Jock Auld

Please see pic.

I am not sure about what exactly they were up to?  Was he in a balloon looking down or what?  Was he simply surveying gun positions from the ground?

Guys,

Any ideas about what this bloke would have done?  

These are three different sub unit titles that are used in his Militair pass and EK prelim doc?

Cheers

Jock

7 hours ago, Long Thrust VI said:

That's generous of you, Jock -- I'd love to have 'em but got rid of nearly all my collections a few years ago & don't want to start over at my age.  Thank you.

Everyone on this page will probably recognize that at least one (& perhaps more) of the photos are of men wearing Bundesheer rather than BGS uniforms.

To be sure there are a couple of non BGS but it is a family album/effects.  I see one photo with two couples (wedding?) and I suppose the Bund army lad could be a relation, brother perhaps since both are on the photo in their respective uniforms?  I did not point it out as it is pretty obvious but you make a clear point.  

It's never too old to have a hobby, hell, it is almost essential the older one gets, if you do start to re-collect something then let me know and I will keep my eyes open!

Best Regards

5 hours ago, 120RIR said:

Yep...that little spade is indeed the MG version.  Every component is smaller than the standard infantry issue shovel.  Fakers will simply cut down an infantry shovel and present it as an MG spade but they're pretty easy to spot.  The MG shovel carrier is also different.  It has a single belt loop and obviously far smaller than the infantry issue.  I can understand why MG troops might want a smaller shovel - having to lug around a huge 08 and all the gear but jeez...those little MG spades seem to be pretty much useless.  Fine for flipping eggs in a skillet but digging in an MG or a foxhole to hide in? 

I suppose that depends on your motivation, if someone is shelling 7 bales out of you then even a tea spoon would be better than nothing?

2 hours ago, Chris Boonzaier said:

However, all that said.... the itty bitty spade was just a bonus, what I really like is the axe with its carrier :-)))

I have no axe to grind here, in fact I just have no axe at all!

3 hours ago, Hoss said:

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Eric,

Is the one on the far right rounded at the corners to fit the carrier and are the rest flat or square if you will like a normal spade?

Thanks for the detail Kev, I will ask her if he survived, I think he did, she has told me before, if I remember correctly she said he was a horrible character, families eh!  You can't choose them.

Guys,

A lone document but hopefully more stuff will be found by the lady!

Thanks for that extra information!  There are trebles in the pictures if anyone else has an interest too!

I presume the dummpy spade is the MG spade, have never seen one before your thread!

Drop me PM where  to send them.

Not very clear but looks like a 1st pattern Luftwaffe sword.

The helmet net is BGS I think, there are more items but since I have shown an interest the price is creeping upward.  I think I will quit while I am ahead and I have the best stuff already.

some more and there are some doubles if anyone wants them.

Still sideways! Aghhh!

Sorry they are all over the place.

Paul,

No idea why, perhaps it happened natuarally as it is the earliest 'paramilitary/police force' formed after the war and perhaps existing production lines were still geared toward that style?  When the BW was formed they had had more time to think about it and actively sought to destroy any military traditions or links to the past.

Guy's.

Cheeky little 'heft'.

Some more bits from the same guy. Not all as I am using my phone to post this.

Probably just the scan then, I find it changes the colour appearance when I scan it looks atrificially bright.

Chris,

Are you sure this is good?  It may just be the picture but the aging or dirt at the top looks a bit contrived?

You learn something new every day!

Really, why so, I would have thought it pretty common, they had a large navy?

Not at the moment but there were more shooting things but I could not take them all at the time as I had empty pockets, might have a look tomorrow and see if the rest is still there!

I had no idea there were such things and that we have them here to look at.  Must be rocking horse poo!  Looks like a dry suit with a zipper?  How far ahead were they!

I have to to give them to people, I would be a bit greedy if I kept them all!

You did not do it properly, you should have bought the address off of him for €20 and left him wondering!

Guys,

Again something I have had a short while, not really my bag.  An uglier looking design I don't think even I could dream up?

Guys,

Looking through some of my foriegn junk, had this a while and it was posted on WRF where it was identified as an NKVD pointy hat.  Of course this may have changed as the opinion on there fluctuates a lot.  When I got it, it was missing the metal star but I found one localy that fitted the requirements.