Thoughts on this ebay item

[lnijherald]

Hurry, a genuine wartime dated Denison smock:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=6623318973



Cheers, Luc

[DJT]

Hurry, a genuine wartime dated Denison smock:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=6623318973



Cheers, Luc

[lambstew]

Hurry, a genuine wartime dated Denison smock:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=6623318973



Cheers, Luc

..I think the seller had a rare WW1 1917 dated dennison last month...

[Adrian Stevenson]

Why does he not sell it for what it is? A late 1950's smock. Very sad..

Cheers, Ade.

[Gary Jucha]

"X" Para

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[DJT]

Gary,

Is the "X" not a post war marking? Quite a few of these have popped up on eBay the past few years.

[lnijherald]

Is the "X" not a post war marking?

According to Philip (from the Tommy Talk forum) it is indeed a post-war marking for the 10th battalion.

Cheers, Luc

[Jack Dutton-Roberts]

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR bgColor=#ccccff><TD vAlign=top></TD><TD></TD><TD class=titlePadding>

</TD><TD class=titlePadding width="100%">WW2.RARE BELGIUM S.A.S.CAP BADGE 1942. L@@K.

MANUFACTURER.REFKERS CENTINI. BELGIUM.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WW2-RARE-BELGI...QQcmdZViewItem

Ok, we've all seen some crap from petehal1, but I think this beats them all! Just look at this description!

WELL I WOULD SAY THIS IS A RARE ONE. I HAVE WORKED ALONGSIDE THE UNIT ,MIXED WITH THEIR PEOPLE AND HAVE A COUPLE OF RETIRED ASOCIATES I TALK TO REGULARLY,NEITHER HAD COME ACROSS THIS ONE, I HAVE COLLECTED ALL MY LIFE AND NEITHER HAD I, THOUGH HAVING SAID THAT THERE IS ONE VERY SIMILAR WITHOUT THE NAME IN PETER TAYLORS BOOK. I CAN ONLY PRESUME IT WAS MADE IN BELGIUM FOR THE UNIT FOR THEIR OWN S.A,S. THOUGH IT MUST HAVE BEEN PARTICULARLY DIFFICUILT AT THAT PERIOD OF TIME. AMAZING INFACT AS I BELIEVE THEY WHERE OCCUPIED AT THAT TIME BY THE GERMANS.A POINT OF INTEREST WITH THIS ONE IS IT WOULD APPEAR TO BE SILVER PLATED ON COPPER,WITH TWO COPPER PINS FOR ATTACHMENT.

So who thinks he's ex-Special Forces?

perhaps Des could offer some light on this situation?

[DJT]

That has to be the dumbest listing I have seen in a long while *yawn*

[lnijherald]

From the manufacturer's website:
http://www.eekelers-centini.be/home.htm

Founded as a small family business in the seventies....

18fl tried to pass an identical last week.

Cheers, Luc

[lnijherald]

Here's a nice beret for collectors of Polish militaria:


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=6637579876

Cheers, Luc

[ROBB]

http://cgi.ebay.com/PAIR-OF-c1550-SA...QQcmdZViewItem

I can really believe there are that many fools out there but clearly there are plenty of them .Rob.

[DJT]

Didn't John Cleese wear one of those during the coconut sketch in the holy grail film?

[ROBB]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/US-Helmet-D-Da...QQcmdZViewItem

notice the van on Utah beach its the same van 18fl used in his dodgy photos ergo British viking is 18fl .Rob.

[DJT]

Interesting, well spotted Rob.