To all that responded, thank you!  Your thoughts are greatly appreciated.

Do you know why their are so few items from the RW? Few people saved anything. The same could be said about any war at any time. 

I am not as versed on these as Heath, @haw68 but these appear to be master "hubs" (sometimes "hobs") which are used to make steel dies.     As to the question of could they be used to make reproducible dies?  It depends on their temper and condition.  The hobs were hardened and used to strike the appropriate image into soft steel blanks.  The dies would themselves then be hardened for use.  Steel can have strange properties and if improperly hardened may become brittle.   Could they be used?  Theoretically yes.  However, doing so might destroy them if they are not in good shape.  Hopefully Heath will see this and weigh in.   Chris

. From my Collection Shoebox . . . . . . .   Being a collector is multifaceted, either the item itself, a variation of the item, or other subtleties, however although I had several Carlisle pouches featuring the different styles materials etc of manufacture this one also appealed to me just for the peculiarities of the name of the manufacturer , so many existing companies that turned over to wartime production for the military.    Back in 1993 / 1994 I wanted to produce a book of UK manufacturers and what they produced during WWII while people who worked in these factories were still alive and could share their experiences.  However life at the time got in the way of that idea and the moment in time passed as did the people who had worked producing products for the war. One of my aunties worked making Mill grenades ( she brought an empty example home which I inherited in the later 1960's ) , another aunty worked at a factory producing the metal ' window ' strips dropped by bombers to confuse German radar, ( again I inherited a cardboard tube of these strips ).      Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, June 27  2O25.    ….              

Any anti-theft device is going to stall a determined thief for only so long. The trick is to make that stall so long they might go look for easier prey... 

. Johnny Cash song, ' one piece at a time '   Sharing a photo of my recent acquisition the Sherman wheel with Jeeping friends one friend came back writing I was buying a Sherman ' one piece at a time '   little did they know that back in 1976 I found a complete Sherman in a breakers yard for £1,200 pounds, I had the money,  no transport or storage space !!!!! and the rest is history  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, June 27  2O25.    ….        

. Having made the above post about a tram-line operating out of Ste Mere Eglise in the early 1900's, I called past that way yesterday and captured as best I could a comparison of the tram station building, now a private house.  It was impossible due to more recent construction to capture the right hand side of the building, The tip of the school building appears centre of the photograph and the water tower ( with painting ) to the right of the tip of the school building.          Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, June 25  2O25.    ….    

. Chevrolet Car Company video.   Last night I found a short eighteen minute YouTube video entitled ' The tragic story of Chevrolet ' , not knowing anything about the company and having owned a Chevrolet military tractor unit in 1972 I watched the video and it truly was a tragic life for Louis Chevrolet.  Born in Switzerland in 1878, he eventually emigrated to the USA where he built race cars and competed in many races often winning, although a car company bore his name he died virtually penniless  6th June 1941. ( aged 63 )   Although  I loved the appearance and style of the Chevrolet tractor unit it was impractical without a rear body having an articulated wheel behind the cab for a trailer unit, I sold it and then bought a more practical GMC 353 6 x 6 long wheel base capable of carrying much more in the rear.            Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, June 27  2O25.    ….   

Very nice display to some incredible men. Amazing pieces and great research.

It’s a stand in, a prop. Not supposed to look great necessarily so down the road it will get better and better. Wanna send a liner over  possibly to😂 In all seriousness though I hope ya’ll can appreciate it for what it is, a test. There will be way better iterations down the road. I’ve also never really worked on liners before so I’ve only ever worked on shells and painting, plus helmet cover and custom nets. So this was a bit out of my wheel house.