Mike Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 (edited) Hi Gents , I'm relatively new to this great Forum , I'm glad I found it. My collection is nothing Earth shaking , I don't own Adolph's mustache or anything so rare that I have to keep it in the Bank (wish I did though!). Just a normal collection from someone who loves Military History like you ..I always enjoy seeing other collections and hope you feel the same. There's something about the Iron Cross that (to me at least) always put it a cut above all of the other TR awards. So about 8 years ago, I started buying everyone I ran into ..I'm still not sure why but now I'm glad I did. I already started filling up my 3d Ryker Mount but I'm still not tired of them .I thought you'd like to see the group so far. --Mike Edited November 10, 2005 by Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 10, 2005 Author Share Posted November 10, 2005 Here's the rest of the case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 10, 2005 Author Share Posted November 10, 2005 right side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe campbell Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 some case!!!!looks like there are lots and lots of trays, as well.lucky dog.....!joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darrell Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Where's George? He's gotta see this Outstanding Mike P.S. .. got any Gold DRL w/o Swastikas you want to part with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 10, 2005 Author Share Posted November 10, 2005 Hi Joe ...The trays have a little bit of everthing incl foreign awards. I never really centered on anything ..I kept the collection rather broad spectrum. I'll post a few shots of the overall room as well.Glad you like it ..it's nice seeing what someone else collects and what's out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 10, 2005 Author Share Posted November 10, 2005 right side of room Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 10, 2005 Author Share Posted November 10, 2005 Where's George? He's gotta see this Outstanding Mike P.S. .. got any Gold DRL w/o Swastikas you want to part with? Thanks Darrell ..it's kind of a tight fit in that room because of the cases . I only have one early DRL without the swas ..I'm going to a show this weekend so if I find any I'll grab it for you ..what price range?**************These are 3 of my favorites ..all taged and named Holters Tunics. The one on the left is General Angern's who commanded the 16th Panzer and was killed in Stalingrad ..the White tunic belonged to GFM Wilhelm List (12th Army that took the Balkans & Greece and Army Group A -Caucasses) and the right Tunic belonged to Gen Alexander Von Hartman who commanded the 71st Inf and was also killed in Stalingrad. All three are named ..I was lucky to find them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 10, 2005 Author Share Posted November 10, 2005 Here are a few close ups that a good friend of mine took of my S&L RK ..you can tell I'm not much of a photographer ..that's why I "borrowed" his (hope you don't mind Dietrich)It's dirty and a little worn but ..I like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 10, 2005 Author Share Posted November 10, 2005 The back --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darrell Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Kind of quiet in the other forum since Dietrich's analysis huh? Very nice Cross Mike. Gee ... I wonder what crow tastes like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 10, 2005 Author Share Posted November 10, 2005 Kind of quiet in the other forum since Dietrich's analysis huh? Very nice Cross Mike. Gee ... I wonder what crow tastes like? What can they say ? The funny thing is ( and I never mentioned it before but )...Gordon gave it the thumbs up as soon as he saw it , way before that 13 page RK Inquisition got underway. Dietrich was a big help ..there are still a lot of great collectors out there . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 10, 2005 Author Share Posted November 10, 2005 This cased set came with the SA Bf shirt ..since it's not named , I hope someday I'll see or find a picture of the General wearing it and recognize the bar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave B Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 OMG,what a collection ...very impressive Mike! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 10, 2005 Author Share Posted November 10, 2005 OMG,what a collection ...very impressive Mike! DaveThanks Dave ..My Wife wants me to collect Postage Stamps because they take up less room !She puts up with it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Gregory Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 Thanks Dave ..My Wife wants me to collect Postage Stamps because they take up less room !She puts up with it though That is an impressive collection, indeed, Mike. To avoid conflicts with my other half due to the space taken up by field equipment, helmets and other hardware, I changed my collecting focus (mainly) to documents some time ago. However, researching documents requires a lot of literature, so I now have to justify the lack of bookshelf space. Never mind.David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 11, 2005 Author Share Posted November 11, 2005 What do these Girls expect ? The other "part" of my collection includes 2 -1944 GPW's (one restored & one not) one M880 . an M886 and an M38A1 Jeep ...I told her I'm looking for a Tank now so ..she leaves the room alone I told her I'll find a cute one that she'll like !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Arne S Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 Hi Mike !Outstanding Collection . Very Very Nice .Jan Arne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notned Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Impressive Mike!Whadda you mean...nothing earth shaking??It looks pretty massive to me! so much there! wow! did u rob a bank??? hee hee... seriously, how long have you been in amassing this collection?Thanks for showing.Can u possibly show us the riker mounts with your Imperial bars? CheersPaul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 15, 2005 Author Share Posted November 15, 2005 Impressive Mike!Whadda you mean...nothing earth shaking??It looks pretty massive to me! so much there! wow! did u rob a bank??? hee hee... seriously, how long have you been in amassing this collection?Thanks for showing.Can u possibly show us the riker mounts with your Imperial bars? CheersPaulHi Paul ..thanks for that. I think I messed up by posting these shots in the wrong Forum (starting to be a habit of mine I guess) so ...I'll post the Medal Bars in the Collection Showcase section right now.Thanks --Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Mind blowing collection!!! WOW!What is the maker mark and year of your SVT40?RegardsPaul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 16, 2005 Author Share Posted November 16, 2005 Mind blowing collection!!! WOW!What is the maker mark and year of your SVT40?RegardsPaulHere are a few SVT pics --It's a Finnish capture both the Gun and the clip are "SA" stamped ...also , it's a Vet bringback not an import ..that's what I really liked about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 16, 2005 Author Share Posted November 16, 2005 You can see the "SA" stamp on the side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 16, 2005 Author Share Posted November 16, 2005 7.62X54 and still going strong ! I have to zero it ...someday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 (edited) Mike...Sweet rifle!!! I did not even know that these existed until about 5 years ago. Mine has the same maker mark and it is an "SA" marked Finnish capture as well. As I remember, our maker mark is the the rarest. Edited November 16, 2005 by Paul Reck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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