A Varied Collection From Norway

[Jelle M.]

Lovely collection, keep on going!!!

[Acez84]

New stuff

A couple of new things for the collection.

[wasserfal]

Love the kriegsmarine display!!!

[meatnveg71]

It's too much i just love this post infact i look at it everyday

[Acez84]

Thanks wasserfal, and meatnveg71 - you are too kind

[HAF]

very nice

[Acez84]

I bought some Detolf cabinets. Not very original I know, but it serves the purpose
Here are the displays that fill them.

[Acez84]

One display that is supposed to be a tank crew member but I have to headgear yet so I used a heer schiffchen.

The other display is my km sailor/gast.

[Acez84]

The whole cabinet.

[Ludwig]

[anmarlodz]

Here are some strange camouflage clothes made from oil cloth. It found in an attic here in Norway. In addition to the long coat displayed below, there are trousers and a smaller jacket made from the same material. The hood and brodie-helmet cover was bought from International Military Antiques who claim it was produced in Canada. I have never seen this in any collection or on the web except on IMA.


Info from IMA: Actually made in Canada during WW2, these Tommy Helmet covers are marked with Maker's name and date. Each is manufactured from, what would almost appear to be Oil Cloth, these are "elastic" edged helmet covers with Havelocks (Neck Guards).

These are exceptionally rare and VERY FRAGILE after 65+ years of storage, as most were un-issued and are being unfolded by IMA for the very first time. Each Cover must be soaked in very warm water (below boiling) to soften to hardened finish prior to helmet installation. Water repellant so these were a welcome accessory in bad weather, sadly very few survived the war. IMA inspects every cover prior to shipment and will not knowingly ship and damaged cover, however, some very minor tears may still be present as they can be hard to detect.



The markings on the clothes and headgear is the same. Buttons are marked Newey. The yellow markings inside the clothes all have the year: 1942/1943. Additional markings are three stars *** and Aristo.





Appreciate additional info on these. Are they listed in any known books?

It looks like gas suite to me ( similar to german gas suite ).

[Acez84]

Could be, but they have air vents under the arms. Would think that if it was made to hold gas out that it would be as air proof as possible. There is no strap on the waist to close off any space between over and under part. I will get some photos of similar gear I have lying around. I have at least one smaller jacket in the same material and some pants.

Thanks for the response by the way

[48RMC]

Very impressive Km show case is it possible to post some pics from the liner (Km junior visor cap), thanks in advance,

[Acez84]

Thanks 48RMC.

Here are some pictures. I have a COA from Peter v Lukacs. Bought it from Military Antiques - Sweden. The liner is blue silk, but it is heavily worn in the middle. Bluer on the sides. There is a small button with the letter H on the side. Wonder what that means.

[Acez84]

Managed to get hold of a german production Kongsberg colt holster for my 1945 Colt with WaA stamp. I also have a 1942 kongsberg colt in the collection but since the germans did not manage to stamp the production due to the hardness of the steel, it has no wAa.


Hope you like it!