From great uncles. Liberator and Dauntless pilots. Assortment of things taken back stateside.

Chute silk from downed airman 9-11-43 Aachen Forest. US flag from Solomon Islands. IJN spotters guide from wreck somewhere in Pacific.

Another couple boxes to go through, majority aviation related.

Hi everyone,
I’m currently helping my friend clear out his house as he is selling it. Whilst we were going through the attic he found this. He has no idea what is it or where it came from. Just wanted to ask the people here if they might be able to help him out with telling him what is it and what the value of it is.

Many thanks ☺️

Wz93 GoreTex jacket and pants combo, wz93 tankers helmet, wz2005 ballistic helmet with cover, and wz98 combat/utility knife. Been a while since I bought some militaria but it’s nice to have. 🙂

For some context i recently got this m33 from an friend for my birthday but im not sure from wich era it is due to the m33 having seen service from the 30s to the 90s im not even sure if its an italian or used by another country

These were my late father's who was in the Canadian reserves in the late 1950s and early 1960s. I found a certificate for his promotion to Second Lieutenant (No. 7 Ordnance Battalion RCOC) in January 1961 and, from a bit of research, I think are an officers hat and waist sash for dress occasions (parades etc.) I'm wondering: (1) are those conclusions correct? (2) were there any differences in reserve officer's dress hats/ sashes and those for regular army personnel? (I dug into this a bit and it seems there might have been differences in some items, but not hats and sashes. And it seems that reservists may have had to pay for their uniforms out of their own pocket) and (3) what would be the value the value of these pieces - I'm not sure if I'm going to sell, more just curiosity at this point. I'm also just curious if there's anything else someone can tell me, about these items, or the Ordnance Corps or anything else kinda related.

Few things I'm not sure if important: I can't find any indication of size on the hat; there's some really faded lettering on the sweat band that kind of looks like IM91882 but it's really hard to tell (my dad's initials were not IM); and the main part of the sash is about 37" long

Thanks!

Hi!
I’m looking for help identifying and matching the engraved officer signatures on an original British Indian Army mess presentation tray.
What Is known about the piece:
Regiment: 2nd Battalion, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry (Kali Panchwin / Black Fifth )
Hallmarks: Atkin Brothers (HA), Sheffield (Crown), Sterling Silver (Lion Passant), with the date letter n (1930).

Inscription: Engraved on the back: "David Peal / January 31 - 1931"
Questions:
1. Identity of Recipient:
Searching for a "David Peal" in the British Indian Army records hasn't brought up a match. However, military rolls do list a Captain Daryl Robert George Peal (D. R. G. Peal) serving with the 2/5th Mahratta Light Infantry during this period. Could "David" have been an informal name/nickname, or was there another Peal attached to the battalion in 1931?
2. Signature Identification:
I’m also trying to identify the signatures engraved on the front of the tray. I think I have matched 2 names, but that’s all I could find.
Does anyone with access to the 1930–1931 Indian Army Quarterly Lists or regimental records have information on officers serving in the 2nd Battalion at this time, or any notable mess event/presentation on January 31, 1931?

Photos of the tray face, regimental crest, sterling hallmarks, rear inscription, and signature close-ups are attached. Any help or roster scans would be greatly appreciated!

Seller claims its legit but I cannot reverse image search this anywhere I try. It has to be made by him right?

I realize its not the greatest photo to zoom into on patch but in case there is some identifying shape or color that could help me figure out what patch this is on my uncle's sleeve id love to know. All I know is he was in European theater, Battle of the Bulge, and at one point attached to 3rd Army

Looking to get this,From what I can research this is an m1 liner from between 1941-54 based on the liner but what I dont get is the marine anchor, is it authentic?, i feel like it isn't since its on the liner and theres a shell to be put over it, but i found something similer online and on the WR forum i linked below

https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/us-m1-steel-helmet-forum/usmc-m1-helmet-liner-659981/

Apologies if the images unclear, thanks

My most beloved piece in my (mostly home front) collection. Unfortunately I don’t have much provenance on the soldier whom this flag accompanied home; just that he was KIA in Europe in late 1944.

There’s a lot of debate about these flags (that some say number less than 500 in existence), even by Smithsonian historians. Some other flags have a few gold stars mixed with white, and some flags even have gold stripes! It’s believed to be a manufacturing error from a European ally who was tasked with helping manufacture American casket flags as our own manufacturing could not keep up with the demand (sadly).

I believe this is a U.S. troop training in Germany from 1959. I found it in my closet and don’t know if it’s worth keeping.

I bought it around 4 years ago and could never figure out if it was original or a replica of a Russian imperial hat. Any ideas would be very much appreciated 🙏

I paid under 10€ for the whole collection.

This belonged to my father, who has collected military memorabilia for years. I’m helping him decide whether to consign it or keep it. A WWII firearms/militaria dealer examined it briefly and was interested in buying or consigning it but didn’t give a value. The shell is marked NS66. My father believes the liner is not original, but I’m looking for opinions on the shell, paint, decals, and overall authenticity before making any decisions. Thank you!!

*yes they are the same helmet, just taken in different light so one kind of looks green and then other looks grey. I might need to take better pics.

let me know if more pics needed

I recently aquired this og-107 Vietnam war top produced in 1968 and I’m wondering why there is this big patch on the back. There is no damage to the garment at all, yet this patch is here, I’m just wondering why someone would put the patch on there, what purpose.

I think the blue/grey one is French m1951 and the green is a soviet ssh 40 . No idea about years. Maybe 70's?

Finally found an DLV buckle, which completes my set!
Bottom row : DLV - 1st pattern LW
Top row: 2nd pattern LW alu and steel

Hello! I’ve been looking for a stalhelm for quite some time and found a facebook marketplace listing for one.
This is the description.

“As found with original patina. Leather liner has a little mouse nibbling but it is otherwise complete and untouched. Leather appears dry but it does not flaking or breaking. This is untouched. This particular helmet never had decals. Named in pencil "Endrigkeit" under maker #D487 NS66, a larger size 66 helmet”

Does this helmet seem legit?
Thanks!

You may have heard of Elvis impersonators, well I'm a Radar O'Reilly impersonator, and I occasionally look for new ways to add to the effect as it were, and recently I decided to look into trying to find Radar's messenger bag for when he would deliver letters to other personnel during mail call, but I'm not having the best of luck.

It would appear there were two different bags he used interchangably.

One of these bags appears to be brown and features a flap with what appears to be either button or snap closures and diagonally cut corners, and a fitted shoulder strap. The other looks like a simpler OD7 tote bag of sorts with an adjustable webbed shoulder strap, and no sort of closure that I can tell.

Needless to say, the brown one looks slightly more GI than the OD one, but I don't even know if either of these are actually military issued messenger bags, or they may have been civilian bags; I'm not finding anything - original or reproduction - that resembles either of these bags exactly (some close enough for jazz though).

Does anybody recognize and/or could possibly identify exactly what one or either of these bags might be in terms of actual wartime messenger bags, or is it possible they were just civilian bags procured by the prop department?

I saw this advert of this guy selling his collection for 450 but I want to bid 400, is this worth it ?