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      My Yugoslavian collection

      in Southern European & Balkan States

      Posted

      Great collection :jumping:

      Dont worry they soon breed like the DDR awards :D

      Order of Victory

      Hi Vic,

      Hey, wouldn't that be great... pop a couple of Orders or medals in a room together... with some champaign... candlelight... leave for a few hours. Come back and however many months later you've got a bunch of new Orders running around and filling your collection. Perhaps we could work on cloning... might be quicker! :cheeky:

      Seriously though... thank you my friend! Were it not for you I'd not have any Yugoslavian pieces and probably would not have decided to get into it until it was far too late.

      I literally could not have done it without you! :beer:

      Dan :cheers:

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      Got mine! Walther P38 ac42

      in Firearms & Ordnance

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      The wood is beautiful and the case is rather heavy and very well built and solid. I can easily change it out for another pistol or any other item I choose as long as the size is right.

      Just keep an open mind and keep an eye out. Even if you find something that is nice but needs to be refinished it's often much cheaper than an original or remake gun case. And you can reline them easily as well and also can put in dividers if you like to hold the pistol as well as it's accessories.

      But I've always found cased items tend to be much more impressive on display than just the item lying there by itself. :beer:

      Dan :cheers:

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      Got mine! Walther P38 ac42

      in Firearms & Ordnance

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      Dan,

      I thank you for your interest and certainly sharing your heart felt experience's with the P-38. Love to see pictures of your gun collection too. I am certainly in agreement with your thought of finding a nice presentation box. A nice dark Walnut or even a beautifully patinaed Cherry box to accentuate the rose bakelite grips would certainly do the gun justice. Thank you again for your suggestions.

      Kind Regards,

      Joel

      Hi Joel,

      Here's a link to several of my pistols:

      http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=16346

      I've posted a few of the rifles over time but have a few more to go.

      On cases... broaden your search... I've found most actually "gun cases" to be rather expensive although deals can be had on occassion. I look for cases all the time for guns, daggers, awards and other collectibles.

      Here's an example. I found this one at Walmart in Florida shortly before we moved. I got it from their clearance aisle. It had no price... finally managed to get it for $7 if I remember correctly. It was originally a jewelry box. There's a mirrow in the top... now covered in self adhesive felt as it's easier than removing the mirror and risking it getting broken. I removed the original dividers and relined the base and it works well to store and display my Makarov but could be used for any pistol in that size range.

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      Got mine! Walther P38 ac42

      in Firearms & Ordnance

      Posted

      Hi Joel,

      Been meaning to comment on this... she's beautiful! :love: Congratulations on obtaining a beautiful example and it's certainly turned out quite well after you added your TLC treatment. :cool: Hope she fires as nice as she looks.

      Mine is great in that department... very smooth action. But a friend of mine, long since passed on I'm sorry to say, had one in his collection... museum quality. He brought it up to our place in north Florida once and allowed me the privilege of keeping it up there and firing it. I only ran a few rounds through it and I must say it was as quiet as a .22 (believe it or not!) and had an action on it as smooth as silk!!!! :speechless1: I got the impression he was going to will it to me, possibly along with the rest of his pistols and he had a unsurpassed collection... many rare pieces. He knew how much I loved such things and that I would not break them up and would care for them till my dying day. Sadly, he went to the hospital for a routine treatment he underwent periodically only this time he didn't come back. Blood clot! :( He'd planned to draw up his will when he got back.

      Without a will his collections went to his mother, and she gave his brothers the guns. They were immediately sold off to the four winds to finance them tinkering with their cars and trucks. :banger: A lifetimes love, passion and collecting out the window in a matter of days. :angry:

      Year's later someone I used to deal with down there owed me some money on a deal... knew that I loved P38's and wanted one. He came over one day, handed me a gun case and said check this out. Inside was a P38 with the brown bakelite grips that I loved. I figured it was one of his brother's collection and he was just showing me. But he'd found it for a good price and said if you like it take it for what I owe you. I didn't hesitate. She's been one of my favorites ever since and has never failed me in all these years.

      They're great guns! Now all you need to do is find a nice wood case for her and make inserts for her and all her accessories. Add an IC or other similar award and you'll have a gorgeous set!

      Let us know how she does at the range. :beer:

      Dan :cheers:

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      Helpful cleaning tip

      in Firearms & Ordnance

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      Hi all,

      Try picking up some "bronze wool", available at most marine supply stores as it's used in working on boats, etc., but also some hardware stores carry it. It's just like steel wool but has advantages of that when cleaning firearms. Bronze wool will not remove bluing and also if any tiny particles remain behind they will not rust... unlike steel wool which can damage bluing and will rust if any is left behind.

      Something I learned about many moons ago and it's never failed me. :beer:

      Dan :cheers:

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      Zivilverteidigung (Civil Defense)

      in Germany: Post 1945: Bundesrepublik & DDR

      Posted · Edited by Hauptman

      Hi all,

      Well, the tunic and cap arrived Saturday morning! Lightning fast delivery via Priority Mail from Germany after being shipped out Tuesday! :speechless1: I only wish we could get service that fast here in the states. PM is pretty good here but this was just extraordinary! :D The seller works for the Army over there so I can only think they have something special going to get things out mucho quick! Either way my hats off to them! :cheers:

      I've popped it up on a torso for display. I've used a standard Army officers cap and I'm wondering if that's perhaps not what they actually used. The piping on the cuffs and collars is in white so it makes sense.

      I'm hoping to get a brocade dress belt very soon and once I have that I'll pop that on in place of the brown officers belt and will pop on the officers dress cords. Then all I'll need is the army dagger whenever I'm able to acquire one of those and then, finally the original shirt, tie and pants.

      With no further ado:

      On the side cap... wouldn't an officers have had piping? This one is plain with just the DDR insignia on the front.

      Dan :cheers:

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      PR Bulgaria awards

      in Central & Eastern European States

      Posted · Edited by Hauptman

      Hi all,

      My Bulgarian package has finally arrived. Here are new scans of my latest additions. First some family shots of my complete set of the Order of Labor Glory:

      It's nice as they've matched the colors of the rings to the medals. Looks great that way. :love:

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