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Griswold bags – new photos

Paratrooper.be Posted on June 12, 2021 by Wouter HasJune 12, 2021

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 →

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How to make plexiglass sweetheart grips for your Colt

Paratrooper.be Posted on May 14, 2021 by Wouter HasMay 14, 2021

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 →

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Review Springfield M1903A3 by Apple Airsoft

Paratrooper.be Posted on August 30, 2015 by Wouter HasSeptember 4, 2015

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 →

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Sten gun special – Gazette des armes Hors-série

Paratrooper.be Posted on May 25, 2015 by Wouter HasMay 25, 2015

Already announced in April, but I heard it will be June until it hits the news stands. I’m watching out for my copy! I love these specials (Hors-Séries) from Gazette des armes. They are full of large and detailed color … Continue reading →

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M1918 BAR new affordable airsoft version

Paratrooper.be Posted on November 19, 2012 by Wouter HasNovember 19, 2012

A real deactivated BAR can set you back 1500 – 2500 euros. The VFC airsoft BAR, though excellent, still cost over a 1000. So a Chinese copy had been a long time coming. With everyone going full-metal now, the collector … Continue reading →

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Denix M1A1 paratrooper carbine

Paratrooper.be Posted on June 28, 2012 by Wouter HasJune 28, 2012

The long awaited folding stock M1A1 paratrooper carbine reproduction from Denix is out now. Like the regular Denix M1 carbine, there’s the early and late version (with fake-adjustable backsight and bayonet lug). See photos from the Denix website compared here. … Continue reading →

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How to clean inert bullet shell casings

Paratrooper.be Posted on June 27, 2012 by Wouter HasJune 27, 2012

See how to clean empty brass shells. – Do not try this with live ammunition! – It’s quite simple, really, even with these very dirty .30 caliber shells. They were stuck to the cotton ammo belt, found inside a rusty … Continue reading →

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Bangalore torpedo restoration project

Paratrooper.be Posted on May 17, 2012 by Wouter HasJune 27, 2012

About 6 months after acquiring a set of original Bangalore torpedo connectors and the rare nose piece, I started looking for ways to make a complete set. Getting the proper metal pipes, paints and stencils took some time. But this … Continue reading →

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New: ARES M3 grease gun with cocking lever

Paratrooper.be Posted on July 19, 2011 by Wouter HasJanuary 13, 2012

The M3A1 released by ARES earlier was a beauty, but sadly, no cocking lever. I was very tempted by the superior finish of this full metal replica. The grey parkerization looks really convincing and it’s a really solid piece. But … Continue reading →

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New: Denix early type M1 carbine

Paratrooper.be Posted on July 14, 2011 by Wouter HasJanuary 13, 2012

At last, Denix seems to have picked up on feedback from collectors and re-enactors and is now bringing us the early M1 carbine without the bayonet lug and with the early flip-flop rear sight. Thanks Hugh for pointing this out … Continue reading →

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I have been collecting WW2 militaria since I was a boy. About fifteen years ago, I decided to focus on WWII US Army, specializing in the history and equipment of the US Paratroops.

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Read all about this Club for GIs in Brussels at th Read all about this Club for GIs in Brussels at the end of WWII. The building is still there. Full story on the website. #1945 #ww2history #brussels #militariacollector #ww2collections
Just arrived, a small Flemish-English language gui Just arrived, a small Flemish-English language guide. This seems to have been printed after the liberation of Belgium, for communicating with GIs and Tommies. On the cover is the allied star. The paper is of poor wartime quality. #1944 #1945 #ww2history #brussels #militariacollector #ww2collections
New memorabilia in the Battle of the Bulge collect New memorabilia in the Battle of the Bulge collection. A marble and bronze ‘Nuts’ statuette made in the early 1950s and the complete series of Bastogne commemorative airmail stamps from 1946. #1945 #1944 #ww2history #paratrooper #wwiisouvenir #militariacollector #bandofbrothers #airborne #101stairbornedivision #battleofthebulge
Remembrance at the Flanders Fields American Cemete Remembrance at the Flanders Fields American Cemetery, Waregem, Belgium. #freedomisnotfree
Following the footsteps of the ill-fated “Golden Following the footsteps of the ill-fated “Golden Lions” 106th Infantry Division at Schönberg, Prümerberg and Saint-Vith. #1945 #1944 #ww2history #militariacollector #ww2collections #battleofthebulge
Some more US patches arrived in the mail. Clockwis Some more US patches arrived in the mail. Clockwise: 4th, 84th, 30th and 99th infantry division. All units that served in the Battle of the Bulge. #1944 #1945 #battleofthebulge #militariacollector #ww2collections
Catch of the day at the Ciney militaria show. #ww2 Catch of the day at the Ciney militaria show. #ww2history #paratrooper #militariacollector #ww2collections #battleofthebulge
Latest finds: an early US Paratroops pocket patch Latest finds: an early US Paratroops pocket patch and Robins jump wings. In the background is a Fort Benning (now called Fort Moore) photo booklet with a paratrooper on the cover and an early lieutenant’s overseas cap. #1941 #1942 #101stairbornedivision #82ndairbornedivision  #paratrooper #militariacollector #currahee #fortbenning #bandofbrothers #ww2collection #airborne
Short stop at the Margraten American Cemetery on t Short stop at the Margraten American Cemetery on this beautiful spring day. We also saw this M8 Greyhound at nearby Gronsveld. #1945 #ww2history #101stairbornedivision #paratrooper #militariacollector #bandofbrothers #freedomisnotfree
Photo report from Robert Capa in the LIFE magazine Photo report from Robert Capa in the LIFE magazine issue of 9 April 1945 showing paratroopers from the 17th Airborne Division before and during Operation Varsity. #1945 #ww2history #17thairbornedivision #paratrooper #airborne #militariacollector #bandofbrothers #ww2collections #operationvarsity
The birth of the US paratrooper program with the P The birth of the US paratrooper program with the Parachute Test Platoon, formed with members of the 29th Infantry Regiment. #1940 #ww2history #militariacollector #ww2collections #ww2collector #ww2militaria #militariacollector #bandofbrothers #ww2collection #airborne #paratrooper #501stparachuteinfantryregiment #501pir
Warm wool balaclava, gift from the American Red Cr Warm wool balaclava, gift from the American Red Cross, Carmel California. #1944 #1945 #ww2history #paratrooper #airborne #battleofthebulge #militariacollector #bandofbrothers #ww2collections #bastogne
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