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Close up of the armband. Some of these armbands, are believed to be of british manufacture. They would have been airdropped into Norway, towards the end of the war.

Hello I wasn't sure where to post this one, but since the jacket is british, I decided to try it in the british section. This is not what I normally collect, but I have this battle jacket in my collection. I got the armband a couple of weeks ago, and I thought that they looked good together. I will try to find a photo of this combination in use. I believe that I have a few photos somewhere. The battle jacket is late war, with an armband from the norwegian resistance movement (Milorg). The label states that it is a "Blouse, heavy duty dress (khaki battledress)", and the date april 1. 1945. These uniforms was used from the german surrender, and onwards. The armband was issued to all members of the resistance movement, and can be found in many variants. In the days immediately after the surrender, these armbands was often used on civillian clothes, to identify them as members of the resistance. Please feel free to move this post, if it's in the wrong section. Snoopy

The interior.

Hello About a year ago, I rediscovered this helmet in a wardrobe. I had totally forgotten about it. I don't even remember how I got it. Most likely it was thrown in on a trade, many years ago. The liner is dated 1944. One of the liner retaining bolts is missing. Snoopy

Hello This is my shoalder board. I don't know much about it, except for what is written on a label on the back. "Ulanen rgt. nr. 2, Gleiwitz". I bought this board cheap, many years ago, in an antique store in Norway. The label had been added by a previous owner. One can see a shadow on the board, from a second star (Hauptmann). I guess the condition could have been better, but I like it. If anyone has any information, like age. I would be grateful. Regards Snoopy

Hello Nice shell casings, spanning almost half a century. The Km 125 mm., looks like it has a postwar norwegian arms factory lot. number. A lot of these artillery shell casings was refurbished post war, and reused by the norwegian armed forces. Snoopy

Hello Otis Nice box. I used to have a box like yours, but it was red. Snoopy

Hi Paul I like the tunic a lot. Are you going to keep it, as it is, or are you going to add the missing parts? In its present condition, it certainly has a story to tell. Regards Snoopy

Hi Paul Wow, that's a great tunic. Snoopy

Hello Great model, and authentic markings. This was the only Spitfire during the war, with norwegian markings, on the wings. I have been told that the wing stripes was later removed, to avoid misidentification. This aircraft was flown by liutened colonel Rolf Arne Berg (Wing commander flying) 132 norwegian wing. The aircraft carried his initials. He was shot down by flak during a strafing attack on a german airfield in Holland, on the third of february 1945. He did not survive the crash. He wasn't supposed to take part in this mission. He was ordered to take a rest, but he voluntered for this mission. Snoopy

Hello Last week, I obtained two original Luftwaffe books. One of them was a very nice maintanance manual for the Daimler Benz 601 aircraft engine. This engine was used on early Messerschmidt Bf 109's. The other booklet, is the one I have chosen to post today. It was printed in 1936. It has a nice early photo on the cover. The aircraft looks like a prototype Ju 86. The booklet has only 24 pages. I am not shure, how to translate the title, but I understand that it is an introduction to some legal matters. Was it intended for the Luftwaffe military police? Snoopy

Wow, that's a great looking model, of one of my favourite aircraft from wwI. What do you use to rig your models? I have a few wwI models in my unbuilt pile, gathering dust. I have never tried to rig a biplane, a job that looks difficult to me. I am really impressed by the detail on your model, and the woodgrain effect on the propeller. All the best Snoopy

Hello Excellent, it's a work of art. Snoopy

Hello Great looking models. Snoopy

Hello Chris Sorry for taking so long time to answer your question. The Kursk is a model from Tamiya, and it came as a waterline model. Regards Snoopy

A couple of german cartridges.

A bakelite container for cartridges, and an original unused label.

Hello I would like to show you all, a few german flare guns. From the top: an Lp 42, the middle one is a standard flare gun, made by Erma Erfurt 1940 and the last one is a double barreled luftwaffe flare gun. I hope you like them. Regards Snoopy

Thank's Brian. Glad you like them. Regards Snoopy

Hello bsweeney Excellent knife you have,and in great condition. My theory, is that these knives was intended to be used by luftwaffe ground troops, serving as combat soldiers. Regards Snoopy

The next one is of french manufacture. These french knives were brought to Norway by the germans. The manufacturer of my knife is: COUTELLERIE 31 BESSET THIERS I hope you like them. Snoopy

Hi In my collection, I have two of these knives, that i would like to show you all. The first one is a german produced knife, with a luftwaffe approval stamp, in the form of an eagle and the number five.