louie Posted August 21, 2009 Author Share #251 Posted August 21, 2009 Here's a new railsplitter Div uniform made at a tailor in Mannheim, Germany in Oct of 45. Bet in Oct of 44 they were making SS uniforms too. Same style of bullion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louie Posted August 21, 2009 Author Share #252 Posted August 21, 2009 Here's a new railsplitter Div uniform made at a tailor in Mannheim, Germany in Oct of 45. Bet in Oct of 44 they were making SS uniforms too. Same style of bullion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louie Posted August 21, 2009 Author Share #253 Posted August 21, 2009 Tailor's label Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louie Posted August 21, 2009 Author Share #254 Posted August 21, 2009 Tailor's label Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgawne Posted August 22, 2009 Share #255 Posted August 22, 2009 Old timey New Englanders will probably remember ave Weagle (I think Weagle?) who had an in at a "mystery" rag place where supposedly got all of the astounding stuff he sold at Concord when US stuff was dirt cheap. Then he got banned from the place or so he told me. knowqing him it was amazing how long it lasted. I'm pretty sure a lot of his stuff was repatched, but then in the 70's no one rally cared very much if a WW2 US item was repatched. My best rag find was a REAL 2nd Div Rangers uniform found by a different (shady) dealer who found it in a NYC warehouse. He called me saying he had found some good sytuff, but "could I ID this weird iuniform from the 2nd ID.... " and I finished his sentence "with a skull on the sleeve..." Yep. told him what it was. Seems everyone else he called either did not know, or "claimed" they didn't know but would be happy to buy it from him at a cheap price... A year later I was passing by his place and he threw it at me and said - you were the only guy to know what it was, and the only guy to be honest about it, so here- give me "X" bucks for it (I forget how much exactly but it was really cheap as he was angry at the guys who tried to take him). He also had a pile of about 50 large sized WW2 pinks, of which he sold me the dozen or so that were Made in the UK. There was a place down on the Boston South Shore a close friend FINALLY turned me onto after years of keeping it a secret. By the time I was introduced to it most of the WW2 stuff was long gone, but in periodic trips I did actually find not one but TWO Mountain jackets when they opened up some tan lots. And a cotton Navy flight jacket -no insignia but marked to a WW2 observation squadron under the collar. The days of finding such amazing things in rag lots are pretty well over in my opinion. After people have offered bribes to be first to look at the military stuff these fellows catch on. Like any good dealer of anything, they can smell money if more than one or two people show an interest. All it takes is one guy showing up, waving a pile of cash around saying he is looking to buy military uniforms, and suddenly everything is gold. I did find out one oddity that some sa;lvation Army type shops actually have (or had at least) a pile for oddball donations which they felt someone might only wasn't as a halloween costime. One shop never had any military stuff at all, but a month before Halloween - out came a rack of it, (and other oddities). Day after Halloween anything left over vanished as if by magic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinO Posted August 22, 2009 Share #256 Posted August 22, 2009 I did find out one oddity that some sa;lvation Army type shops actually have (or had at least) a pile for oddball donations which they felt someone might only wasn't as a halloween costime. One shop never had any military stuff at all, but a month before Halloween - out came a rack of it, (and other oddities). Day after Halloween anything left over vanished as if by magic. It does seem like these "retail" places hoard the stuff for the holiday, most of my best finds happen around this time of year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABNRANGER1-75 Posted August 23, 2009 Share #257 Posted August 23, 2009 Close up of Mars Patch THAT IS THE HOLY GRAIL OF RANGER COLLECTING!!!! VERY NICE! LOVE IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louie Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share #258 Posted August 25, 2009 It is getting hot again here in S.Calif. so I have been lazy to keep doing inventory of duffle bags, but drug out a few more uniforms. Here is another Marine Para I picked up years back on a greens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louie Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share #259 Posted August 25, 2009 It is getting hot again here in S.Calif. so I have been lazy to keep doing inventory of duffle bags, but drug out a few more uniforms. Here is another Marine Para I picked up years back on a greens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louie Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share #260 Posted August 25, 2009 one more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louie Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share #261 Posted August 25, 2009 A Ledo Road Officers blouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louie Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share #262 Posted August 25, 2009 A Ledo Road Officers blouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louie Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share #263 Posted August 25, 2009 I always liked the Air Corps/AAF/Air Force transition stuff, and would always grab them. Kept most of them..Here's a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louie Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share #264 Posted August 25, 2009 I always liked the Air Corps/AAF/Air Force transition stuff, and would always grab them. Kept most of them..Here's a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louie Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share #265 Posted August 25, 2009 Another Blues w/ an Advance ETO last style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captainofthe7th Posted August 25, 2009 Share #266 Posted August 25, 2009 Very nice as usual Louie! It's good to see someone else with an interest in the transitional AF uniforms! Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrapneldude Posted August 25, 2009 Share #267 Posted August 25, 2009 one more VERY nice Paramarine uniform! I had to look high and low for the one in my collection, and you've found a few! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Ragan Posted August 25, 2009 Share #268 Posted August 25, 2009 Very nice as usual Louie! It's good to see someone else with an interest in the transitional AF uniforms! Rob I agree! I've allways liked USAF transition items. I don't have any uniforms of the period, but I'm allways looking! Thanks for showing these pieces. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louie Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share #269 Posted August 26, 2009 These are the type of items that still come out of the rags. All from last week. Not great like the other stuff, but still something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louie Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share #270 Posted August 26, 2009 These are the type of items that still come out of the rags. All from last week. Not great like the other stuff, but still something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louie Posted August 26, 2009 Author Share #271 Posted August 26, 2009 Only one Ike from WW2, but w/ the set up an occupation piece. The Ike is an officer's issued to an EM. The m51 was near mint and issued to a CAP guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake36bravo Posted August 28, 2009 Share #272 Posted August 28, 2009 Thanks for the info Dave. Navy Vietnam unit on jungle jacket..boy gotta get the iron out. Oh the humanity!!! I love salty pieces like this and yes, especially because its Seawolves mana. Here is one of these tops in wear from a picture I picked up from Scott at Bay State Militaria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrei Posted August 28, 2009 Share #273 Posted August 28, 2009 Sorry, took the pic too quick. Hey ! This is the shirt I missed years ago at the GWS ! :w00t: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louie Posted August 29, 2009 Author Share #274 Posted August 29, 2009 Hey ! This is the shirt I missed years ago at the GWS ! :w00t: He must of had two shirts because I picked this shirt up at Aslanians rag mill run by good ole John Aslanian. (RIP) I remember he had this one in his office because the shirt was in such good shape he charged me more for it. I think the guy charged me something ridiculous like $10.00 since he had taken a liking to it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louie Posted August 30, 2009 Author Share #275 Posted August 30, 2009 Here is another ParaMarine pulled from the rags. This came out of a huge 1200 lb. bail I sorted maybe 10 years ago. Most was crap, but this came out and made it worth it. Rag mill now only makes wiping rags. They used to get crap cotton, but great wool rag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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