Kornel R.

I never thought and knew about Feldpost's varieties - some , as the mini flask very interesting and somehow unexpected . thank you Chris for posting them ! best regards Kornel ps. I you would like to send me one ... even better if with it's tasty content ....

Yossi thank you for a very nice , nostalgic journey . last time I have been in Belarus back in 80's and I'm very curious how it comperes to what saw back then . there is a lot of places I would like to see . best regards Kornel

Milosz be careful - I'm sharpening my teeth on this tobacco pouch / bag ...it's .... I.R. 61 !!!! - very lovely little bag my congratulations Kornel

Thank you Chris ! I would like to show one tag from my "X-Files" - known unit but all personal information are totally erased . Does it have anything to do with ... an act of desertion ? It's quite interesting formation and even disc itself ( I like brass made ) , but unfortunately not able to tell the whole story ... If anybody has any opinion/ theory about it , please share best regards Kornel

>> After I saw so many beautiful and interesting tags here ( some already presented ) , I'm sure you have some nice ones .... I'll show one mine such a sets << --- I don't use any drugs ,I wasn't even drunk , ok. I'm in constant rush not sleeping too much , but ... how could I produce such an brain-hurting sentence ??! ... years ago my ex used to call my language "monkey-broken- English" , but I think is getting even worse ... ... I should rather rest a little ... I'll fly away best regards Kornel

Very impressive Eric ! I like ... no , no ... I love M16 cups . and have some .. regards Kornel

C'mon Eric ... seeing only small part of your collection would say ...every second object is like "Wunderwaffe" ....no more excuses, just saw us some more of your tags One more , this time triple set of mine .

nobody wants to show anything else ? another pair of mine , I hope you like it .

Vielen Dank Uwe ! Erste Gedanken nach dem Wort "Fechtanstalt" waren natuerlich - fencing .... , dann kam Deine interresante Erklaerung Ganz interresante Idee , bin gerade beim Lesen darueber ( Freund aus dem deutschen Forum hat was fuer gefunden ) . mfG Kornel

Can anybody identify this , as I presume Veteran association ? maybe I'm wrong , but I don't know why , smell something colonial ? any help appreciated best regards Kornel

Chip I would like to see them . best regards Kornel

ok , one more - this time the early collar's one I believe

I'm sorry wrong term , I meant "on knuckle bow" ... anyway thanks for accenting it - I have to work a little on my English vocabulary ... there are so many improper terms in use and I'm just repeating it like a parrot ... best regards Kornel

Thank you Chip ! What about pairs or even multi sets related to one soldier ? After I saw so many beautiful and interesting tags here ( some already presented ) , I'm sure you have some nice ones .... I'll show one mine such a sets - maybe even my favorite . Does anyone has maybe battle damaged Erkennungsmarke ? Chris's one with the dent is till now the best I saw . best regards Kornel

OMG ! I just waned say ...selfish , but was my fault to look at it around midnight .... can't sleep best regards Kornel ps. are they any prongs or rather rivets visible from inside the guard ?

Stuka , Robin - I'm glad you like it . thank you . Kornel I'll try my best ,but isn't easy to feed an always skull-hungry monster .... friendly regards Kornel

OMG ! it's frommy home town .... do you .... best regards Kornel

Well ... long time we didn't feed Robin - two skulls from my collection . Leib Husaren : small from Schirmmuetze and the big one from Pelzmuetze . gentlemen - enjoy Kornel

I would like to show you one of my favorite disc from my small collection - I call him Goliath ,you will see why ... In general I like all these more or less unusual , private made or ersatz items . In one of the pictures I put next to it regular M 15 Erkennungsmarke ( with it's plain reverse ) just to note the size difference . Excluding size and manufacturing I find also the unit quite intersting I hope you like it . regards Kornel

As I said in the other post - well done ! It looks human again , not loosing anything from it's historical charm and authenticity . regards Kornel

I think is perfect . IMO it didn't loose it's character at all . best regards Kornel ps. >> Would you rip off the rotten rags of Nefertiti and wrap her in modern cloth just to look/say this is how it must of looked back in the day? << - Of course not ! - maybe I'd just dust her little off after tens of centuries in the combs ( Eric please have some merci on us , we didn't replace any original cords , polished it badly etc. )

Chip , thank you for a good word. best regards Kornel

Good for you Chris ! I never saw one like this , very interesting unit indeed . best regards Kornel

Eric with all due respect and sympathy ( I'm fully conscious that your collection , knowledge and experience is ....zillion times better then mine ) I must disagree . This corrosion will not stop even in controlled environment , the further deterioration may not ONLY be visible in our life . Going this way only collecting items in very good condition makes sense .... what with some bitter ones ? Due to lock of action ( conservation , preservation , restoration etc. ) must they be sentenced for slow death ? I think if some of actions are taken proper- and tastefully some of the items are looking better after then before, still keeping their historical look ,originality , charm - Just my opinion . friendly regards Kornel ps. please tell me honestly do you like this posted below tag better before , or after ? by the way it is one of my few most cleaned tags . I agree it's never after the same , but .. is a virgin always better no matter what ?

Very nice tag Chris ! I put a small bid on it ( just to establish myself ) and ....I forgot to raise ! Good it went to right collection . regards Kornel