. Jeep collecting 1970's   Myself and friends who were Jeep owners had to drive around trying to find abandoned Jeeps in farms and breakers yards to acquire parts, the best part about this in hindsight,  is that we weren't buying any reproduction pieces there were none. !!!.  as we spread, met other people and gathered information during the 70's we learnt of just one dealer in wartime spares a London based company Metamet Jeeps, they had stocks of surplus wartime parts.  Sadly during the early 1970's there weren't garages, or even collectors around with the knowledge, skills or inclination for restoring Jeeps, and at that time a running Jeep on the road was worth 50 to 100 pounds so rotten ones were not worth repairing especially ones that were too far gone, today now that is a different game, anything and everything is repairable.    These are a few photographs from 1970's showing what we were finding in the way of wrecked or abandoned Jeeps.   ( It's almost 1am now in the morning so these four shots are it for this evening,  and I will add more tomorrow. )             Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, 24 May  2O26.   ..  

I recently obtain these wings and have not been able to identify which country these wings are from. Obviously, these wings are naval aviator related due to the anchor that is incorporated within the badge. Any information from members would be appreciated. Thanks!

The Rooster is correct...normal sleeves rolled up...we did the same in the Air Force; unlike the old OD fatigues where you were allowed to cut the sleeves off and have them hemmed as long as you kept three long sleeve shirts, altering the BDU sleeves in such a manner was never allowed...     Mark sends

Additional early campaign ribbon bars.

I dont know the answer to the value. But you could get in touch with I think its 5 US WW2 destroyers that are museums here in the states around the country? And see what they say about them.   The surviving U.S. destroyers and their exact locations include: USS Kidd (DD-661): Located at the USS Kidd Veterans Museum in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This is the only surviving U.S. destroyer maintained in its authentic World War II configuration. USS The Sullivans (DD-537): Located at the Buffalo Naval Park in Buffalo, New York. USS Cassin Young (DD-793): Berthed near the USS Constitution at the Boston National Historical Park in Massachusetts. USS Laffey (DD-724): Docked at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Known as "The Ship That Would Not Die," she is the most highly decorated surviving World War II destroyer. USS Orleck (DD-886): Docked on the St. Johns River as a museum ship for the Jacksonville Naval Museum in Florida. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]

Can carbon dating be used on something like this? Or is that just for fossils? lol

What a find! I mean...really that is one of the most interesting estate-sale pickups I've ever heard of. 

Those are some amazing pictures! Especially the one where the ship is sideways in the middle of the ocea. A frightful view that you'd have if you were on the ship! Really terrific images! Creepy too.

When you said "device" I thought you meant a weapon or tool.