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Have you tried to sacrifice whiskey and cigars while chanting 'Oh Lord of Darkness, your unworthy servant begs for your help'?

A £5000 reward has been offered for the return of Alfred Barlow's medals, which were lost after a visit to the men's room at Norton Canes services on the M6 Toll just North of Birmingham on June 8th, after returning from a pilgrimage to Normandy. Mr Barlow, who is blind and turned 96 yesterday, served with 3rd Reconnaissance (Recce) Regiment, 3rd Division, and landed on Sword Beach at 10am on D-Day, June 6 1944. The four medals lost are the 1939-1945 Star, the France & Germany Star, the 1939-1945 War Medal and the Palestine Medal. Anyone with information on the return of the medals is asked to contact the sight loss charity on the free Blind Veterans UK hotline on 0800 389 7979. For more information see: https://www.justgiving.com/campaigns/charity/blindveterans/alfredsmedals And http://www.itv.com/news/central/2017-06-22/appeal-to-find-blind-veterans-war-medals-missing-from-service-station/ http://www.itv.com/news/central/2017-06-23/5-000-reward-fund-for-return-of-veterans-missing-medals/ http://www.itv.com/news/central/2017-06-22/d-day-veteran-loses-medals-at-service-station/ http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2017-06-23/hugh-grant-offers-1-000-reward-for-veterans-missing-medals/ http://www.itv.com/news/central/2017-06-26/motorway-services-join-appeal-for-veterans-lost-medals/ Apologies if this has already been posted on the forum but the more publicity the better.

She looks amazing! :-)

It's easy, very cheap and quite effective to get the rust out. :-D

If the tank is out of the vehicle you could consider electrolysis.

Rust on the inside can usually be removed with electrolysis. It is absolutely vital the inside is completely de-greased before using the sealer, and the same manufacturer usually carries a product for this. I don't know if the current sealers are ethanol-proof; worth to look into. When in doubt use 98, as that doesn't have ethanol mixed in (yet?).

For the next 18 days it can also be viewed here: http://www.questtv.co.uk/video/#5411798353001

I wouldn't know, the Quest website just said 22.00. But 21.00 it is then, thanks for the correction :-D

The second part of Combat Dealers season 3 will start tonight at 22.00 on Quest TV. :-D

Coventry Climax engines were (and still are) very popular engines for historic racing so might not be that easy to find.

I didn't know Ikea had motorcycles in their assortment?

I have no idea what they mean with 'projector', but I'm guessing it may refer to some sort of mortar-type device?

A12: Reference: RAOC Statistics 1943 Pamphlet No. 2 Size: Length 25.2" Breadth 17.375" Depth 8.5" Used for: M.L. 8-in. projector, Charges, propelling Number Packed: 6 Gross weight: 73 lbs 8 oz. http://www.bocn.co.uk/vbforum/threads/29074-A12?p=63495#post63495

What is the code stamped in the lid of the box? I think it could be a document storage chest or the like, rather than a standard ammo box.

I think those turned out quite well! Now to find the correct webbing for B.E.F... :-D

Definately MUTTs, correct vehicles for the time but with 1980's painstschemes. :-D

I think the chance of the deact-laws going back after Brexit to as they were before the Regulation are about zero. The best hope is that new-spec deacts are declared as being equal to the Regulation and as such are considered deactivated to Regulation specs, so they can be owned, sold and bought on the free market. No chance that will happen with old spec deacts, so I'm sure there will be a underground market for those. What that affects there value is anyone's guess at the moment....

A new update from Bruce's FB page:

I can only comment about a single 1939 dated helmet I have in hand, and that had a rough texture. Could be field-applied though.

Nice work! Don't forget that combat helmets had a rough finish against glare, usually achieved by adding sand to the paint; while non-combat helmets (like those for the Home Guard) didn't have that. For examples see the War Relics Forum.

Here are some pics of my 100% original 1939 dated Mk.II helmet. The colour seems to be a greenish-brown with a grey-ish green overpaint that reportedly is an army non-reflective coating. I have no idea when this coating was applied; the greenish hue is better visible on the photo of the chinstrap lug at the inside. Although these pics are made with a flash the colour seems to be a relatively good match compared to the actual helmet in hand. Remember this paint is almost 80 years old and well worn; it will have looked a bit different when fresh. :-D Hope that helps a bit!

From Bruce's FB-page:

Ok, here is how I understand it... :-D The EU Regulation has become part of national law of all Member States (and that includes the UK) the day it was published (April 8th 2016), without the need of having to implement it. So strictly speaking it has been illegal to sell, gift etc. any deac that doesn't comply with the rules states in the Regulation since then. Practically speaking the Regulation as-is will be impossible to enforce ofcourse, and efforts are now being made to have pre-Regulation national standards of deactivation that are of the same level as the level prescribed in the Regulation, accepted as equal so that any weapons that have been deactivated under that older national standard will be accepted by the other Member States as equal and as such comply to the Regulation. In many cases it would technically impossible to upgrade to the new deac standard anyway. Strictly speaking I think that means that since April 8th last year it is illegal to sell any deac that doesn't comply to the new Regulation, but you are allowed to keep them if you already own them. Ofcourse this is impossible to enforce and police know that, so it is unlikely it will have any consequence for the moment at least if it happens anyway. That doesn't mean it isn't against the law though, so use your own judgement. There is a decent change UK new-spec standard will be declared equal to the Regulation's standard which will be great news (then you can buy, sell and export them without problems) but I'm pretty sure that won't be the case for the old-spec standard. That means those will be legal to own, but not to sell etc. unless brought up to the new standard. The normal consequence will be a underground market... In short, the whole thing is still a work in progress and nobody really knows how it will finalize.

I think it will also depend on your location, as some states might have different rules/laws about this than others.

A feisty Latina girlfriend? :-D