POSTING NICKs COLLECTION!

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Nskk 1

1 (again buttons missing but I have these now!)

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Nskk 2

NSKK Niederlande

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My 1945 jeep with its occupants

jeep (steering wheel barely visible)

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me and my ME 262

me and my ME 262 (I wish) in the mid 1990's !!!

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communications

communications

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Reichspost Volkssturm

Reichspost Volkssturm

[MASteel]

Breath taking collection ! Took a while to browse it but it was more than worth it!!!

You've some very nice Finnish pieces (my main interest) too ! M/34 summer tunic is very rare!

You might want to remove conscripts post war NCO badge from arty 2nd ltn's pocket (at least it looks like that on post #281). And you were quite right about Nordfront cross earlier on this thread, it was actually forbidden to wear on (Finnish) tunic... but yes, I've seen (but only) one period pic where NCO is wearing it...! If you want more info about Finnsih uniforms PM me!

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Thanks for the reply! Finnish material is underrated which makes it more affordable, great for me because I LOVE IT! I recently added a black (airforce color) Sam Brown belt to my Finnish pilot display. Its a 1943 dated Swedish belt... but why not? They certainly used what ever they could get their hands on! and Sweden supported their Scandinavian neighbor as you know even sending troops! Thanks Nick

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Nick, I was interested to see you collection. Some nice items

The Princess Irene Brigade Battledress caught my eye. Is this a blouse you have restored with insignia? As it would appear to be one which has been dyed a dark choclate brown? These were usually given to agricultural workers as off ration clothing for work use.

Cheers, Ade.

[jabnus]

i love the dutch nskk unifom, amazing....


thanks for the pictures!



regards,
Gaston

[NickG]

Hi Nick, I was interested to see you collection. Some nice items

The Princess Irene Brigade Battledress caught my eye. Is this a blouse you have restored with insignia? As it would appear to be one which has been dyed a dark choclate brown? These were usually given to agricultural workers as off ration clothing for work use.

Cheers, Ade.

Wel Ade, that's an interesting theory and could explain this dark color. The battle dress uniform is a war time dated Canadian made (broadArrow C marked) piece... not British... but nevertheless Ive still always wondered about that strange color... It was bought as a set (matching pants and blouse both have the same lining material so same maker?). I have to admit I did get it bare...so without any insignia and dressed it up a bit to my liking!
I always thought maybe its just some type of weird substitute material... I know that the Canadians had darker brownish-green BD's and its clearly Canadian stamped.
So I thought it must be some kind of Canadian "ersatz" variation...but I guess its possibly one of those dyed versions (so I assume this done in the UK post war? a plausible explanation).
Note that the liner and all the stitching did not take on the chocolate color! so it must have been a week dye, if treated... Who knows? Thanks Nick

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Lw

Note the scarf!