My Display Room and Collection

[MasonK]

All,
Thought I would share with you my collection. I'll break it up by country and type (headgear, field gear, groupings, etc.) so you'll have to forgive me while I upload.

First up is my display room. Nothing to write home about, but I enjoy it and it's as much as my wife will allow (however I have taken some liberties with a little overflow into the bedroom)!











1916 dated Lee Enfield (stock has been sporterized)



M44 Mosin Nagant dated 1945



Top rifle is a Type 30 Arisaka with Chrysanthemum. This was a bring back rifle by my wife's great uncle who was a Navy Corpsman

Bottom Rifle if a Russian Captured K98. Bayo was acquired seperately and has matching #'s

[mvm71]

Very well done, a tasteful and classy display. A collection to be proud of!

Thanks for showing,
Mike

[MasonK]

Next up is my German headgear...

M1895 Landwehr Pickelhaube





Salty EM/NCO Luftwaffe Visor manufactured by Christian Haug with Yellow piping for flight





1st Pattern Heer Pith helmet dated 1942 and manufatcured by JHS









M40 DD Polizi Helmet - Q64. this was a bring back helmet; not ground dug. the wife of the soldier who broaght it back kept it in the garage, exposed to the elements, hence it's condition. Quite sad...









M42 SD Luftwaffe Helmet - NS66. This belonged to my grandfather, who was not in the Luftwaffe, but rather used it as a motorcycle helmet in the 70's!

[Adam S.]

Good stuff! Wouldn't mind seeing more photos of the K98.

[MasonK]

Some field gear, uniform accouterments, and other misc German items...

HJ Armband



HJ Buckle





1936 dated Heer Buckle - RS&S marked - This was brought back with the DD Polizi Helmet posted earlier





3x3 Window Flag



NSKK Dagger - RZM Marked



Gas Mask and Cannister





This one is an, "I wonder". I found it at a flea market and the only thing that stood out was the sticker on the reverse. Either post war added or possibly done so by a sympathizer? the camera itself was manufatured in the early 1900's by a German maunfacturer.

[MasonK]

WWII and WWI EK2, and a display I did of some other German medals, pins and tinnies.

[Woolgar]

You have some really nice items Mason

Nick

[MasonK]

Thanks to all who have commented so far!

@ Adam, I'll try to take some additional photos of the K98 this weekend.

Next up are some of my non-US and German headgear.

First up an an Italian M33





Relic Japanese Type 90





WWI British Brodie Helmet (US used)





Czech M53 (used this as a filler until I could obtain an SSH39, which I have yet to obtain)

[MasonK]

Now onto my US items.

I'll start with my 1911 and some field gear related items first...

WWI M1911 - Manufactured 1918







M69 Practice Grenade



WWI .30 cal Ammo Box



WWI JW York & Sons Manufatured Bugle (Spec 1152)





WWI Army Corps of Engineers Compass



WWII J-38 Telegraph Key manufactured by Lionel





WWI Gillete Shaving kit with soldiers initials inscribed



WWII/Korean War era Sleeping bag. Liner is dated 1944 and cover is dated 1951



Various Canteens

[MasonK]

Next up is my US headgear...

M1881 Officers Helmet (named on the interior)





Pennsylvania Military College Kepi (circa 1903-1930)



WWI Visors





WWII Visors












Post WWII Visors (Korea to Modern)









WWI M1917 Helmet





30th ID Marked



M1 FB by McCord with CAPAC liner





M1 Front seam, SB by McCord. Repainted for Vietnam with 1976 dated liner.





WWII Westinghouse M1C Liner, with post war repaint, and post war applied 11th Airborne and sgt chevron decals . Named to Edward A. Rakowski (PH, BSM, 3 ARCOM Medals)







Vietname era M1 with Mitchell camo cover



Navy pith helmet by Hawley (1949 dated)

[MasonK]

Here are a few uniforms, unamed or unresearchable

WWI 30th ID



WWII Service Jacket 28th ID



XX Corps Ike Jacket and shirt with sewn on ribbon bar and bullion 3rd Army SSI





M65 field Jacket

[MasonK]

A few displays and Ephemera

First is a WWI Display - Purchased as is. Must have belonged to the vet however unfrotunately no name or way to research.

Second is a Medal and insignia display I put together with some odds and ends.

[MasonK]

Two WWI accolades; one for WIA and the other for KIA

[MasonK]

That's all for today folks as I'm having some difficulty with the photo uploader. Tomorrow I'll post some of my groupings. Thanks for looking!

[ironfist]

Well done

First i must say that that is a great display .The bit i read about you grandfather using the luft helmet for a crash helmet has had me giggleing on and off for some time.I just have this vision of an old boy on a hog with a german lid on.ha works for me .regards Pete