German 1898 pattern bayonet, 75th Regiment, 8th Company, weapon number 101. made by WKC (Weyersburg, Kirschbaum & Cie.). I have seen a number of...
No, they are not rare as such, but they are rare in this condition!
I can well understand why you say that, but I think it is actually polished nickel, and period. I have seen other swords of the period in this...
I am certainly no expert on these weapons, so this is just a sort of educated hunch, but I believe that this is a Third Reich period...
The tre kroner (three Crowns), would seem to make them Swedish, not German. The single finger on the right hand is probably for sniper use.
Like Komo, I'd pass too. Modern(ish) put together pistols, but made with a few old original parts, and badly put together as well. IMHO not...
I did make some helmets for Regia Anglorum, a British early medieval group. They complained about two things, one, I stamped my work with a small...
A modern, poorly made and rather crude, SCA helmet I am afraid. These are made for re enactment combat, with little or no regard to historical...
Model makers hammer. I think that the handle has been replaced, as I used to have one of these, but mine had a wooden handle which was a bit...
I cannot answer for where you are, but over here, they'd probably end up in the scrap bin I am afraid!
A good place to check up on items like this is here: https://www.bocn.co.uk/
As Komo says, the top one is definitely African, but what it is exactly and where it is from I cannot say. The second one looks to me like a...
I think that the people to ask for help with these woud be Firmin & Son, who make most if not all the buttons for the Uk and Commonwealth Armed...
I'm thinking Italian, but which model................? The gilt parts would clean up with ammonia, and then rinsed with water and dried. For the...
I believe that FFL is Fisher & Ludlow, who were metal pressing specialists, and who made componenets for the automobile industry (when we still...
The helmet looks to have been badly repainted at some point, and I suspect that the stars were perhaps something to do with a previous owner. The...
None at all I am afraid. Is it possible to get a better picture of the stars please?
The second helmet is a British MK.III 1944 pattern 'Turtle' helmet. These were in use until the 1980's. They were first used during the Normandy...
Awesome list, with tons of interesting items there! Thank you so much for posting them.
Wow, I knew they were old and classic, but didn't realise they were that old! :D
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