etienne Posted June 22, 2013 Author Share #51 Posted June 22, 2013 Just a small preview of my next display, a Navy Corpsman attached to the 5th MarDiv in Iwo Jima ... will be complete in a few weeks, I hope Collecting USMC AEF 1917-18 & PTO 1941-45, US Navy PTO 1941-45. Most seeked items : USMC dog tags from 1915 to 1945, USN corpsman dog tags and other identified items, USN id'd M1 helmets. Link to post Share on other sites
1940Desoto Posted June 23, 2013 Share #52 Posted June 23, 2013 Another cracker E, looking fwd to this one ! I am currently working on a 'Canal' Marine. Cheers Sean OIF 04-05 AUSSIE VET 20 years experience in BUYING and SELLING Militaria Collecting and Researching ALL THINGS 1st and 2nd MARDIV '39 -'45 1st MARDIV activity in Australia post Guadalcanal and Australian Manufacturers contracted to supply clothing and equipment for the refit. 2nd MARDIV involvement on Guadalcanal and 'Bloody' Tarawa Link to post Share on other sites
HattonWWII Posted June 25, 2013 Share #53 Posted June 25, 2013 Love these displays you have they are all top notch Also happy to read about the shades being put up to protect from light Always looking for quality/interesting original, WWII M1 helmets with leather chinstraps intact as well Link to post Share on other sites
Corpsmancollector Posted June 25, 2013 Share #54 Posted June 25, 2013 Top notch Etienne, the new impressions look great! I love that sailor with the Kapok... I've just finished my first full mannequin, I must get some pictures up. Hope all is well, Will WWII USMC & USN - CAMOUFLAGE / CORPSMAN / PARAMARINE / MARINE RAIDER / DENIM / DECK JACKETS. VIETNAM - CAMOUFLAGE / SF / 'IN-COUNTRY' ITEMS. Link to post Share on other sites
etienne Posted August 25, 2013 Author Share #55 Posted August 25, 2013 Some updates ... ww1 AEF Marine with the newly acquired USMC FA pouch, a late ww2 rifleman and an identified 3rd MarDiv service dress (no SSI, no ribbons, sorry) : Helmets displayed, two Hawleys, the Bougainville's BARman and other items ... ... and a Corpsman waiting for completion Collecting USMC AEF 1917-18 & PTO 1941-45, US Navy PTO 1941-45. Most seeked items : USMC dog tags from 1915 to 1945, USN corpsman dog tags and other identified items, USN id'd M1 helmets. Link to post Share on other sites
Justin Posted August 25, 2013 Share #56 Posted August 25, 2013 Beautiful update! Lovely collection! J Link to post Share on other sites
1940Desoto Posted August 26, 2013 Share #57 Posted August 26, 2013 WOW...you've been busy mate, looking good as always. OIF 04-05 AUSSIE VET 20 years experience in BUYING and SELLING Militaria Collecting and Researching ALL THINGS 1st and 2nd MARDIV '39 -'45 1st MARDIV activity in Australia post Guadalcanal and Australian Manufacturers contracted to supply clothing and equipment for the refit. 2nd MARDIV involvement on Guadalcanal and 'Bloody' Tarawa Link to post Share on other sites
etienne Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share #58 Posted October 26, 2013 Hello, I was tidying up a bit in my office when I realized that I had a new pyshological disease ... boondocker's addiction See the symptoms, it's incurable said the corpsman Most are USMC, from 1941 to 1945, the darkest pair in front being Navy, 1944 dated. Collecting USMC AEF 1917-18 & PTO 1941-45, US Navy PTO 1941-45. Most seeked items : USMC dog tags from 1915 to 1945, USN corpsman dog tags and other identified items, USN id'd M1 helmets. Link to post Share on other sites
'Flage Guy Posted October 26, 2013 Share #59 Posted October 26, 2013 Etienne my friend, I've never seen this post until today...what a pleasure perusing through your "office"! Thanks for sharing with us! Support our troops...abandoning the War on Terror is not an affordable luxury.I'm so old, I still call W.W.II U.S. militaria "war surplus". God's blessings in the Name of our Lord Jesus- Jim Robertson Link to post Share on other sites
solcarlus Posted October 27, 2013 Share #60 Posted October 27, 2013 Bonjour Etienne. Ce n'est plus un "marines" mais un mille-patte sol. Link to post Share on other sites
MarkusL Posted October 27, 2013 Share #61 Posted October 27, 2013 That´s a fantastic collection Etienne! I love the UNIS-pieces! Link to post Share on other sites
kmc1945 Posted October 30, 2013 Share #62 Posted October 30, 2013 What's up with the BAR? Original/semi-auto/deact? Looks great, just was wondering if that was a 30k+ display or not Always looking for any 82nd AB items! Link to post Share on other sites
etienne Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share #63 Posted October 30, 2013 What's up with the BAR? Original/semi-auto/deact? Looks great, just was wondering if that was a 30k+ display or not The BAR is a resin replica ... realistic and nice, don't you think ? Collecting USMC AEF 1917-18 & PTO 1941-45, US Navy PTO 1941-45. Most seeked items : USMC dog tags from 1915 to 1945, USN corpsman dog tags and other identified items, USN id'd M1 helmets. Link to post Share on other sites
Johan Willaert Posted October 30, 2013 Share #64 Posted October 30, 2013 BARs cost around 2000 in Europe, sometimes even less... Even deact ones have original receivers and some live firing full autos are legally owned... '29th,Let's Go!' Link to post Share on other sites
