Brian Wolfe

The other day I found myself in the area of my favourite museum in Brantford Ontario and stopped in on my lunch hour. Here is a restored motorcycle they have on display that belonged to the 410 Squardron of the Royal Canadian Air Force. I hope you like it. Cheers Brian

After a recent visit to the museum I now have a few more photos to augment my previous posts. This is the plate from the machine gun. Cheers Brian

Here are the Memorial Crosses sent to the mother and wife. Unless the rest of the medals show up this is all that the museum has in this particular collection. Cheers Brian

There were two other medals that should have been added to the post earlier so here they are. Cheers Brian

Nice group. The last medal looks very much like the Megan David. I'm surprised that, given the times, it was worn at all by a member of the "master race's" military. Cheers Brian

I stopped by the museum this week on my lunch break looking for items I missed. One of the items I was looking for was the grenades that these launched. They had one that was in broken condition, nothing like your collection Chris. I guess the very weight of these things makes them more or less theft-proof so they are out in the open as shown in my photos. Cheers Brian

I would not want to be on the receiving end of that "pop gun". A very nice series of photos Chris. Cheers Brian

Hi Rob, What made me think of a black light was that I purchased a Sperm Whale tooth a few years ago (what the hell was I thinking? ) and there was some writing on the side. I couldn't read it at all but under the black light I could read it perfectly. It gave the location where the whale had been taken. I thought that was pretty cool, notwithstanding they are now endangered. Be sure to keep us updated. Cheers Brian

Hi Rob, Very nice tanto. Do I understand that the Kanji is on the scabbard? If so have you tried looking at it under black light? Sometimes this brings up writing that has faded. Also you should display your katanas with the sharp edge up, that's the traditional way they should rest. As to price, my way of thinking is that these blades are priceless (even though everything has a price tag). Cheers Brian

What a great helmet. Both this and the Italian helmet you posted look like they are in mint condition. Thanks for showing them. Cheers Brian

Hi ksg, Thanks for posting more of your collection, especially the Brens. There are two different ones shown, correct? I don't know why but I've always liked the Bren (and the Lewis Gun). Cheers Brian

Well done! That was a fine piece of researching. Cheers Brian

Not at this time, I plan on another trip there when I can get a break from work. Cheers Brian

Will do the next time I'm in that area. Cheers Brian

No, the one I visited before this post was in Oshawa Ontario, they specialize in military vehicles. You would be in heaven, my friend. Cheers Brian

Nice item. The blood pitting story is as old as collecting and not very likely. Any moisture can cause the pitting and if you've ever smelled blood after a few days in the summer heat it would be evident that the soldier would have cleaned it off. Still a very nice rifle and bayonet. Cheers Brian

Hi Rick, Over sized? True. Striking? Absolutely! Very nice group, thanks for posting it. Cheers Brian

Hi Jason, I'm glad you "just had to" post this medal, thanks. Very nice indeed. Cheers Brian

Hi Chris, I'm not sure about this particular item but they have had a lot of problems with "lost" parts. While I was visitng I discovered that the Chairman and I used to belong to the same collector's club back in the 1960s. We got talking about the displays and he showed me into the vault room where the weapons that are not for display are kept. It was like being in heaven and probably as close as I'll ever get. No photography was allowed of course. He informed me that a lot of parts have been removed to prevent theft. Amost all of the weapons have been donated so this one may have arrived in this condition. I would like to become a member of the museum and if I do so I'll look into it. When I saw it I thought to myself that I was no where as nice as the one you have. Cheers Brian

To round out this post (for now) is NOT a machine gun but the Projector Infantry Anti Tank or PIAT. A couple of the rounds can be seen on the floor below the weapon. Thanks for looking at my post. Cheers Brian

This from the gunner's side.

Another view.

This I think is a twin 30 cal. deck gun. I can't find my notes on this so if anyone can add information please do so.

Another view. Sorry for the focus. Brian

I'm not sure why this was ever made, I've seen real Gattling Guns and this is far too light in construction to hold up to any use.