sogmanjoe Posted January 26, 2011 Share #1 Posted January 26, 2011 Hi, small selection from our Vietnam collection. Will post more later. The boot and bits in the case was found at Kha sanh in 2008. Siemic sensor found at War and Peace show in 2010.....£70!!! Have been collecting for around 14 years. Picked up some great stuff in the Nam. Still there but getting harder to find. Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Force Posted January 26, 2011 Share #2 Posted January 26, 2011 very impressive collection! love it... :thumbsup: cheers, mike Link to post Share on other sites
kjones5452 Posted January 26, 2011 Share #3 Posted January 26, 2011 :thumbsup: Link to post Share on other sites
Sabrejet Posted January 26, 2011 Share #4 Posted January 26, 2011 Cool kit! Sabrejet :thumbsup: "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
1944 Posted January 26, 2011 Share #5 Posted January 26, 2011 Very Nice Collection you have got there very well done and thanks for sharing your collection :thumbsup: . 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
msgt norway Posted January 26, 2011 Share #6 Posted January 26, 2011 realy nice collection :thumbsup: many hard to gett/find items there cheers from ken,norway Link to post Share on other sites
ABrangerjoe Posted January 26, 2011 Share #7 Posted January 26, 2011 Very nice I like it all! :thumbsup: -Joe 728th ACS "Demons Do It Better" Link to post Share on other sites
Private Joker Posted January 26, 2011 Share #8 Posted January 26, 2011 I love that collection. I wish it was mine. On that last photo can you tell me how that rope was made? The dead know only one thing... It is better to be alive! Link to post Share on other sites
Darktrooper Posted January 26, 2011 Share #9 Posted January 26, 2011 The case with the boot in it, is that All the stuff you got from Khe Sanh? If it is I think you were snookered. There is a post Vietnam US Army PFC rank in there. Honorably Discharged OEF VI/VII Veteran US Army Military Police SGT Link to post Share on other sites
para1957 Posted January 26, 2011 Share #10 Posted January 26, 2011 The case with the boot in it, is that All the stuff you got from Khe Sanh? If it is I think you were snookered. There is a post Vietnam US Army PFC rank in there. The boot and the shrapnel where found on the Battle site. The rest was bought from the museum staff for $5 so we where not to unhappy to be ripe off for 25c for a 70,s rank pin. Got to take the rough with the smooth! (sogmanjoes Dad). Link to post Share on other sites
labelkills254 Posted January 27, 2011 Share #11 Posted January 27, 2011 Awesome stuff, you gotta love relic items found on the battlefield. I am starting to get into Vietnam gear recently so this is great to see. Link to post Share on other sites
Justin Posted January 27, 2011 Share #12 Posted January 27, 2011 Awesome! Those rubberized 1967 2 qt canteen sets are really hard to find, still looking for one myself. Link to post Share on other sites
agate hunter Posted January 27, 2011 Share #13 Posted January 27, 2011 :thumbsup: :thumbsup: nice collection! Looking for: Washington and Oregon Coast Artillery items Any items related to the Harbor Defenses of the Columbia River and the Harbor Defenses of Puget Sound, 1860s-WWII. This includes items from Fort Stevens, OR; Ft Canby, WA; Ft Columbia, WA; Ft Worden, WA; Ft Casey, WA; Ft Flagler, WA; Ft Ward, WA; Ft Whitman, WA; Camp Hayden, WA; and the following units that served at these forts:Columbia River: 33rd, 34th, 93rd, and 160th Companies, CAC; and 18th and 249th Coast Artillery regimentsPuget Sound: 26th, 30th, 62nd, 63rd, 71st, 85th, 92nd, 94th, 106th, 108th, 126th, 149th, and 150th Companies, CAC; and 14th and 248th Coast Artillery regiments Coast Defense Study Group member & site representative for the Columbia River fortsASMIC member Link to post Share on other sites
paul_bish Posted January 27, 2011 Share #14 Posted January 27, 2011 very nice sir, recognise that mannequin anywhere Paul Bishop ---------------- http://www.modernforces.com MACV-SOG Living History Group "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." George Orwell Link to post Share on other sites
