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Snoopy,It is neat. I think it is part of a Type-99 M.G. armorers kit. Well worth $15. Rich A. in Pa.

Got this at the flea market yesterday. It had this inside. The 2 part pouch had the springs and most of the other small stuff inside. Rich a. in Pa.

Here is a try. Thanks for all the help! Rich A. in Pa.

Thanks again for the help. This tank has no smoke projecters and looks like it has inside damage. Rich a. in Pa.

Thanks for the help!! It kind of looks a bit like the StuG Brgd.322 emblem. Rich A. in Pa.

Kev in Deva,Thanks for the try. It is a light coloured shield and a cross. Rich A. in Pa.

"SPM",I can not do a scan. I can try a picture of it. I do not have good results with close up pictures though. It is only a front shot. No sides visable. Like I posted,it was in a box of paper military paper items I bought monday at the flea market. Rich A. in Pa.

Monday at the flea market I bought a box of paper items. In it was a photo of 2 G.I.'s standing on a Tiger tank. On the front of the tank was a shield/cross emblem. Anybody offhand know what unit it is? Rich A. in Pa.

Nesredep,Thanks for the pics! Now I know what my camo 'chute/bag hooks onto looks like. Now if I see one I'll buy it. Rich A. in Pa.

Great finds! Rich A. in Pa.

Thanks guys. Rich A. in Pa.

OK! Rich A. in Pa.

Paul R,Kopfweits:Gr.56

Stahlhelm:Gr.68

Muster Heisler B??? O?

???? F.W.Muller ??

are the marks as I can read them. Rich A. in Pa.

Paul R,Thanks! I have another M-43 cap,collar tabs,shoulder boards,overcoat,eagles, dagger/suspender,calander book and maybe a few other things. Rich A. in Pa.

Nesredep,You asked for pics. Rich A. in Pa.

Thanks!

Rich,No. none was. It came from estate sales,flea markets,ect.. Rich A. in Pa.

Thanks guys! I figured somebody may like my small pile.

nesredep, I'll post them. Rich A. in Pa.

Pic of some of my Luft stuff. Both helmets are single decal. Rich A. in Pa.

This is as good a pic as I can do. Rich A. in Pa.

Paul R.,I can try. Rich A. in Pa.

Beretta model 1923 pistol was chambered in 9mm Glisenti. It was the 1st. in the Beretta line to have a external hammer. About 10,000 or so were made. Commericial,Military and Police types were produced.The pistol in the pic is gold plated/engraved with ebony grips. Trigger,hammer and safety are blued. It was made for Amedeo Savoia.

Amedeo D.Savoia,Duke of Puglia,3rd. Duke of Aosta. He was commander in the East African campaign 1939-1941. He was cousin to King Victor Emmanual the 3rd..Born in 1898 he enlisted in the 4th.Calv. Div. in 1915.He was awarded bronze and silver medals for military valor. He returned to duty in 1925 and was posted in Libya. In 1931 Amedo joined the Regia Aeronautica and commanded fighter units. On May 3,1942 Amedo Aosta died in Nairobi,Kenya. The pistol is in my collection. Rich A. in Pa.

Ed,If you had a business dealing in militaria would you not look into expanding product line?

Now with internet sales waiting for a buyer to walk by is not a issue. Besides if I was selling Italian badges/insignia I'd sell it all in Italy. Here there is a little interest. Over there there is much more interest and the prices of items is greater. Go to the MILITALIA show this year and find out. My collection is worth a lot here. It is worth much more there. Perhaps my attitude is a bit off to you. This is because I have worked full time in the militaria field for so long at my friends Army/Navy store(The Great War Store). I was doing the walk in buying for the store among other things. I know how much was paid for items. I was told to not pay much. Now I go to flea markets and the like for my militaria. I see lots of dealers buying there. I see the $10 item become a $90 item(or more). Like I say all the time if collectors knew what this stuff actualy cost,dealers would be in trouble. Rich A. in Pa.

Hugh,I only collect W.W.1/W.W.2/R.S.I. era. Nothing modern. Rich A. in Pa.

Ed,John's site is the only one I know about. I could do a post trying to list the different types (military,commerative,para-military) of Italian medals. Nobody would care. If anybody wanted to buy the books on Italian medals/badges they would spend almost $3,000 and learn to read Italian. But most of the good books are out of print anyway.In my experience most people want to identify the item and find out how much they can sell it for. Besides,there is a section for identification on this forum anyway. I posted a few items there but got no help. Rich A. in Pa.

Ed Maroli,Some of the items on the site are mine. Rich A. in Pa.