I’m kidding, but I believe I have seen your videos before welcome aboard officially 😀

I know the channel, I’ll post a link for other members to view.

Thank you very much, I believe this coat was issued while overseas as the contract date if I remember dates it to June of 1918. It also has some small field repairs so I’m guessing this was a coat he wore pretty late war and during the occupation. Also my first ID’d uniform. I really like this set.

The Tiger Bde was based at Ft Hood, as part of the 2nd Armored Div.   The posted patch is a not too old paki-made creation.  I’ve never seen an original worn patch of this design.    When I was in the 2AD in the early 80’s, the only place I saw this insignia was on a large sign outside the HQ building.  

Lately I've been looking at my collection and thinking to myself, what have I done? And what am I going to to with all this stuff?   Justin

I just realized I have never introduced myself, even though I have over 130 posts and have been on this forum since September.  Anyways. Hello. I am Levi, though I go by my last name, Wade. I have been collecting militaria since I was 10. I live in Central Minnesota, USA. When I was 11, I dug a foxhole in my backyard and started a YouTube channel where I post WW2 reenactment videos. Please, don't try to find it. It is pretty bad.  My main focuses are WW2 and Vietnam, but I do sometimes collect the 1980s era gear or other military gear that crosses my path (as long as it's cheap).  I have no main area of expertise. I do speak Spanish fluently (I've been learning since I was maybe 5), a little bit of German, and a TINY amount of French.  Thank you all for all the help given,  Wade. 

A very nice pattern 1918 service coat, and with composition buttons, too.

What is amazing is that anybody would accept that a patch with a black back with a matching black twill backing as being WWII is beyond me.   I don't get it......   -Ski

I am still missing some things for this though, such as a victory medal, some Collar brass, a good picture of him. He’s like a ghost, you just can’t find him!

I replied to this thread four years ago, and at that time I was still adding to the collection.  Today, I'm looking to reduce the collection to better manage it, and to return to the original purpose I started some 25 years ago.  The hundred plus helmets has been reduced to 85 and hopefully will be reduced by another 5 to 10 in the next month.  Knives and bayonets are going up for sale at a local military show, along with some uniforms, web gear, and unique items.  I am still buying to fill some holes, but carefully.  I believe that at a certain time (up to each individual) one realizes that the collection has taken over, and that time has marched on.  I've reached that point, and from now on, more will go out than comes in.  In the end I'll have six sets of gear for WW1, WW2 (three sets), Korea, and Vietnam. along with my milsurps and edged implements.  It should take me about two years to get there. On the other hand, I went to a local gun show and bought a Webley Pre-RIC pistol and then picked up a book on it, even though I have no British collectables.  Sometimes it's tough to stay on plan in this business.