Kev in Deva

Hallo Gentlemen, just a quick question with regards the Ribbon Ring mount, on the left hand cross, is it normal to WW2 EK II Class crosses??, please look at attached cropped picture. I have never noticed them pressed out like that before Kevin in Deva

Hallo Jens, just trying to undestand the career represented here by this bar, so please excuse my ignorance is it really possible for him to have had 15 years military service to Saxony, then followed by 25 years Police service ending with the iii reich Police? Would that mean he had to have joined the Police in the 1920s?? Kevin in Deva.

Hallo Gentlemen, I think its connected to Observation Balloon crews, if the use of these ballons was limited during the war then maybe the "service" medals were only issued in small numbers as a commemorative issue. I have never seen then being worn in any photographs though Kevin in Deva

Peter T34/85 i believe is the correct designation for the Soviet WW2 tanks, t-55 didnt arive till a few years after WW2 ended. Kev in Deva

Hallo Motorhead a very nice piece congratulations on finding it Kevin in Deva

Last picture. Thank you for any forth coming opinions. Kevin in Deva

Hallo Gentlemen would you please take the time to look at the following pictures and give an opinion. I will add more pictures as soon as the first to upload. Kevin in Deva

Hallo Mariner, apparently a whole "cottage" industry sprang up with regards the WW1 Trench Art scene, apparently tons of it were manufactured post WW1 and its very hard to sort out what was manufactured in the trenches as to what was made back behind the lines and in small workshops post war. Kevin in Deva

Hallo Dolf, I have to admit at having dabbled with models now and again, but you should see the stuff my younger brother, Anthony, has put together, man, with him its an art form, I will ask him to send some pictures of his stuff its incredible and I aint just saying that because we are related As soon as I get some I will post them here on this section of the Forum The Tiger and Jagd-Panther are my kits as well. Kevin in Deva.

Another shot of the Tigers taken outside in natural light. Kevin in Deva

Hallo Gents just spotted this on Ebay at: http://cgi.ebay.com/1942-Original-INP-Phot...1QQcmdZViewItem Sorry its a small picture but this really is ANTI-AIRCRAFT in its very basic role Kevin in Deva

Hallo Gentlemen some nice items pictured, here are a few I made a few years ago starting of with an Italia, German Sturmmoser in 1/35th scale. A couple of Tamiya large scales Tigers. and a Italia 1/35 German "Luchs", a light recon vehicle, if my memory serves me right Kevin in Deva

NICE ONE RICK or become an Elephant Collector he could use the elephant to pull the sledge, err how are elephants on ice??? Kevin in Deva

Hallo Ricardo, great pictures of your medals and the display is very tasteful, I must ask what type of camera are you using?? Kevin in Deva

I am with you, BJW on this, no British or Americans in sight Kevin in Deva.

Hello Westfale & SPM: Hope you dont mind, I took the liberty of highlighting and cropping the picture Kevin in Deva.

Hallo Stijn David The damage to this Stuka looks more surgical than that to plane in the second picture, the ground under the Stuka looks relatively undamaged, and some of the parts of aluminum seem to have been removed by a salvage crew, also there is no sign of a fire, no evidence of soot or melted metal, and from the area around the cockpit and wings there appears to be very little damage, so I guess its been pranged, or suffered a burst of fire through the rear fusalage. At worst a bad attack of rado battery acid gremlins Kevin in Deva.

There are some worse things than a .5 that can be humped Kevin in Deva

Hallo Chris, were the Brens used in the Falklands war not converted to 7.62?? with straight 30 round mags that fit the old SLR?? It (the Bren) was in use in .303 caliber up to about 1998+ in the Reserve Defence Forces of Ireland (F.C.A.) And a nice piece of kit the "Reserve's" said it was a bit akward to lug around. but since it was taken out of service they get to swear about humping the GPMG abd the .5 Browning As coincidence would have it I have a spare wooden Bren Gun Box (empty) stashed away in Ireland. Probably will never get to fill it now Kevin in Deva

Hallo Christophe No thats not it in this series they looked at the deaths of famous people, the Red Baron, Marylin Monroe, Robert Maxwell, Princess Diana etc...etc In the Red Baron one they looked at all the medical evidence of the inquest into the body, particularly the path of the bullet when it hit the body. Some great computer graphics. The characteristics of 303 ammunition fired from Rifles and machine guns (I believe the Canadian crew were using a Lewis). They also physicaly tried to pass a 303 round through the hole in the seat and it would not fit. Also a laser was fitted on a tripod on the ground and fired at a light aeroplane flying a similar course to the Red Barons last flight compiled from obsevation reports filed at the time. Kevin in Deva

Hallo Peter, I am sure I saw on the "Discovery" Channel, recently shown on Romanian Satalite Channels, that the "Bullet Hole" in the Red Barons seat does not corrospond with the diameter of a 303 bullet, it is in fact a rivet hole, that probably fixed the seat plate to part of the frame, and with the help of a laser device they concluded that both the RAF and Canadian anti-aircraft duo were not responsible for the hit, and that the plane had a 99% percent probability of being hit by the lone Australian Rifleman. Kevin in Deva.

Nice One Mike Kevin in Deva

Hallo Tom thanks for the picture nice salty been there done that ribbon and medal Kevin in Deva.

Hallo Rick, many thanks for the post, the only thing real then is the actual metal spange?, all the rest, the ribbons, backing felt and the medals are recently put on, also the fact the maker cocked up on the wrong ribbon combination and its definately nasty white paper under the ribbons. So the question is: What would forum members advise, leave it alone, remove the offending Bavarian cross / or Konniggratz Cross, and if yes anybody suggest a suitable replacement for the aforementioned crosses.? ? Kevin in Deva