Guillaume d'Orange

:LOL: too late ! I already spent some time on the barrel codes. It's great that you have written a chapter about "French" K98ks. If...

Great I’ll get it back started (:

May I suggest a books section (especially if "on topic") ? So that we don't post in the catch-all "off topic" section.

Now that I have received Vol III (thanks Bruce !), I am ready to pick up where we left off with the Mauser University.

Probably not a bad idea to create a resource page for weapons of all sort. Let me run it by Farb. Michael hope all is well with you and...

Hi Marusia, Not very knowledgeable in "Erkennungsmarke", but the first one may be 4th company of Infanterie Ersatz Bataillon 365 (or...

Guys, what about this ? "S" stamp, just below the edge of the blade, like BAL 6 stamped knives. "W" stamp center of the blade, like BAL...

Hi, interesting rifle, have you checked if the cleaning rod nut (inside the stock channel) has any eagle stamp ?

I have a rather extensive collection of Infanteriemesser 42 and other Kampfmesser. A specific thread sounds like a great idea. Will...

Thanks Slash, very informative. Is there a good thread about Infanteriemesser 42 on the forum ? I’m looking for one of these. Or...

The S and W are inspection marks which in my opinion replaced the Eagle L stamps late in the war. If you study these knives carefully...

Hi everyone, I incidentally went to that museum in Reims. I did not know that the surrender was signed there on May 7 at 2:41 am by...

Found this Luftkampfmesser today in a knife display case in a little antique shop in a little town in VA where we are vacationing. It’s...