Graham Stewart

Sadly I too missed this very sad notice regarding Mervyn, who was always so kind regarding my N.F. posts. May he rest in peace.

Lovely article and well written - just wonder how many of us are now 'old hands' in the eyes of the younger element that is now collecting? I was twelve years old when I started and am now in my 58th year and what changes I have seen, sadly not for the better, with the abundance of repro militaria on the UK market and relevant auction sites.

Having been working abroad for almost five years now I haven't been able to attend fairs and rely a lot on the internet auction house of which you speak. Hopefully once my stint is done out here(22 months to go) I'll be back doing those fairs which gave me so much pleasure. Sadly there won't be as many old faces as there once was, as many have sadly gone the journey.