Aha.  Well, it sure was a puzzler.  I never saw anything like it but saying so would have been of zero help to you in its identification.  I'm glad that you were able to get a positive ID on it.   Charlie

. Another Hot-Rod at the show,   This 1930 model Ford amused me as he was uncommonly running large military non-directional tyres on his rear axle, they had the appearance of wartime GMC tyres / tires, also fixed to his radiator cap was a 1930's model aircraft made of zinc based metals, often referred to as Pot-Metal or more correctly as Mazak metal.          Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, 01 July  2O26.   ..

Ground Rohm!!! It’s a uncleaned example which I have always enjoyed seeing. My favorite daggers were the political ones; SA, SS, NSKK, NPEA and love the chained examples ☝️👍   Kurt Barickman 

I have some of the original documents from Col John H Cochran, 415th Inf Regt, 104th Infantry Division. I have both of his Bronze Star documents and his Silver Star Document from the 104th Infantry Division in WWII. Also, copies of the General Orders awarding those medals to him. This group came out of SC, as a picker bought it. Then half of it went to North Carolina, where it was sold on eBay. I was given his uniforms and medals from the widow of the picker from SC. According to an older post, someone on this site has those 3 documents, the citation for the CIB and Legion of Merit. thar person also has the Russian documents for his Order of Suvorov. Not looking to sell anything just trying to find the person that has his other paperwork. I have his m43 jacket, 415th DIs, Colonel and Lt Colonel insignia and his CIB as well as his unnamed Silver Star, Bronze Stars and Legion of Merit.

Hello everyone,  I hope I'm writing in the correct section.   I'm planning to restore a few 75mm pack howitzer fiber tube round containers: Some metal end caps are very rusty, others are less. As I would really like to eliminate the rust without eliminating the white markings, the first choice would be Oxalic Acid. The issue is that, as you probably know, the metal end caps are attached directly to the fiber tube so I fear the acid would destroy the cardboard part. A solution could be to apply it just on the surface, as the end caps are "concave", without touching the cardboard part. What do you think? Would you recommend a different technique?   Here are some pictures of the situation:   Thank you,   Marco

Thanks for solving that mystery. Now I'll have to find a lonesome compass!   Mark sends

Picked this one up. I always appreciate a used patch.  S  

. Garden Shed Photos from local friend . . . . . .   A local friend has supplied me with these two photos he took of a German bunker in a garden in Normandy being used as a workshop and storage unit.  Amazing close proximity of the shells fired at the bunker, some of these wartime bunkers are solid concrete, others possibly like this one have internal walls built of cinder block construction with a thinner concrete skin covering on the outside to give the appearance of solidness.        Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, 01 July  2O26.   ..

Thanks for the correction.

. Hi earlymb,   The photo you show is in the central square in Carentan, Normandy, however someone else has mistakenly listed it on the internet as Mont Saint Michel which 123 Kms from Carentan and hour and a half drive. !!!!  Next time it's a quiet day and no cars parked in the square perhaps I can call into Carentan and make a comparison shot.       Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, 01 July  2O26.   ..