This WW2 German helmet was packed in a thin plywood box and sent home. The helmet was wrapped in a March 25, 1944, dated Stars and Stripes, Mediterranean Armed Forces newspaper for protection. It is addressed to Master Ned Reilley,
Germany surrendered on May 8, 1945, at which time approximately 4 million men found themselves happily un-employed and all wanted to return to the U,S, next Tuesday. Fortunately, the US Army Chief of Staff, General George C. Marshal had anticipated this. His experience with the demobilization of WWI
The U.S.S. Bayfield was an attack transport commissioned in 1943 and served the U.S. Navy for 25 years earning Ten Battle Stars. The Bayfield supported the Normandy Invasion at Utah beach, Southern France, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. It’s no wonder that some unknown sailor
During World War II the 39th regiment fought as part of the 9th Infantry Division. The Fighting Falcons of the 39th became the first unit of United States combat troops to set foot on foreign soil when they stormed the beaches of Algiers in November 1942.
Each of these items were manufactured in 1943 by the Imperial Knife Co., of Providence R.I. Of the nine contractors supplying this type of knife to the US
The artist, Otto Bloss 1893-1963 from Eisfeld Germany was an “approved” artist and made many on site paintings during WWII. These paintings were used for Nazi propaganda purposes and vividly capture the heroic Germans in action in the
These two identical brass shell casings have hollow brass simulated projectiles. Each case is approximately 2.7” diameter at the base and 8.7” tall, the overall height including the projectile is Approx. 16” tall. The base of each case is arsenal marked “EP” and “97”.
I am fortunate to be the caretaker of history in the form of this Springfield M-1911 pistol serial number 115539, Compass, Photos and records of Capt. Edward Van Winkle Accompanying the historical documents was a handwritten
Once upon a time, before we bought everything including collectable firearms online, we had the magazine Gun List. An advertisement for an early Garand with some personalized carving in the stock intrigued me. I contacted the dealer by phone, he provided a more detailed
In early June 2006, a small statured man of about 80 walked up to my display at the York, PA gun show carrying a small box. He stopped in front of the 5 Lugers I had for sale and after a brief discussion, I agreed to buy the luger in the box if he would tell me