Douglas Jr.

Gentlemen, Thanks for your efforts. I highly appreciated it! Wishes, Douglas

Rick and Kevin, Thanks for your replies. Here are two pictures with a 500% zoom of the details you mentioned. Hope it helps. In addition, according to astamp in the postcard, the picture was developed in Tubingen. Only while I was scanning the picture I noticed that they were not wearing shoulder boards. Douglas

Hello folks, I recently bought this picture at e-bay and would like to know which Freikorp unit these men belonged to. Note that they were wearing what seems to be blue and white armbands. Any help is welcome, Douglas

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Hello everyone, I recently bought a FN Browning 1903, serial number 23xxx (with the stock rail) showing wear but still with a fair amount of its original blue retained. I did some reasearch on Internet and in some of my old magazines and books but didn't find much information about this pistols, besides the common one. Here is what I found: the FN1903 (caliber 9mm Browning Long a.k.a. 9 X 20mm) was designed by John M. Browning and was made between 1903 and 1927 (with some interruptions) totalling something about 58,000 pistols and enjoying only a limited commercial success. Its project it is virtually the same as the famous (and highly successful) Colt Pocket 1903 and 1908 series. However, one thing triggered my curiosity: I was reading an old issue (1997) of a South-American gun Magazine where it is stated that a number of such pistols (5,000) were bought by the Russians during the war with Japan (1904-05). Continuing, it is claimed that after the war, most of these pistols were sold by the Russia to a war surplus dealer in Hamburg, who sold part of this batch to the Brazilian Federal District 's Police. I think that the pistol displayed here was probably part of this batch. Everything is matching on this gun, including the magazine and the rubber grips (also numbered). So, the gun is untouched. To confirm or deny my assumption, I would like to know if this "Russian contract" really exists and, if so, what is the serial numbers range of these pistols. Besides that, any further information about these guns (as well period pictures showing them in use) is more than welcome. You'll find the pictures below. Thanks in advance. Douglas.

Thanks for all your kind comments about the pictures! I'm still learning how to take this kind of shots, but when I do the result is very interesting! All the best, Douglas

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Hello everyone! Now it?s time to confess something really ?bad? I did with my younger brother: I intentionally infected him with the ?Luger bug?. I know that this can be tough as no known cure has surfaced yet! I am ten year older than him and, as a kid, he was always cheering and enjoying every purchase to my collection? then, some months before his 21st birthday, as a result of a trade involving some militaria stuff, a DWM 1918 Luger (?k? block) ended in my hands. It had that nice ?old battle horse-looking? but it had been neglected by the previous owner: the magazine, grip screws and both wooden grips were badly damaged (however it was working perfectly). I knew that it could be saved and it would be a nice beginner?s piece. Thus I decided to give to my lil? bro as a gift. I managed to find some nice parts and, when I put everything together and gave it to my brother, I could see his eyes sparkling! Fortunately we have been closer and closer and I really enjoyed giving him a real Luger of his own. Nothing is better than contemplate someone?s joy when he finally get something that he really want it. Of course, now I?m sure that he is a Luger addicted! Here are a few ?artistic pictures? of the gun. The rig is still missing another mag and the loading tool but, although cleaned, it still retains the old patina and ?It was there? looking (which my brother really enjoys) and displays nicely. The papers and medals are intended to be displayed together and belonged to the same WWI German veteran. Hope you enjoy it as he did. Douglas.

Hi, Thanks for the tip and the welcome. I had seen the books on the sales forum and it's a shame that they are already sold. No problem, I will be watching for another oportunity. I am sure that this forum is a great source of information an I will start to read it carefully from now on. I already have some items - nothing really special - but just a couple of months ago I decided to focus only on Imperial medals and part with my TR collection. Thanks once more for the advices and the site. Douglas. PS - I'm drooling over the Navy deck officer document group you are selling. Too bad I blew up my militaria budget for this month with a medal bar...

Hello folks, I recently decided to focus my militaria collection exclusively on Imperial German stuff (mostly medals), with a few exceptions to careers that went through Weimar and TR (in case of medal bars or documents' groups). Thus, my first step is to find a decent, still in print, reference book to know more about the "world of decoration" of this Age. I know a lot of decorations already but, as this field is much wider (and funnier) than the TR decorations, I'm afraid to miss something or misunderstand something. Must say that I'm not looking for a book about values only but, mostly, with informations about number of medals awarded, grades, makers and so on... So any tip is welcome. Thanks in advance, Douglas

Thanks for all your inputs! I?m offering this one for sale. Douglas

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Hi, I would like to hear what do you all think about this "round 3". I had compared it with others I have seen around and everything seems to be OK. Please, let me know if I?m right! Thanks, Douglas.

Hi, I would like to hear your opinions on this WWI wound badge. Is it original? Thanks, Douglas