, it’s one of the best in the series so far. You know from earlier posts that the other volumes are also excellent though. Philippe Jarbinet had a bit of … Continue reading →
I made a step-by-step guide showing how to make plexiglass sweetheart grips for your own Colt M1911A1 replica. Doesn’t this look amazing? So much better than the often terrible fake grips on Denix and airsoft replicas, and it’s pretty easy … Continue reading →
I bought this set second hand, and I’m really happy with them. These radios look just like the original handie talkies, even down to the simulated crinkle paint finish. They have an actual PMR radio built in, so you can … Continue reading →
Dion Ruppert from Germany sent me these photos of a very special variation of the TL-122 flashlight that I had never seen before. At first sight, it looks like a TL-122-B or C, but it is not made of plastic. … Continue reading →
The pictures below were sent to me by Paul Reijnders some 10 years ago, and only now do we discover it’s true origin. The flashlight has the crookneck shape, it’s green and looks old enough, but otherwise can’t be identified … Continue reading →
Laurent Gardiau, who also sent me photos of an orange transparent whistle (see below), sent me a picture of a pink whistle, also US Army 1943 marked. It is otherwise identical to the green ones. While we could think of … Continue reading →
Philip Hoyle sent me this clipping of a wartime Fort Benning Bayonet newspaper. It mentions gold jump wings that were not officially authorized to wear but were given to Sgt. Karl N. Best, 542nd Parachute Infantry Regiment and 501st PIB … Continue reading →
Laurent Gadreau alerted me about this orange-transparent 1943 dated US Army whistle sold at Lux Militaria. It looks identical to other OD green whistles in my article about US Army issue whistles. Not sure why they would have made them … Continue reading →