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Coats. Rich A.

devonrex2003,I'll dig the jackets out and do a pic later. Shame you are getting rid of your T.R. stuff though.Hope you are getting a fair value for it. Almost all of my collection came from flea markets, yard sales,house sales,estate sales and thrift stores, nothing from any internet dealers and very little from gun shows. A month or so ago I got a splinter pattern non-reversable padded winter coat for $5.98 at the thrift store.The coat fits me and I wear it sometimes. My felt ersatz'Haube was $116 at the thrift store.Few weeks ago I got a 95cm&90cm belts,Heers buckle w/tab,Army property spoon & Luft. mess knife for $55 at the flea market. I hear about the attitude of dealers but so what? Let them have the attitude and their product. Just do not spend any money there. Nobody spends there they go out of business. That is good. Years ago when I worked in this field full time(helping a friend at his Army/Navy store) I learned that you buy the item. Not the story. Rich A.

devonrex2003,Thanks! I can post pics of my "tour" jackets also. The A.R.V.N. Ranger beret came from the guy that brought it back.He traded his hat for it.The guy was a "Duster" crewmember. He sold me it and all the other stuff he had brought back. His 3 daughters do not care. It was $40. He was set up at the flea market.Got this stuff at the flea markets.Shame to hear that you are getting rid of your T.R. stuff for 'Nam stuff. To me T.R. stuff is better than money. I would never sell my T.R. stuff. I'd get rid of my U.S., Italian and Jap stuff first. Rich A.

Here are a few of mine. 3 308 T.F.S.,2 Mekong Delta berets,1 A.R.V.N. Ranger Off. beret. Rich A.

Hendrik,Great medal! Rich A.

Here is what mine looks like. Rich A.

Hendrik,Great medals! 2nd. Div. C.C.N.N. cross is super. Rich A.

Marcus H, Great medals! Rich A.

Dave Danner,Great medal! Wish I had one like it. Rich A.

Hendrik,The Fiume medal is nice. I have a few of those. Neat web site! http://www.saintjohn.nbcc.nb.ca/host/itali...Page5/index.htm Link is to my Italian badges and small stuff. Only this is mine. Not the site. Rich A.

Hendrik,Neat medal. Rich A.

Hendrik,Thanks! I have never seen another like this. Printed in 1941. 1 page is a certificate from 1941 to a Doctor in Foggia with his info about his Knight grade medal. Other pages have descriptions/lists of medals. Military Order of Savoia,Civil Order of Savoia,Order of S.S. Lazzaro & Maurizio,Ordre of Italian Colonial Star,Merit of Labor. Got this from a W.W.2 South African vet years ago.I was buying all the Italian badges he had/could get.I'd call him every couple of weeks and ask if anybody brought in Italian stuff. This is back when you could buy Italian brass badges for less than 50 cents each.It is not like that any more. Rich A.

My Knight grade Crown book. Rich A.

Fantastic medal bar!! Rich A.

Red Cross R.S.I. era is super!! Rich A.

Here is mine.It is marked - Co I I(small) arrow G II 1916 43 nothing else. Rich A.

You are correct. But I will avoid any modern medals. They do not fit in my collection. Rich A.

Hendrik,Real nice ! I like the MVSN Long Service Cross best. Rich A.

Hendrik,You are correct. I read the front to V.E. the Ruler of Alb./Etheo. http://www.saintjohn.nbcc.nb.ca/host/itali...Page5/index.htm Link to pics of my Ital. stuff. The items in the link are mine. The site is not. Rich A

Hendrik,Here are my modern medals. Albania/Etheopia medal,War Vol. medal,1940-1943 War medal w/year bars,1943-1945 war medal. Rich A.

Hendrik,Nice medals! I only have a few modern medals. Almost all of my stuff is W.W.2 or earlier. Rich A.

Hendrik,Thanks! Rich A.

Here are a few more. Iron Crown knight grade and presentation book to doctor Luciano of Foggia 1940 4th. Army cross W.W.1 25 year long service medal Divisione Motorizzata"TRENTO" 102 medal Rich A.

Hendrik,Thanks for the info! Rich A.