Kman1752 Posted January 27, 2011 Share #15 Posted January 27, 2011 Great collection! I like the tiger stripe uniforms! :thumbsup: Check out my eBay store:http://stores.ebay.com/Anderson-s-Antiques-Collectibles?_rdc=1 Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Edgertonantiques Link to post Share on other sites
sogmanjoe Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share #16 Posted January 27, 2011 Awesome! Those rubberized 1967 2 qt canteen sets are really hard to find, still looking for one myself. hi yeh then are hard to find now, we brought this one in da nang on are tip to vietnam in 2008. we got that and a pile of nam kit for i think $300 US. there is one on ebay at the moment. joe Link to post Share on other sites
DeuceGI Posted January 27, 2011 Share #17 Posted January 27, 2011 Very nice, and from the looks very complete. The dug items are especially interesting. TT Link to post Share on other sites
Mr-X Posted February 1, 2011 Share #18 Posted February 1, 2011 Awesome items :thumbsup: Written contributor to French Militaria Magazine, UK World War II Re-enactors Magazine &The Karkee Web Research Team.Remembering the service of:9095 Pte Alfred Fredrick NEWLAND, 7th Field Ambulance, 2 Division, AIF. WIA 16/11/16 France.436 Private Albert McCANN, B Company 8th Battalion AIF. Enlisted 26/8/14. Killed in Action 17/6/15 Gallipoli.VX24056 Gunner George Edward McCANN, 2/3 Composite Anti Aircraft Regiment. Enlisted 7/6/40. Discharged 3/8/44. Served in Australia and New Guinea. Link to post Share on other sites
dlp797 Posted February 3, 2011 Share #19 Posted February 3, 2011 :thumbsup: Thx and God Speed! Sgt (ret) Dan Perry, Hvy SP FA, Ordnance/Turret Mech 45D-2, M110A2 8' 203 mm Cold Steel On Target! Son of a 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team Paratrooper! In memorial of my Father, Cpl Floyd R. Perry, served Sept 42-Sept 45, MP, Infantryman, Hvy Mortar Crewman, Paratrooper! Purple Heart w/1 oak leaf cluster; Bronze Star with/V device; EAME w/1 Silver Star, 1 Bronze Star, 2 Parachute Invasion Arrowheads; Good Conduct; Occupation Germany Medal; American Campaign Medal; WW II Victory Medal; Combat Infantrman Badge earned in Southern France; Paratrooper Wings w/ 2 Bronze Stars; Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation w/1 oak leaf Cluster, French Croix De Guerre w/Silver Gilt Star; Belgian Croix De Guerre; Belgian Fouragere; www.517prct.org www.wwiiadt.org Link to post Share on other sites
tsellati Posted February 4, 2011 Share #20 Posted February 4, 2011 Wow, that is what my collection aspires to be when it grows up :thumbsup: . Tim Link to post Share on other sites
kammo-man Posted February 5, 2011 Share #21 Posted February 5, 2011 you hardly have anything !!! you should send that old war tat to me , I need more junk like this . oweb Link to post Share on other sites
tsellati Posted February 7, 2011 Share #22 Posted February 7, 2011 sogmanjoe, I sent you a PM a few days ago regarding part of your collection. I have not heard back from you. Did you receive my message? If not and you read this message here, please send me PM. Thanks Tim Link to post Share on other sites
para1957 Posted February 9, 2011 Share #23 Posted February 9, 2011 sogmanjoe, I sent you a PM a few days ago regarding part of your collection. I have not heard back from you. Did you receive my message? If not and you read this message here, please send me PM. Thanks Tim Hi Tim, sorry i didnt get back to you sooner. Unfortunately none of the 173rd patches are for sale. Original genuine subdue 173rd patches seem hard to find and are expensive. If I come across any I will contact you. Hope you find what you need. Cheers. Dean. ( sogmanjoes Dad). Link to post Share on other sites
Akko Posted February 9, 2011 Share #24 Posted February 9, 2011 It's not my field, but it's a quite interesting collection! Link to post Share on other sites
11thcavsniper Posted March 31, 2011 Share #25 Posted March 31, 2011 It must fun be trying to find relics left in Vietnam. I could use a fair to good used condition bamboo hat for my collection. All I can find is new made ones. L.T. Link to post Share on other sites
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