If you own a TL-122-B flashlight, chances are you noticed white residue on the olive drab plastic body. Maybe you even tried to wipe it off, only to find that after a while this white sheen reappears. What causes this? … Continue reading →
Announced in the media worldwide today, Col. Ed Shames passed away on Friday at the age of 99. May he join his brothers and rest in peace. We all know Ed Shames from the epic HBO series ‘Band of Brothers’, … Continue reading →
Timothy Brown is the author of the very interesting story “When West-Point’s Football Helmets Went to War“, which was published last week. He used some of my own research, which is how I heard from him. Timothy has uncovered a … Continue reading →
It’s been a long while since I got any new WWII magazines with parachutists or glider troops on the cover. These 3 were sent to me by Darren from the UK and are very nice. The New York Times magazine … Continue reading →
Thorsten Becker sent me photos of this minefield marking chest he found. It’s dated 29 September 1944, and it’s in great shape and it still has the packing list on the inside: 200 batteries (compartment B)42 flashlights TL-122-C (compartment C)40 … Continue reading →
There has been quite some debate about how dangerous it is to keep these luminous disks in your collection. So I was very glad to finally get some concrete scientific advice on this. Jon Korsmo finally provided a clear and … Continue reading →
These photos were sent to me by a collector called Mathieu. This flashlight is probably post-war, but I think it’s an interesting variation to inlcude anyway. AB-BL stands for Armée Belge – Belgisch Leger. Mathieu still has an open question … Continue reading →
I have just updated the article with 3 new variations sent to me by other collectors: We have one similar to the TL-122-A that is marked ‘L122’. Another one is a TL-122-C made by Bright Star. That’s a manufacturer I … Continue reading →
Peter Yates was so kind to send me photos from his own collection, including Brass and RAF black fly button compasses, unissued and still attached to the card they were issued on, razor blade compasses by six different manufacturers, and … Continue reading →
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 →