Here’s the crew chief seat on this beautiful model!

What a fantastic trophy. I like the personal touch of all the signatures 

Hello,   I was reading about the AEF being issued the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) in July of 1918. Obviously most people think of WW2 with the BAR but the first time the BAR saw combat action was in September 1918 with the 79th Division. I have been unable to find any photographs during the war of soldiers with their BARs. Do any exist? I'd love to look upon them if found and sent in. Thanks!

Paper tag on inside of shell reads... Helmet Flying Type P-4A   Feb 1957 Manufactured. by the Shelby Shoe Company U.S. Property  and a USAF contract number and inspection stamp. The other tag on the harness indicates it was also made by the Shelby Shoe Company.. Size Large.

Wild flag, thanks for showing. I'm sure the swastika was colored with the black pen used to sign the flag. 

From a airborne vet.. did his tour in 66 per his tour jacket… came home and died weeks later in a car accident… per his sister that just sold off his duffle bag…all I was able to collect, for now, are these boots… named… I want to lace up the boots and put the shoe stiffeners inside to keep the soles flat…  the question is to clean or not.. there’s a 50/50 chance this is in country dirt.

I found this 81mm round a couple months ago.  The body is a typical M56 high capacity HE type, dated 1944.  The interesting part is the fuze, an M77 time and super quick model.  The US hadn't developed a proximity fuze for mortars during WWII so they created a variable time fuze that would produce air bursts as well as impact function.   I have another M77 in the collection and always assumed it was a post-WWII piece as it doesn't show up in the manuals until the 1950s and is undated.  But this one is dated 8-45.  Because it is larger in diameter than the usual M53 fuze seen on these rounds, it has a shoulder step at the base to accommodate a half inch tall spacer ring, I assume to keep it aerodynamic.  I can't imagine it would make that much difference but that's what they did. An interesting and seldom seen variant.  

It sounds as If Battleship Cove, Fall River as Rakkasan187 had mentioned is interested for training and possibly add to there exhibits. Just have to get them dusted and cleaned and cull out the ones with cracks. Don't want someone slicing there finger open.  I remember that, it was a light reconnaissance armored car during WW2. I think Humber went on later after the war to make the Humber Hawk, which was pretty popular. 

Hi Mitch, Interesting belt, it certainly looks to fit in around that 1911-1913 time frame and appears to be Mills quality. As mentioned by Charlie it would be interesting to see a magazine in one of the pockets, estimating the size they do appear a similar size to a .45 magazine, but placement of the snap on the pocket looks high and therefore I am guessing the flap would not be a tight fit over a magazine? With some of the earliest Mills magazine pockets such as the two or three pocket pouch and the double pouch with single rimless eagle snaps the snap is placed about half way up the pocket. Looks like they were also experimenting with another variation of belt adjustment, interesting that they did not use keepers. Eyelets are normally placed for a reason but I cannot see what theirs might be, they are not needed for the belt adjustment in this case. It is difficult to get an idea of their size and how far apart they are, even though they are high up they look too wide apart for the wire hanger used on accoutrements at this time? With all that said I thought the attached photo from my collection might be of interest, whilst not the same belt the pocket has similarities, the photo dates to 1911/1912 and is part of the early experimentation of items that went on to be the M1912 equipments, in another photo it shows a fraction of a similar belt to that in this photo but with a revolver and revolver holster being used slid over the belt but with the same experimental bandoleer with pockets for .45 magazines, in addition a light cavalry sabre is being carried in an M1912 type sabre carrier, a mix of items of what was available and to see what worked. Perhaps your belt was a similar experiment maybe a revolver was just carried for the purpose of the experiment, it would be interesting to see the fit of a .45 magazine. Thanks for posting it, great to see experimental items from this period. Kurt.

Another interesting find from a bit further back: 1-9th Cavalry, with that great, oversized flash.