etienne Posted October 31, 2013 Author Share #65 Posted October 31, 2013 BARs cost around 2000 in Europe, sometimes even less... Even deact ones have original receivers and some live firing full autos are legally owned... You're right, Johan ... I'm looking for a nice early one (1943 or earlier ideally), but not very actively Not found for the moment and this replica is really super nice. Collecting USMC AEF 1917-18 & PTO 1941-45, US Navy PTO 1941-45. Most seeked items : USMC dog tags from 1915 to 1945, USN corpsman dog tags and other identified items, USN id'd M1 helmets. Link to post Share on other sites
Raidercollector Posted October 31, 2013 Share #66 Posted October 31, 2013 Great Displays, Love those marine ones,especially the Raider. Thanks for sharing. Nick Collecting Marine Raider Groups On the battlefield, Pfc Edward Ahrens, an Able Company BAR man, lay dying, soaked in his own blood. As his company commander, Lew Walt cradled him in his arms, he surveyed the scene around them. Nearby lay a Japanese officer, a sergeant, and thirteen enlisted men, all dead. Ahrens had been shot twice in the chest and bayoneted three times. He whispered to Walt, "Captain, they tried to come over me last night, but I don't think they made it." Choking back tears, Walt replied softly, "They didn't, Eddy. They didn't." Link to post Share on other sites
kmc1945 Posted November 13, 2013 Share #67 Posted November 13, 2013 Wow I'll say! Looks VERY nice! Always looking for any 82nd AB items! Link to post Share on other sites
usmchistorian Posted November 14, 2013 Share #68 Posted November 14, 2013 Your displays look great!! I too have (and still) am waiting on my own space to display. I love everything you've shown!! A man fires a rifle for many years, and he goes to war. And afterward he turns the rifle in at the armory, and he believes he's finished with the rifle. But no matter what else he might do with his hands, love a woman, build a house, change his son's diaper; his hands remember the rifle. Link to post Share on other sites
David D Posted January 13, 2014 Share #69 Posted January 13, 2014 Amazing displays, I really like the marine raider. -Dave Collecting WWI 26th Division Machine Gun and Infantry related Helmets, Equipment, Groupings, Photos and Dog Tags! Link to post Share on other sites
airborneaviator Posted January 25, 2014 Share #70 Posted January 25, 2014 Very nice displays! Link to post Share on other sites
etienne Posted April 27, 2014 Author Share #71 Posted April 27, 2014 Hello, I made some arrangements to my collector's room this winter ... remember this room is very small and I have to optimize everytime a new item enters my collection My last find was a couple of drawer's boxes, for just a few €, to store knives and sheaths ... they have exactly the right dimensions and also allow helmet's display. On the left box, only USMC knives, lower drawer for red spacers, middle one for Camillus & Kabar early blades and upper one for mid to late war Kabars. The right bow is for USN Mk2 knives and miscellanous items, waiting for a better solution. For knives enthusiasts, close-up photo of the red spacers' drawer ... Kabars, 1st and 2nd variations, Robeson Shuredge and PAL Hope you enjoy ... regards, E Collecting USMC AEF 1917-18 & PTO 1941-45, US Navy PTO 1941-45. Most seeked items : USMC dog tags from 1915 to 1945, USN corpsman dog tags and other identified items, USN id'd M1 helmets. Link to post Share on other sites
Sparty On Posted April 27, 2014 Share #72 Posted April 27, 2014 This is a great! I've looked at this thread once before and don't remember it looking this good. Fantastic! It's a very clean and uncluttered room you have. As far as the sailors life jacket, was that difficult to find? How about a photo of the print of the navy vessel on the wall? Mike This crowd has gone deadly silent, a Cinderella story outta nowhere. Former greenskeeper and now about to become the masters champion....Carl Spackler Link to post Share on other sites
etienne Posted April 27, 2014 Author Share #73 Posted April 27, 2014 This is a great! I've looked at this thread once before and don't remember it looking this good. Fantastic! It's a very clean and uncluttered room you have. As far as the sailors life jacket, was that difficult to find? Hello Mike, thanks for your comments. As to the life jacket, I bought it from AGM a few years ago and it's 1943 dated, I think. A centerpiece for any sailor's display How about a photo of the print of the navy vessel on the wall? She is the french "contre-torpilleur" (equivalent of a destroyer) Le Guepard ; it's an official photo of the french Navy and a legacy of my grand father who was on board from 1938 to 1942, when she was scuttled in Toulon, just before the arrival of german troops. So it is not US, but probably one of the most important piece in my room, souvenir of my grand father, who died in 2001, too early. Regards, E Collecting USMC AEF 1917-18 & PTO 1941-45, US Navy PTO 1941-45. Most seeked items : USMC dog tags from 1915 to 1945, USN corpsman dog tags and other identified items, USN id'd M1 helmets. Link to post Share on other sites
David D Posted April 27, 2014 Share #74 Posted April 27, 2014 Looks great. -Dave Collecting WWI 26th Division Machine Gun and Infantry related Helmets, Equipment, Groupings, Photos and Dog Tags! Link to post Share on other sites
Sparty On Posted April 27, 2014 Share #75 Posted April 27, 2014 Even better when there is a family connection such as yours. If you look close you can even see the French flag flying on her in the photo. This crowd has gone deadly silent, a Cinderella story outta nowhere. Former greenskeeper and now about to become the masters champion....Carl Spackler Link to post Share on other sites
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