Any DAK items

[PAOLORUBENS]

frog and belt

Mark , one of those lovely sets needs my bayonet ... or better my bayonet needs one of those sets :-D she's soo alone !!! tomorrow in Milan our " biggest " show ... MILITALIA , maybe 150 tables ... can't be compared with the smallest in USA !!!

[TONY Q.W.]

Hi Paolo, congratulations for your latest "shopping" , very, very nice!!! Your're getting very dangerous

[Bond]

Some very good additions Mark and Paolo

[PAOLORUBENS]

June shopping ...

thank you Tony and Jerry ... if you wanna see a preview of what I will post in June go to see Giorgio's website www.italianwarfront.com ... in German militaria section there's on hold a LW M35 DD in origin tan/camo ... later repainted prolly in Italy

[helmhunter]

That's agreat thread gents.

My humble contribution, what there is left of tropical items in ma collection in a cool display.

Cheers

Phil.

[Tim O'Keefe]

Interesting items, AKCT has been added postwar though....no problem most have been.

[NZMark]

Phil,
TOP SHELF m40 helmet, as always. The 1942 Kalender is something I'd like to find myself someday.
Tasteful display
Regards,
Mark

[Spanish Freiwillige]

The helmet is a beauty!!!!

[PIotrS]

Very nice helemt Phil!

Here is my motorcyclist, Sicily 1943/44 (before painting). I hope you like it

Best Regards, Piotr

[Bond]

That's agreat thread gents.

My humble contribution, what there is left of tropical items in ma collection in a cool display.

Cheers

Phil.

Hi Phil,

Very good display presentation of some very good items. Very nice

Regards,

Jerry

[Bond]

Very nice helemt Phil!

Here is my motorcyclist, Sicily 1943/44 (before painting). I hope you like it

Best Regards, Piotr

Looks very good. Does the gas cape bag have an original gas cape within?

Regards,

Jerry

[PIotrS]

Unfortunately I don't have gas cape within in this early bag.

[Spanish Freiwillige]

I don't have cloth items for posting on this thread, but I do have a pretty historical DAK document. The document is Hans-Joachim Marseille's (the "Star of Africa") engagement report where he claims his 48th air victory. The report states, loosely, as follows:

"Engagement Report of Shootdown

After my first firing of the Curtiss, I attacked a second English fighter, likewise a Curtiss, flying from the direction of the Gambut airfield. The Curtiss had spotted me and forced me to immediately turn into a downward left turn. I circled along and fired at the Curtis in a left turn from a distance of approximately 50 meters, shots hitting the engine and cockpit. I pulled up over the Curtiss and went above it since I was being attacked by two other English fighters. I did observe that the Curtiss created a large dust formation upon impact.

Impact location: On February 15, 1942 at 13:03 hours. 5 km southeast of Gambut airfield."

As a side note, some research online on Marseille's 47th and 48th air victories revealed the following:


"Kittyhawk Is from No. 3 Squadron RAAF, near Gambut airfield. The Kittyhawks were bounced by two Bf 109s during takeoff. Marseille's first victory was Kittyhawk I AK594; Pilot Officer P. J. "Tommy" Briggs, bailed out at an altitude of 100 m and was injured. The second victory was Kittyhawk I AK605: Flight Sergeant F. B. (Frank) Reid was killed when it crashed."

I just love your doc

here is the closest I get to Marseille

[helmhunter]

Thank you folks.

It's a very enjoying thread, always a pleasure to discover new stuff posted.

Phil.

[Bond]

Unfortunately I don't have gas cape within in this early bag.

Most don't including my one.

Here is my latest, said to be dug at Tobruk. It's an original in relic condition, mm'd S & S.



Regards,

Jerry