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Hi, A friend of mine has this Radio Operator?s Badge but has some questions about it. So he asked me if I could help him. I decided to post it here to hear your opinions about this one. It measures roughly 50mm X 40mm and bears the JMME makers mark on the eagle?s back. The pin and the catch seems to be replacements as he didn?t manage to find anything similar to this one at the pictures he have seen around and at big dealers? site. Thanks in advance. Douglas.

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OK folks, Here I am again, and I would like to hear your comments about this Narvik Shield. It?s not mine and I know the pictures are crappy, but it is the best I can have now. Any comments are appreciated. Douglas;

Thank you very much, Dond! Wishes, Douglas

Hi feloows, What is your opinion about this GAB, besaides the fact that its catch is broken? Good? Bad? Maker? Unfortunately, I?m not able to get better pictures... I?m looking forward for you opinion! Thanks, Douglas.

Hi folks, For those interested on Brazilian Medals (including those awarded during both World Wars) here is a good site (in English) for your knowledge. http://www.rudnei.cunha.nom.br/medalhas/en/index.html Hope you enjoy it, Douglas.

Hi Ronny, The best I could find out about your gun is that it was produced in late 1944. Not that good, but hope it helps you a little! Wishes, Douglas.

Thanks once more for your kind comments! Bob, This is the only frackspange I own up to know. And this one, believe me, I bought in a Flea Market! However, I have a few more WWI medal bar that I?ll post here soon. Not many but a start. Wishes, Douglas.

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Hi Folks, As many of you may have noted, I have a crush on pistols from the first generations of this kind of weapon. The variety of design and systems are wide and you can have a lot of fun discovering how inventive those engineers were. Well, here is one of my favorites: the MANNLICHER MODEL 1905. In my opinion this pistol has a beautiful and elegant appearance, very unique design. There two basic variations on this design: the called Model 1901 and the Model 1905. The main difference between them is caliber (7,63mm Mannlicher fired by the older against the 7,65mm Mannlicher used by Model 1905) and the capacity of it magazine (8 against 10 bullets in latter models). Other difference is the inscriptions. Their magazines were fixed and both models were fed by clips (just like the Mauser C96). According author Jan Still, ?the models 1901 and 1905 Mannlicher were manufactured from 1901 to 1905 by Waffenfabrik Steyr in Steyr Austria. They had a retarded blowback action and were in caliber 7.63mm Mannlicher. They were tested by the Austro-Hungarian Military in 1904 and rejected. According to Adanek many Austro-Hungarian officers purchased them privately (Pistols of World War I, page 8). About 9000 were produced with 5000 going to Argentina (Schroeder, System Mannlicher, Gun Collectors Digest 4th Edition page 184). It is a scarce pistol.? Hope you enjoy it. Douglas.

Ronny, Thanks for the compliments! Concerning the serial number I assume that it is fairly possible to found out the aprox. date of manufacture (at least the year). If I am not mistaken, serial numbers from 700.000 up to 952.000 where made during the WWII. What is the range of yours? Douglas.

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Ronny, Congratulations! Nice early war example of a very beautiful pistol (in my opinion). I also have one, but mine was one of the first to be made under French control (serial # 955xxx). It has a nice parkerized (greenish) finish, wood grips and "RW" marks in the trigger guard. Here are some pictures. Douglas.

Hi, Thanks to all for all your kind comments! I?ll post some other items as I take the proper pictures! Best wishes, Douglas.

Ed, Thanks for your kind help! Do you know how can I translate the Russian webpage? Douglas.

Hello, A friend of mine asked for help concerning this japanese medal. He would like to know what is it, date of creation, period, award criteria, if the case is correct, etc... The problem is: I simply no nothing about Japanese militaria!!! Can anyone provide me information about it??? Thanks in advance. Douglas.

Hi, Here is my A.S. PAB in Bronze. Douglas.

And for Paul, another nice picture! Regards, Douglas.

Yeah! That NCO tunic is something very impressive! Here are my Flak Badge, also made by Assmann. Douglas.