POSTING NICKs COLLECTION!

[NickG]

Dutch "stormdolk" fighting knife

Dutch "stormdolk" fighting knife with added wolfshook NSB-SS customized sheat
and NSB pamphlet titled "The Future of Holland"

[NickG]

Nsnap Kruyt Pin

NSNAP KRUYT PIN (Dutch Nazi Party)
I understand that the Dutch NSNAP (a copy cat of the German NSDAP) eventually got replaced by the NSB, making these pins rare!

[michiel01]

Nick..... where the h*ll you found that dagger?! it's so nice!

Great stuff, seriously! Good additions to your collection!

[NickG]

Nick..... where the h*ll you found that dagger?! it's so nice!

Great stuff, seriously! Good additions to your collection!

In the good ol' USA! Even my KNIL uniform was found on these shores!
Here's a close up of the sheath decoration! Mooi heh!

[NickG]

Finns

Finnish troops!

[NickG]

Puuka knife (also spelled Puukka) Finland

Here's a neat Finnish Puuka Knife (also spelled Puukka). These are traditional Finnish hunting-utility knives for outdoors activities and civilian in origin but pretty much every Finnish soldier carried on of these for cutting, carving and killing! These were often passed on from father to son. What makes this one so interesting is the text on the blade (trench art), which reads "SVIR".
Svir of course being the Svir River, where the Finnish army dug in during the Battle for Leningrad!

[NickG]

close up Leningrad front Finnish Knife

Close up Leningrad front Finnish Puukka Knife ("Svir" river sector)

[NickG]

Here's another blade!

This is a USMC issue KaBar fighting knife...plenty of these around...

[NickG]

BUT this one's special!

BUT this one's special, as its been there for sure!! Here's the back of the sheath!
Note spelling of "Iwo Jima"! (obviously incorrectly spelled...so for sure period done...+ dated and owners initials) Sweet!

[behblc]

This is not a collection it is a museum - amazing .
I can just imagine being a little the worse for wear and meeting that room ful of uniformed men .
" Who let you lot in ?"
This must have taken years to put together .

[NOR_collector]

This is just great!
How long have you been collecting?

/André

[Rene Chavez]

Outstanding collection Nick thanks for sharing!

Rene Chavez
Http://axis101.bizland.com

[NickG]

This is just great!
How long have you been collecting?

/André

Easy 25 years, actually earlier but my original collection I sold in the mid 80's and started all over again...

[NickG]

Outstanding collection Nick thanks for sharing!

Rene Chavez
Http://axis101.bizland.com

Thanks Rene. I compliment coming from you means a lot! You are so knowledgeable and your site is one of the best on the web!!!! I am always pleased to find updates (additions) on it!!! Keep up the good work! Nick

[NickG]

Iraqi republican Guard

Here's something that not really belongs in my collection... as its modern...an Iraqi Republican Guard uniform! (US Airforce vet bring back!) Its pretty much all in unissued condition taken from depots in Iraq.