Spanish Civil War 1936-1939.

[Allan P.]

Hello Allan, I think that it's a collar insignia of "Carabineers corp" put on a civil cap that does not belong to this corp.

You can see this insignia on sale in Spain.
http://www.todocoleccion.net/insigni...nola~x22664400


regards
Mike

So a postwar cap Mike?

Another amazing uniform Mike!!!!

What is the title of the book please?

Allan

[Mike TM]

Hello Allan, I'm afraid that is a post-war civil cap with an collar insignia. The caps of Security Corps (Cuerpos de Seguridad) are blue.

About the book: "Historia de las Divisiones del Ejército Nacional 1936-1939", author: Carlos Engel.

regards
Mike

[Allan P.]

Hello Mike,

Many thanks for helping me out with that cap.

I have returned it to the dealer.

I will also try and get a copy of that book!!

So what's next from your collection

Allan

[Jean-Loup]

What about any ground dug or relic items. Surely there must be quite a bit of this left over in Spain?

[Mike TM]

This is an uniform of a engineer soldier (national army).

[Spanish Freiwillige]

What about any ground dug or relic items. Surely there must be quite a bit of this left over in Spain?

Yea I always wondred about that, if there is any relic hunting of items of the spanish civil war

[Allan P.]

I have read in the English newspapers and seen on TV that there are dedicated teams in Spain trying to find the graves of Republican soldiers, including International Brigaders, who were often buried in unmarked graves.

Allan

[Mike TM]

Here, you have some interesting info about Internacional Brigades (in spanish)

http://annasebas.vexicat.org/brigada...lumnas1936.htm


regards
Mike

[Mike TM]

Visor cap of Marine republican army.

[Etienne B.]

Thanks for showing.I always found the spanish civil war an interesting part of european and pre ww2 history.Woul love to have such a nice falangist uniform.
It may sound silly,but are these items hard to find or expensive ?

Etienne

[Mike TM]

Hello Etienne, falangist uniforms have a range of (500-1500) euro, the problem is find them. Many of them were adapted to the new reglamentation of 1943, to the civil use or simply destroyed in war. This is not like german militaria, a bunch of dealers offering thousand of uniforms and caps.
And this is about national army pieces, because republican uniforms are rarer than SS uniforms. If you have a republican uniform you are a lucky man. So be careful with republican pieces than is being offered out there....

regards
Mike

Thanks for showing.I always found the spanish civil war an interesting part of european and pre ww2 history.Woul love to have such a nice falangist uniform.
It may sound silly,but are these items hard to find or expensive ?

Etienne

[Mike TM]

The pistol Astra 300, used by officers in National army and Republican army. This pistol was called "purito" and was made by "Unceta y Compañía" in Guernica.

[Allan P.]

Hello Etienne, falangist uniforms have a range of (500-1500) euro, the problem is find them. Many of them were adapted to the new reglamentation of 1943, to the civil use or simply destroyed in war. This is not like german militaria, a bunch of dealers offering thousand of uniforms and caps.
And this is about national army pieces, because republican uniforms are rarer than SS uniforms. If you have a republican uniform you are a lucky man. So be careful with republican pieces than is being offered out there....

regards
Mike

My collecting ambition is to find an International Brigade/Republican uniform.

Allan

[Etienne B.]

Thanks Mike,

You have amazing stuff.

[Mike TM]

A pistol model Astra 400, used usually by officers of national army.