Norstrom

Hello there! Clothes and papers of all kind in salt water looks very bad when you find it. Some of them are of course in very bad condition and it looks like that some worms have eaten on them. But if one are gentle with the items one can have a nice peace of war history after wash and cleanliness. Especially papers can after it has slowly dried be as good as new. I.e. ink and text from lead pencils lokks perfect. I will take a photo of some KM-documents and add to this side. all the best to you guys! Norstrom

Hi! I can?t see if it is the Sport Badge. My first impression was a that it was a death?s-head, like Panzertruppenabzeichen der Legon Condor

Backside! It stands F.Hoffstatter.Bonn and on the other side GES.GESCH.

The Potsdambadge shows again and I also have the important backside on this photo this time. Unfortunately the badge is corroded

Nice peace you got there!! Never seen it before! Unteroffizier in Flak Artilleri Schule! :)

Hey Leigh! My mouth is opened with something which trickle on my T-shirt when I see your collection!! Fantastic! is the word! The arm badge you show belongs to Technical Artisan (handwerker)! There are other similar badges. The color of the edge of the badge is distinguishing. Motor or armoured mechanic,2nd class have no edge but Motor armoured mechanic, 1st class have a red edge. Finally Master technical artisan have a yellow edge.

Hi, gents! I just want to show you my German war bounds, wich I found in a KM jacket pocket many years ago. They were totally covered of oil. I found them during diving!

I found it in 1995-96 i think and it was laying on 15 meters deep in the mud. The jacket was also full of oil but oil is also preserving! I had it in many ligroin bath before it was free from oil. The bottom was full of remains from the ship!!

Here is a KM jacket which I found on the bottom where Tirpitz sank. The jacket were drowned with oil but I cleaned it. You can find name and stamps on the inside. the frame comes from the civil ship "Hamburg" wich sank in Lofoten, Norway by the destroyer Cossack during the Lofoten raid.

Small peace from a KM vest for finer occasions! The medal is just placed there by me.

I don?t know what happened but I go on with my text! I bought the jacket from Norway. As you can see is the swastika under the eagle gone. When the peace came 1945, all swastkas must been taken away from all uniforms. The medals have I just put on the chest after I bought the jacket.

Mr Kitchen! I send you this picture on a coastal artillery lieutenant jacket first which I

Hi Paul! Here is a couple of closer pictures of the helmet!

quote name='leigh kitchen' date='Nov 7 2008, 16:29 ' post='301781'] Ah, I've seen some of those before - & did'nt you once say that you were tired of them & were going to give them to me? What KM insignia have you got now please, the various arm badges?

I can also show you some of my KM wollen badges. Most of them have I found during diving

http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_11_2008/post-5674-1226343590.jpgSome KM cap bands!

Thehttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_11_2008/post-5674-1226342779.jpgse signs were found during this weekend in Norway! They are from a KM ship!

Hi there! Here is some KM porcelain and a luftwaffe salt and peppercellar!

Das Heer stuff from northern Norway. (Lappland)

Das Heer stuff from northern Norway (Lappland).

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