A fellow member of the Peoples Rebublic of Illinois. Welcome aboard.

Welcome home. 

Great group, thanks for the reply

As a fellow midwesterner (MO), welcome!

NICE ORIGINAL is there a name or number and spec tag?

Welcome, love to see some of your pieces!

Back in the 90's there was a Civil War event I think somewhere near Cloudcroft. Five or six of us from Lubbock (going to Tech at the time) went to this event multiple times. Easier than driving 600 miles to Pleasant Hill or 700 to Vicksburg

I am a midwesterner that has been collecting antiques and militaria for 32 years and goin' strong. I bought my first military item at an auction, a WW1 soldiers bible when I was 12 and I have been hooked ever since. I am not an expert and will never claim to be. I don't believe the term expert can be claimed by anyone these days. Hope to share some cool stuff about history and learn just as much from you all. I hope to keep the fire burning. Later!

. An acquaintance who works on older vehicles all pre 1979 sent me this image today asking if I could identify what was hanging across the Ford GPW in this photograph.  Funnily enough the Ford looks very similar to my own, the Willys on the left being far too clean.  The Willys on the left must be owned by one careful lady driver who only uses it to attend church on Sunday . . . .. . . . . . . . .    Well the answer is a belt of unfired German MG 34 / 42 ammunition.      Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, May 21  2O25.    ….  

I like this uniform !