My previous post was supposed to end with "good weapons" i.e., --- I remember buying Norinco rifle in the late 1980's.   I was always told the Chinese rifles were junk.  I look at it now and I think this is a fine rifle, the SKS.   Was that just brainwashing and propaganda to make Americans believe China did not build good weapons. 

I remember buying Norinco rifle in the late 1980's.   I was always told the Chinese rifles were junk.  I look at it now and I think this is a fine rifle, the SKS.   Was that just brainwashing and propaganda to make Americans believe China did not build goo

Hi everyone, I went out metaldetecting for about four hours this afternoon after work. The farmer had called to let me know the grass had been mowed and the cows weren't in the field after all. though the ground here in the Netherlands is incredibly hard, just like concrete. Still, I can't complain. Unfortunately, I only found fragments of temporary grave markers, but that doesn't make it any less interesting. From what I’ve been able to figure out so far, the finds relate to 12 individual soldiers and one fragment involving unknown soldiers. It’s going to take some time, but luckily I’ve already located three of them on Ancestry, though I still need to research them further.   Best regards

Hi everyone, I went out metaldetecting for about four hours this afternoon after work. The farmer had called to let me know the grass had been mowed and the cows weren't in the field after all. though the ground here in the Netherlands is incredibly hard, just like concrete. Still, I can't complain. Unfortunately, I only found fragments of temporary grave markers, but that doesn't make it any less interesting. From what I’ve been able to figure out so far, the finds relate to 12 individual soldiers and one fragment involving unknown soldiers. It’s going to take some time, but luckily I’ve already located three of them on Ancestry, though I still need to research them further.   Best regards

We just recen;y talked about this patch,      

You can download these full Morning Reports to your computer to save or print them as you wish.  Thanks...Matt NARA WWII Morning Reports - Kenneth L Aiken.pdf

Thank you so much Robinb!!

You're welcome Mark.  Take care and God Bless! 🇺🇸

I have that book. It's not exclusively covering horse equipment. It also covers equipment for enlisted men and officers.

Agreed. That was a lot of work to end up with one ugly holster.