Iraqi Collection

[oldflagswanted]

anyone else ???

Thanks for all of the postive feedback. If anyone else has any
uniforms or insignia, I would love to see them!

Here are a couple of my own favorites from Gulf War Two (OIF).
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[Peter A Larson]

Paul, here are my contributions, Dress uniform has mix of officer and em medals. The other daily uniforms and visors packed away in closet. These dark photos all I have. Pete

[Peter A Larson]

other 2 daily use uniforms,

[Peter A Larson]

visors and helmet

[PaulR]

Those flag pole ornaments are super cool. Did all of them come from prominent areas?

Pete,

I did not know that you collected this stuff !! I really love the Major's service uniform! Is it marked?

[Bryant U.]

Very neat items. Thanks for sharing.

-Bryant

[PaulR]

Thanks guys! Are there any other Iraqi collectors out there?

[Brig]

I have several insignia/awards I picked up in Baghdad 06/07...as well as the upper half of the uniform/field gear/helmet on a mannequin I brought back. And a couple bits from Diyala 05/06

I also have some tile fragments, and strands of plastic chandeleir crystals and hammered sheet gold butterflies I brought back from Saddam's Palace on the same tour. For a wealthy dictator, he was a cheap guy when it came to his decor

Other than my own souveneirs, I have no interest in the subject. SOBs shot at me, I shot at them...end of my interest, though I'm sure someday this stuff will be highly collectable and when I'm gone, collectors will be bothering my widow for the Saddam stuff

[Brig]

obviously these weapons are owned by the Department of State, but figured some of you would like to see them...

a chadelier like mentioned...


One of my Marines in Baghdad with a chrome plated, and a 24K gold plated AK-47:


Myself in 2006 with Uday Hussein's personal RPG launcher...


Myself in 2007 with another gold-plated AK-47...

[PaulR]

Hey Brig,

Did any of that gold finish come off onto your hand, with just handling the rifle? I am just wondering how good of a finish gold would be, due to the metallic properties involved.


I have a set of these boards to add. They are thought to be Iraqi Popular Army shoulder slides for a PFC(most NCOs and EMs had their rank patches applied to their sleeves). They definitely are not issue construction, but are very well made. A great set.

The green stripe is made of a velvet type of material.

[pablo10]

what a cool collection and a great job you did over their,
cheers-pablo

[sscrooge]

great stuff guys heres a few bits of mine, rgds Dave

[sscrooge]

ouch

[Brig]

no gold came off in my hand, but we didn't fire them or anything. probably strictly ornamental/ceremonial. I believe there are a couple of gold ones circulating in collections, and I think the one I'm holding in the pic is also Uday Husseins

Wish I'd gotten a pic with Saddam's shotgun, but the room it was hanging in, we weren't allowed to take photos in.

[Patrick Dempsey]

I have some 'standard' helmets ( green and tan), a couple of common uniforms and some cache found webbing.

My favourite item is probably this helmet taken home by a member of the MO National Guard in the vicinity of Baghdad International Airport.