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And 2. tank brigade was formed in USSR from 600 members from 1. armored brigade from Afrika and German POW in Russia. 2 nd tank brigade main weapon was T-34!

1. armored (tank) brigade, Afrika, organised mostly from Slovenians from British POW camps (former Italian soldiers) because in tahat time 1/3 of Slovenia was under Italian ocupation after ww1. In 1944 they started campaign from Dalmacia and concluded in Trst and Austria. Consist of 3 tank batalion ...

Today, I had the opportunity to buy more magazines for my M1 carbine. I have 15 rounds magazine, so I bought 30 rounds. The seller from Germany had more. I took it from a wrapped paper. I photographed him on the original WW2 US Army shirt because of the olive color. I wonder what time period this ma...

I am sure that this foto is not from Balkan area. Looks like somewhere in Russia, Poland or Ukraina.. Partisans from Slovenia worn diferent "uniforms" and caps. Some photo from Slovenia and other parts of Yugoslavia with British and US weapons. Interesting one - young Partisan, British instruktor an...

The look of that rifle told the story ..it was there, twice. Old beaten war horse. However, all original. I addded just old canvas sling later on.

more photos!

No1 MkIII* veteran from WW1 and WW2 I would like to say hello to all members here on this SRF and subforum. I have been reading British Empire and Commonwealth forum for a long time before I decided to present my SMLE (ShtLE) here. I know that she is in very bad shape, but you have to take into cons...

Amazing! Great that you can visit and see all this exponats from ww1 in Kansas.

Beautiful pistol! I would like to add one in my collection. But here they are quite rare and expensive. It is very narrow and at the same time it has an excellent grip on the handle. One of the best during the second war.

Our local market, local military collectionar events and mostly my own local area finds- old attics, old houses.

Darn your eyes, you have posted that metal ammo pouch before and I have just gotten over needing some.. and now you do it all over again.. Those are so wonderful. The photo of them with the card board ammo packages are just so instructive.. I wonder in the day what the price was to make a metal amm...

two clips in one card ammo package and this card board into each pocket of the pouch.

And the most interesting Ersatz metal pouches with ammo package from 1917.

Bolgarian post war pouches. Two different types.

post ww1 war pouches, Austrian types, canvas and leather.