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Had seen parts of this before but longer and in good resolution here. Some interesting Deutscher Volkssturm footage, uniforms, weapons, gear, etc. Some obvious mistakes in the comments but what can you expect from YouTube. The unknown award on the officer is the HJ Leaders' Sports Badge not...

There has been some discussion of serial numbering ranges in a thread or two here on the forum. Regarding numbering blocks as far as ranges running to either 9999 or 10000. German serial numbers were assigned in blocks of 10000 NOT 9999. This applies to rifles, pistols, machineguns, bayonets...

Tom Wittmann is offering an impressive Heavy Cavalry Degen (Kurassier Pallasch) on his web site with an unusual maker's mark to the ricasso. The blade is also etched with a distributor's name, M. Neumann Berlin > Hoflieferant which I am familiar with. Not sure of the other marking however...

Mike, Bruce and Stephan are hard at work on the final planned volume of the Karabiner 98k series. An addendum to the first three volumes with essential additions, clarifications and perhaps a few corrections. Starting this thread for thoughts and suggestions on what information or other...

Have just about given up finding a reasonably priced copy of J.P. Sauer & Sohn: A Historical Study of the Hunting & Sporting Guns Made By the Original Company 1751-1945 by Jim Cate. Does anyone here have a copy? If so, looking for some information from a specific section of the book. If you...

My apologies in advance. Still pretty cool though. In reality, 44cvl 1945a from the late Arvo Sagur collection .......

These lanyards were mentioned in a separate post but thought a new thread with detailed images might have value. There is an Allgemeine Heeresmitteilungen issued by the OKH announcing its introduction dated 7 May 1940. Officially designated the Lanyard 38. The lanyard could also be used with...

Found on the left side of a WMO Tankgewehr Model 1918. Small oval stamp with perhaps J G S. Possibly added after the rifle was captured (at least I've seen foreign proofs here on other examples). Sorry for the low res photo, best I could grab off the net. Any thoughts appreciated .....

Off topic I know as far as Mauser rifles, but we do not really have a good sub-forum for miscellaneous/other Imperial German items and you hate to see things get lost or buried. Mods feel free to move this if/as you see fit. Anyone else have an interest in the Granatenwerfer 16? I completely...

Have a real fascination with late war bayonets from all of the makers but Paul Weyersberg has always been of particular interest. Perhaps in the second tier of Solingen producers; behind Hörster, Eickhorn, Coppel, and WKC but larger than say Pack, Höller, or Berg. Here is a complete run of...

Has appeared in a couple of reference books .....

An original Bandenkampfabzeichen in silver; unmarked but attributed to the C. E. Juncker firm of Berlin. Juncker Anti-Partisan badges are unmarked however their construction and design details are readily identifiable. This is a textbook Type 2.1 variant in zink alloy with perhaps a shade over...

A pair of middle production cof44. A K and n block still showing good quality at this stage. Manufactured about the time of the Normandy Campaign, June or July ......

A thread for sharing period photographs of the Mauser Tankgewehr 1918. I will get it started with a few examples. Many of these are well known but hoping others will be new to some. Please post your pics here as well .....

Hello all. Have been researching the WWI German Tankgewehr for a number of years. Have compiled quite a bit of material but still looking for additional data in the form of serial numbers and other information. At this point am not trying to duplicate Wolfgang Kern’s book but a lot has been...

Here is an unusual modification of a WWI period S98/05 shortened for use by the Bavarian Police. The original S98/05 was essentially redesigned to mimic a S/84/98. These modifications and issue to the Bavarian Police date from the late 1920s into the early '30s. The S98/05's blade was...

Would like to hear the story on this one!

Just happened across this, unsure if it has been posted before. Link below to a YouTube video with footage of a GI armed with HTS, still image of which graces the cover of Volume III Kriegsmodell. Unknown if this is actually film from the village of Dachau as stated or stock footage simply...

As the title indicates this thread is for documenting bayonet turds (reproduction, embellished, fantasy, hump-jobs, etc). Would suggest that this area will become very troublesome in the immediate future and it would behoove us to get in front of the issue. Please follow the format as detailed...