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Sandbags outside Buildings; what purpose?
Shrapnel Protection , also placed waist high around GP Tents. On Quonset huts sandbags are placed on the roofs. This was placed to prevent the roofs from flying off during Monsoons. -
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Vinyl Records are back!
Yep remember that well ! I don't know how many padded brushes with cleaning solutions I've bought. I knew a girl who used cotton balls and rubbing alcohol. Buying Cartridges was a thing to do also. I would go to Radio Shack and buy Shure needles for 35.00 bucks. Most of my records are in mint... -
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Vinyl Records are back!
A couple a Christmas's ago I bought a turntable for my kid who wanted one. I looked up and down and no one had one locally. I finally found one a decent one but thats all they had. It wasn't a "Direct Drive" Akai I had back in the 70s but a "Belt Drive". We hooked it up Christmas Morn and played... -
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USAAF ground crew displays
I heard alot of those "Tora,Tora,Tora" planes went to Texas. I remember when there were a bunch here at Long Beach. I remember seeing them all lined up when I was a kid. I saw mostly the "Val" dive bombers and "Zeros" but no "Kate" Torpedos. Glad they're still flying. My buddy told me his... -
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Is this knife WW2 issue ?
It could be a private purchase item. I read many US Service men bought the Sykes-Fairbain in WWII. -
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USAAF 78th Fighter Group out of Hamilton Field - Stationed in Duxford, UK 42-45
Here where I live we had 2 airfields nearby used during the war. One is a Jr. College now which used to be Santa Ana Airfield. The other is Mile Square Park which I believe is still owned by the Navy. This Park still has the Air Strip. This Air Strip was used by RC Airplane buffs before they... -
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Show us your Guns!
Hankh a Dutch shooter ! My nephew is/was the IPSC shooter of Holland. When he competes he uses the CZ 75 .- DutchIndo
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- Forum: The Display Case
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BAAAAAAAD Reenactment...stories/pics please
I believe if you served in any branch you can wear anything you want. You earned that right. Not dogging anyone who didn't I didn't serve and I re-enacted for years. I remember our unit had "Standards" which I thought was OK considering we were an AB Div. I remember a guy in our unit who griped... -
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Show us your Guns!
Sounds like a magazine problem. It happens when I use cheap "Gun Show" mags (after market). ACP mags are a pain to clean too. Are you using Factory mags ? Fortunately .45 magazines are cheap (Mil-Surp) I bought some NIW for 5 bucks at a Show once. Watch out for Chinese made made Mags. I clean my...- DutchIndo
- Post #1,434
- Forum: The Display Case
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Help with the 28th Infantry Division.
All I know is they were known as the "Bloody Bucket" because of their red "Key Stone" patch. They were chewed up in the Hurtgen Forest. The movie "As Trumpets Fade" touches on this. A pretty good movie I give it an 8 on a scale of 10. -
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BAAAAAAAD Reenactment...stories/pics please
Re-enactors always look too heavy and soft. If I was to cast Paratroopers they would all be Cross Country runners. The real Troopers I've met were all 5'10 and under. Just last week I met a 82nd 505th man he was all of 5'9 140-150 lbs. He told me he made the Sicily, Normandy jumps but missed... -
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Brylcreem
Yep too funny, the other day a couple of us "Old Gs" were talking about Hai Karate after shave and Brut in those green plastic bottles.- DutchIndo
- Post #70
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Brylcreem
They still make that !? I remember that back in the 60s as a kid. I still sing that jingle " Brylcream a little dab will do ya " .- DutchIndo
- Post #64
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Billionaire buys Hitler's Mercedes
There is a famous photo of Floyd Talbert (101st Para 506th) standing on one of Hitlers staff car. This staff car was at Hitler's "Eagles Nest" that the 101st had secured. Floyd was ordered to turn it over (it was Floyds new "ride") so to spite the Officers he drain the radiator and drove it... -
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WWII Espionage
The scary thing about the "Liberator" was it was in .45 ACP. not 9mm. Imagine the recoil and the palm size. I know it was for extreme emergency but still. Spare rounds in the butt and a wooden dowel "extractor" what a piece. Talk about "Saturday Night Special". -
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US Marines and USMC reenactors?
Thanks for the pics very interesting. -
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US Marines and USMC reenactors?
Joshk I've seen ratty beat to crap ones for 200.00. Every time I watch Guadalcanal Diary I drool over them. From what I understand they weren't too sturdy. I am fortunate to own a couple of WWII ABN liners. These were when nobody knew what they were. I wonder what I could for them if I decided... -
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US Marines and USMC reenactors?
Wow is that a Hawley Helmet liner ? What size loan did you get from the bank to buy it ? -
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Food you keep going back to, because it's just what you need right now
Sort of the old "Saturday night Live" "CHEESE BURGER CHEESE BURGER PEPSI PEPSI !!"- DutchIndo
- Post #36
- Forum: The Connoisseur
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Japanese Uniform
Thanks guys and girls this was an interesting thread.
