Turbokidd Posted July 27, 2019 Share #1 Posted July 27, 2019 Hi everyone! Ive been collecting militaria for years, here and there. Ive mostly been interested in World War II, but recently Ive been researching and in to Korea and Vietnam. Much of my interest is weapon-related: guns, grenades, associated web gear, etc. . I started out 25 years ago building a collection of deactivated WWII submachine and machine guns, doing restorations on each, and collecting the associated gear. I look forward to learning from this forum, and hopefully adding some knowledge or insight as well. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huey Posted July 27, 2019 Share #2 Posted July 27, 2019 Welcome, hope you will post some pictures, I am looking for a none firing M2HB 50 cal. for my halftrack and M4 high speed tractor. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlok Posted July 27, 2019 Share #3 Posted July 27, 2019 Welcome! I can't wait to see some pictures! It sounds like your interests are much like mine!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backtheattack Posted July 28, 2019 Share #4 Posted July 28, 2019 Hello and welcome, please post pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbokidd Posted July 30, 2019 Author Share #5 Posted July 30, 2019 My collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbokidd Posted July 30, 2019 Author Share #6 Posted July 30, 2019 Here's the BAR and a small grenade collection: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmd62 Posted July 30, 2019 Share #7 Posted July 30, 2019 Great collection you have there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backtheattack Posted July 30, 2019 Share #8 Posted July 30, 2019 Great collection! Like the MG34, had for some time a demilled by my own. Like the BAR, too, a very interesting weapon. A friend of mine ownes a Chauchat, the first automatic weapon US troops used in World War I when send to France. It seems in Europe the market for demilled guns will be more restricted so the time of model guns comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted July 30, 2019 Share #9 Posted July 30, 2019 Welcome aboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbokidd Posted July 30, 2019 Author Share #10 Posted July 30, 2019 Thanks everyone for the kind words about my “paperweight” collection! In the first photo, only the MP40 and the M3 Greasegun and model/replicas. The rest are deactivated. In the grenade box, the German “potato masher” is faux. My goal was to have a submachine and machine gun from every major player in World War II; Japan is the most elusive, most expensive, so that is the hole in my collection. Some I bough deactivated, some I purchased as parts kits and rebuilt/ deactivated myself. All except the Russian DP28 (and models) I refinished myself. I like the idea of collecting different designs of the same object, seeing different ideas and methods of manufacture, and the history each gun carries with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backtheattack Posted August 1, 2019 Share #11 Posted August 1, 2019 Don`t know if there is any model gun of the Typ 100 submachine gun of the Imperial Japanese Army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbokidd Posted August 1, 2019 Author Share #12 Posted August 1, 2019 There is a Model 100 smg model; it’s almost as rare as the real thing. A few weeks ago, there was an incomplete Type 100 parts kit that was on Gunbroker that I watched. I was missing a lot, including the magazine and a big portion of the receiver; it went for over $3500, and I wasn’t even entertaining bidding, because I knew it was going to be a lot. I’ve seen Type 99 machine gun dummys go for even more. The M3 Greasegun is a airsoft model made by ARES, it’s made of stamped metal and is really close to the real thing, including the bead weld the goes all the way around it. The MP40 is a MGC68, and I even have the letter from the government declaring it a “non-gun”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backtheattack Posted August 2, 2019 Share #13 Posted August 2, 2019 You`re right, a realy high price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy vs Spy Posted August 2, 2019 Share #14 Posted August 2, 2019 Welcome aboard. Very nice grenade display, top notch. Best Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbokidd Posted August 2, 2019 Author Share #15 Posted August 2, 2019 Thanks Martin! I just put that together, the case and shelves inside. I think it turned out decent. By the way, my Japanese grenade is missing the top cap and pin/pull string- if anyone has a line on where I could get those, it would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAG200 Posted November 4, 2019 Share #16 Posted November 4, 2019 Ever seen a Marlin UD-42 submachine gun? Saw it in the Batterie Todt museum at Calais. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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