ashley

Come on guys you're milking this to much....

Is this a `teat a teat` or can anyone join in ??

Ashley

During the 1939-45 desert war the germans sent most of thier vehicles in the continental grey (also a lot of their troop wore uniform items of the same colour). When permissable vehicles were resprayed but many just accumulated dust and sand for the camo effect.

This was also true for captured vehicles.

Ashley

Hoping to arrive Friday sometime.

Ashley

:idea: aniti aircraft M.G. battalion, the bottom marking O/S the circle should be a figure indicating which company from memory

Ashley

I thought my bankbalance was a Aprilfool joke.......nope, its no joke.:argh:

luckily you have a balance, mine is tilted one way only and that is downwards:(

Ashley

Re: catering for this year 2009

cat i think your part of chris's group but i will put you extra if your not sure

Dave you need to add CW & PW to the list

Hey CW i think you just been disowned by Chris:rofl:

Ashley

Hi all -

 

Have purchased a number of reproduction items from a well known source.

 

I would like to "weather" their appearance so they don't look all new and shiny -

 

 

 

Markheliops

I am sure Enigma will tow them around Beltring on his scooter for you, for a couple bottles of Cola.:-D

Ashley

You will note from the film that very few ( if any ) of the German troops are wearing steel helmets but are wearing the `scratcher caps` or a few are wearing the Picklehaulb.

This is because the first German helmets were not issued to troops until 1916, they were supposed to be issued for this battle but not enough helmets were available at the time.

Ashley

I had a chuckle on hearing about the village of Sh1tterton in Dorset, quite often when residents give their address on the phone people hang up thinking its a prank call.

We even have the Piddle river `ere in Dorset :-D

Ashley

Hi Ashley! you dont know the direction u drove away from Osnabrück?

bastian

Sorry gung i am afraid i can`t as it was nearly 40 years ago but as i mentioned we teavelled by the old military Bedford bus which didnt normally go too far from town.

Ashley

Hi gung,

noth answers are correct.

Ashley

Are you sure that wasnt a site guard base that was supose to hold the missiles for 50 miserable regt. Run by the yanks but we all had to take turns sanger bashing.

could well be.... when i was there all i saw war US troops

Can you name the camp/barracks so i can look it up on google.

Ashley

It certainly looks correct for the German car club, not sure which period though, but looks to be the modern type . They have a website which can be translated to english.

Ashley

Davy, any idea why, in the last of those archive pics which is obviously a parade of some sort, the trailer is carrying a railway goods wagon?

Must be something to do with the military railways as run by the Royal Engineers (replicated cap badge on radiator)

I think the placard on the side of the truck say`s Royal Engineers Transport...?

Ashley

APPRECIATED! on a random my dad was in the R.M.P in 1951 to 1953 and wore canadian green battledress any one any ideas where i can get a large blouse?

They occasionally turn up on e-bay,the problem will be how large

Ashley

Hi all,

there is a lot of controversy regarding these badges including these made by Seilier (sp) & comp. of Geldern...M1/129 and this maker is one of the most copied by the Chinese.

They are apparently commemoration badges the originals were made be for 1933 (but with out dates) and reissued (sold) to aid party funds in approx 1935 so a person could show allegiance from the beginning of the party.

As you can see not a brilliantly made badge by any means, but these along with other artifacts of German Third Reich history can become a fascinating and complex area to research, wehrmacht-awards.com for further research.

Ashley

Don't know much about southern breeds, looks to me like at least two different types there. Some of 'em look abit like Dorset Downs, don't know about mules, weren't they a post war cross?

There is at least two differnt types here the black faced ones (unless it is camo paint or natural shadows) appear to be Dorset Down sheep .....

sheep....HMV`s what next ???

Ashley

Hi know nothing about US items e-bay item N0 20032121857012 M42 para uniform not exactly what you want but you never know and at present not to expensive 1

Ashley

Hi Guys and Girls

I am trying to get hold of an M43 jacket and trousers (Jkt size-44" chest and trs size-38" waist). Its for my Father who will be joining us in Normandy this year (he is not a veteran, just wants to come along) He has placed an order with SoF but they are out of stock, dont suppose anyone has these lying around waiting to be bought? Or is there another company he could try?

Thanks in advance

Rosie Cubed!

Have you tried the dreaded evil bay, seems to be plenty on there (jacket wise)

Ashley

Degsy seeing as you have been appointed team leader for slaves staff - have you room in your caravan/tent for Ashley as well as Lee Enfield, as Ashley has been press ganged volunteered his services :coffee:

If you have the space i can bring own mobile accommodation or tent (i`ll tell the wife i am taking her away for the weekend to a place where, men are real men and sheep walk around in pairs {Dorchester :-D}

Ashley

Hi and welcome,

lived in Dodesheid for 5 years as a teenager, in those days you could still find the odd german gas mask cannister`s and uniform bits dumped in the woods by the cemetary

Not to mention cycling around with black painted dug up helmets on our heads :shake:

Chuss

Ashley

Hi and welcome,

always pleased to see another jeep jockey :-D (creme Dela creme) :cool2:.

Sorry to hear of your problems but when the sunshines it Will be forgotten....briefly.

Ashley

Why is it that the forum avatar on my favourites is what appears to be a fuzzy but rather nice Rolls Royce AC but when I come on here all I get is some damm US truck spoiling the view, along with a PW thing as though we didn't have enough of them :-D

I must of admit i thought it was a `tilly` type of vehicle........don`t degrade the man`s truck for god sake !

Ashley

Hi Have you seen the Kuble for restoration on Milweb??

Ashley

My good lady always fancied a convertable car, she was not too sure when the jeep arrived, but as it was funded by my own means (we hadn`t been married long)she had very little say in the matter :-D but it keeps me off the streets so`s to speak and to poor to go into pubs.

Ashley