Chris Boonzaier

The senior NCO at 2:17 Thanks Chris

I wonder why they did not have photos until that late ??

Wow. You are really pulling together the fantastic gems of military with your collection!

I dont think this is an ek case. Agree that chain case or something along those lines more llikely

Thanks A million guys! !

You mean the big boobed blond?? :-)

Please check out the new update... a lot of new stuff and ideas are up today...

That IS Nice... I have seen guards like that in Knives from Solingen.

Many a good knife has more than one scabbard in its lifetime

<Try resizing and posting.... so far looks very sexy....

Best used as a fishing weight IMHO, if it is period, then I am a big boobed blond...

Hi Chip, Indded! The seller had 2 different "buy it now" sales, a Prissian buckle for EUR55, and this one for EUR55... No mention of stamps at all. There is nothing visible on the leather tab

Here is another one.... Is this Navy? Taken in Belgium in 1916

As not everyone goes into the Freikorps section... Does anyone know what this is? http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/56029-freikorps-machine-gunner-badge/

Hi, I have never shot the Sig, am more of an old gun guy when i get the chance. I always have to sponge off other folks... knowing myself as a kid, I dont want any here in the house with ours ;-)

I would say from the badge that it would be worn vertically. Very nice and strange.... could it be WW1 Austrian?

In fact... the more I think of it, the more I am convinced it is what say. Best Chris

Hi, No particular reason, I just happened to shoot one some time ago and was suprised by how good it was, shooting wise and for comfort in the hand. It beat IMHO the German pistols. Other than magazine capacity, I like it more than the Browning HP. It is very close to the 1911 .45... I guess you could actually call it a 9mm version of the 1911. I like .45, but in a Heckler and Koch HK45. I am a big guy, can put some weight behind the gun, but when it comes to a .45 I find wartime 1911s are not a nice shoot, 9mm is way better. Modern 45s may be a different story, the HK recoil reduction system is great in their 45. There will always be folks in the .45 camp and folks in the 9mm camp... :-)

The 2nd REI, decorated for actions in Surobi

The Colours of the 2REI, 1REG and Standard of the 4th Squadron of the 1REC are decorated with the Cross of valeur with Palme for (I am supposing) operations in Afghanistan.

This is good for a laugh... http://www.gunstar.co.uk/Deactivated-Machine-Gun/Spandau-MG08_15-gun-for-sale-gs74036.aspx

It would be a Joy to hear them! ;-)

Having no fixed opinion, let me throw in a random quote and see if anyone agrees.... "Arguably the best pistol of WWII the Radom VIS 35 (continued as the P-35(p) in German service)"

P.S.... I read it is very difficult with an extremely long waiting list to join the Brits. The Legion likes South Africans, and although a 1 in 9 chance, it is worth trying!

Join the French Foreign Legion... the food is better!!!!! :-)