Inland Posted January 20, 2013 Share #1 Posted January 20, 2013 Hi, here is a display on the theme of D-Day at Omaha Beach The helmet was found in Normandy near St Lô and the rest comes from OMAHA Beach (Vierville-sur-Mer and St-Laurent- sur-Mer). The MKII Grenade is 100% empty. Thanks Inland Link to post Share on other sites
Awheeler Posted January 20, 2013 Share #2 Posted January 20, 2013 Now that. Is amazing. I love these relic displays, it really brings us collectors back to home to the gritty facts of our profession. Great job. Link to post Share on other sites
Inland Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share #3 Posted January 21, 2013 Link to post Share on other sites
Sabrejet Posted January 21, 2013 Share #4 Posted January 21, 2013 Did you actually unearth the helmet? "We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender!" Winston Churchill " Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans." John Winston Lennon Link to post Share on other sites
Corpsmancollector Posted January 21, 2013 Share #5 Posted January 21, 2013 Great display, very focused and very well photographed! 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
Inland Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share #6 Posted January 21, 2013 Did you actually unearth the helmet? No, unfortunately it is not me. This helmet was discovered in the 80's on the area of St Lô. Link to post Share on other sites
zippy144 Posted January 21, 2013 Share #7 Posted January 21, 2013 Hi Thanks for displaying your collections. Relic stuff off the battlefield has a slightly haunting element to them which i love. Good Job... Regards Tom THE OVERLORD COLLECTION a virtual museum at theoverlordcollection.co.uk www.m-1helmets.co.uk Link to post Share on other sites
1944 Posted January 21, 2013 Share #8 Posted January 21, 2013 Excellent D-DAY Items you have got there really do like that 29th Div Helmet with Matching Liner great Top Quality Items there! Thanks for sharing these Fantastic Battlefield Finds with us. Regards Tomás. http://www.Paratrooper1944.Com/ https://www.facebook.com/paratrooper1944 IN MEMORY OF IRISH/AMERICANS FROM MY COUNTY.Cpl: Patrick Gallagher, 3rd U.S.M.C Div K.I.A 30/03/1967 Navy CrossSgt: Patrick Nevin, B.Co. 1st Bn, 12th Cav, 1st CAVALRY Div K.I.A 23/02/1966 Link to post Share on other sites
Inland Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share #9 Posted January 22, 2013 Thanks. The canteen and cup were recovered to Ruquet Omaha beach (St Laurent sur Mer) near the exit E1 Link to post Share on other sites
Normandy1944 Posted January 25, 2013 Share #10 Posted January 25, 2013 Very nice small collection. Did you pay for the helmet, or was it given to you? Looking to buy D-Day and 101st/82nd related groupings Doolittle Raider Jacob DeShazer: 'If you declare with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord', and believe in your heart that God raise Him from the dead, you will be saved (Romans 10:9) Link to post Share on other sites
knd643 Posted January 29, 2013 Share #11 Posted January 29, 2013 Those are awesome. I have been wanting something dug up from omaha beach. Hopefully ill have the opprotunity soon. Always looking for WW2 USMC militaria and WW2 Corpsman militaria. If you have any you don't want or want to sell let me know, I might be interested. Link to post Share on other sites
Inland Posted February 1, 2013 Author Share #12 Posted February 1, 2013 Hi This is a Life Preserver Belt M-1926 unearthed not far from OMAHA. And this set consists of bags M7 Link to post Share on other sites
Inland Posted February 1, 2013 Author Share #13 Posted February 1, 2013 And this relic of officer's helmet unearthed in St Marie du Mont (Normandy) on the sector of 4th ID / 90th ID/ 101st Ab Link to post Share on other sites
1944 Posted February 6, 2013 Share #14 Posted February 6, 2013 Those are some Outstanding and Amazing Pieces of History you have got there Very Nice indeed Great looking Artifacts there! and Thanks for taking the time in sharing all of them with us. http://www.Paratrooper1944.Com/ https://www.facebook.com/paratrooper1944 IN MEMORY OF IRISH/AMERICANS FROM MY COUNTY.Cpl: Patrick Gallagher, 3rd U.S.M.C Div K.I.A 30/03/1967 Navy CrossSgt: Patrick Nevin, B.Co. 1st Bn, 12th Cav, 1st CAVALRY Div K.I.A 23/02/1966 Link to post Share on other sites
foxcompany1944 Posted February 9, 2013 Share #15 Posted February 9, 2013 Where all of the M7's unearthed? Note: Purchasing any WWII Axis "SOUVENIRS" brought back by U.S soldiers during the Second World War! Please contact me if you currently withhold such items and are interested in parting with them, I can be contacted via Email at daniel_1975@iCloud.com ? Link to post Share on other sites
Inland Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share #16 Posted February 10, 2013 In the land after the omaha beach in Vierville sur Mer. Bye Nico Link to post Share on other sites
Inland Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share #17 Posted February 10, 2013 Here is the showcase on the theme OMAHA: Link to post Share on other sites
Kilroy97 Posted February 11, 2013 Share #18 Posted February 11, 2013 The showcase is outstanding! You have a very nice D-Day collection. Good job and thanks for sharing. Looking for anything U.S. D-Day related items and M1 helmets. Link to post Share on other sites
Inland Posted February 16, 2013 Author Share #19 Posted February 16, 2013 Hello This is my latest creation, this is a Ivyman of the 4th ID 8th RCT currently finishing his cigarette just before boarding in LCVP to land on UTAH Beach, 1st Wave then take exit 2 in swamps with another point as Sainte Marie du Mont: England Normandy Bye Nico Link to post Share on other sites
med-dept Posted February 16, 2013 Share #20 Posted February 16, 2013 A great collection of artefacts and relics. Thanks for sharing. Regards, Ben. USMF Image Resize Tool | WW2 US Medical Research Centre | WWII US Army Enlistment Records | Overlord Publishing | Strictly GI - WW2 Re-enactment Group (UK) Link to post Share on other sites
Zen Facade Posted March 2, 2013 Share #21 Posted March 2, 2013 Wow those really can pull at the heart strings. Thanks for sharing. Link to post Share on other sites
Sparty On Posted March 11, 2013 Share #22 Posted March 11, 2013 Very nice display on some very nice relics! 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
Nuts Posted March 11, 2013 Share #23 Posted March 11, 2013 Great collection, thank you for sharing it. Link to post Share on other sites
Inland Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share #24 Posted March 12, 2013 Thanks My Torpedo Bangalore M1A1: Link to post Share on other sites
Inland Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share #25 Posted April 9, 2013 Hey ! Here are my models: This taxi driver of LCVP during the d'day, I have not yet finished: For the purists the model with remains more hooks representative for the d-day but hey you can see the pattern with lace on this photo taken by war correspondent Taylor June 6, 1944 on Omaha Beach, Fox Red sector (WN60): Here's my LCT driver during the d'day: And my my first wave I had already presented, that is finished: Thanks, bye Nico Link to post Share on other sites
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