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F is only used on fords and it is the F from Ford. F marks were put on GPWs because Ford wanted a way of singling ford parts from Willys ones. From what i think, most people refer Jeeps to Willys but Ford wanted a way of showing that they were in it too and they can prove it by showing the F mark. F parts can make a small fortune on Ebay, but beware, not all F stuff is genuine even repros are made with Fs and i have seen F stamps for sale so just be careful. We are lucky that our jeep consists of mainly original parts which are F marked. Not many were visible at first but we are still uncovering quite a few every now and then.

The pin part (excluding the ring) is approximately 5cm by 5cm

I was told it was from a mine but i am not sure. Anyone know what it really is?

it also came with several other bits including envelopes addressed to him. It is 111 RAF Maintenance Unit, at Tura? The address: 3052063 AC/i? Taylor E? MTRS 111.mu RAF M-E-F Can anyone translate this to English? http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/83/a7820183.shtml I also got ,not sure if it is his, a wartime RAF diary with entry's of where he is moving to. There are lots of photos around 80. Another lot to add to my collection

Thanks guys for the help Here is another of the tug

Just bought myself a nice collection of photos off ebay. They date from 1946 Just thought i'd share a few, not sure what some of them are, i would appreciate it if you could help me identify some A Jeep which has been modified quite a bit, early steering wheel? Bit blurry but an MW Not sure what the rest are

Ah sorry about that

Not sure if this has been put on before Just found it and thought it was interesting http://blog.willysjeep.com/page/2/

They seem to be working for me

Picked up this badge a few month ago and got it with several other regimental badges which seem very similar. There is no makers name on the back. According to here: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Was_there_a_real_life_MASH_4077 there was a real 4077 but it was disbanded due to pubic popularity. Any ideas if this would be for that regiment or for the film or series?

Any ideas? I'm guessing "HG" is home guard but i thought i would check

Thanks Peter i will probably give them a go

That is a possibility, i have a couple of post-war haversacks with metal fittings but i have never seen it on a belt before. you are probably right though

I have a WAAC (Women's Auxiliary Army Corps) badge, it has a number on the back, does anyone know what it means? would it relate to the person, if so is there any way i can research them?

One of my 37pat belts has steel buckles instead of the normal brass ones. The belt has been blancoed or painted so the date or maker is not visible. Any ideas?

Another on Ebay,ex Swiss. What do you reckon it will go for? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pinzgauer-710M-Ex-Swiss-Army-/170768151722?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item27c29334aa#ht_500wt_1413

Any Guesses? NE.....

Thank you:-)

Not sure of the age of this, it came with some modern kit but it doesn't seem very new. Buttoned on back

Any ideas what regiment?

this is one of the pouches Found another nice set of pouches so these are not as vital to save

I am considering blacoing some webbing. I looked on ebay and there is not much choice, can anyone suggest anything? The webbing is 37 pattern for a British Para Uniform

There are differences between the originals and repros the main one is the engine number if it does not begin with xxe it is not a welbike one. Another is the condition, originals have quite often been bashed around a bit and have dents and scratches.

just found this...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ORIGINAL-PERIOD-GERMAN-WW2-PHOTO-CAPTURED-ARMOURED-VEHICLES-DESCRIPTION-/360426125987?pt=UK_Collectables_Militaria_LE&hash=item53eb123aa3#ht_2746wt_1396