Laurence Strong

The dagger

The Hilt, I will re take the photo's outside tommorow in the daylite

The eagle

Here's mine a salty early Eickhorn

Very nice, I like the one from "Das Boot"

At the time of the start of WW1, the Austro-Hungarian Empire encompassed what is now the polygot of former Yugoslavian states, Remember that Arch Duke Ferdinand was assasinated in Sarajevo, and that this touched off the war.

And to the best of my knowledge niether Austria or Hungary have a navy at this time.

Tapped out at the momment, however going back to work on Wed.

Very nice Roy, I have a few items coming in, and then I plan on concentrating on EK's next.

I think to go from a blue to a white top, but that is just a guess

Ahh Seen

The eagles head is smaller and the neck is longer on the one posted by Mike

Wow

Amazing Gordon, All those papers from one person, Did you know him?

More More jumping Bravo Gordon

Yes John, I was not aware of that either! Up to this point my main interest has been the KvK, but am about to enter the EK field this summer.

Thanks to all for the kind words, and feel free to down load the photo's they are from a thread in a different forum (some of you will recognize), and they were there for people to use as a tool to stop the purchase of those vile Floch medals.

Note the low placement of the date, and the characteristics of the Pin, I think you are Ok, and I am sure that Jim and Darrell will be in later today

More yet

More Floch stuff

Floch Stuff

It's weight is 9.7lb's

Thanx Darrell, it's not hanging in my front window either, I am waiting for the day I can outfit a maniquin, I would like a pouch to go with it but they are expensive

The right side. Thank you for looking

I have re posted some of the Photo's, I went outside to take the photo's, all the while hoping some do-gooder neighbor did not see me and phone the police about some weirdo with a rifle here's the markings on the mag

what details would you like/

Here is a bit about it.

This is the result of a marriage of the G41 and the Soviet Tokarev SVT40 system, which was incorperated virtually unchanged (due to the large ammounts of SVT's captured) The Gewehr 43 was much easier to make than it's predessesor and was soon being churned out in large numbers. Front line troops greatly appreciated the ease with which it could be loaded, compared with the earlier rifle and it was a popular weapon. All manner of production cuts were introducedinto the design,including the use of wood laminates and even plastics for the furniture, Tthe front reciver cover is plastic on mine.Both the gewehr 41 and the gewehr 43 used the standard German 7.92mm cartridge and were in no way related to the assult rifeprogram that used the 7.92mm Kurz cartridge. It was also used as a sniper rifle, in fact it was so good in that role that the Czech's retained them in their army for many years after the war.

Another photo