I just received my D-Day US paratrooper impression but I don't have a WW2 rifle/mags yet. I do have a 1911 and holster. Unfortunately the boots I ordered in the wrong size and will have to be exchanged. I won't have a lot of the personal gear yet like razors, books, maps, cigarettes, first aid kits, K-Rations, etc... to fill the musette bag.

So my M42 style jump suit will look like the style on Band of Brothers in episode 2 & 3.

I'd love to get a Willys Jeep

Choice! What's your pistol & holster? Each one is important, all have a story to tell. There are hella repro's being made for the booming reinactor hobby.

Years ago on WWII WalMart you could buy NOS USMC, USGI buckle & Jump boots in our sizes (most of our items aren't photographed), many personal effects still out there.

Great picts op.

Fred  something who got it from Sam Weiner Motors in Akron Ohio.
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Cool, thanks kindly.

Primo USN Jeep by a friend at the annual cannon/MG shoot


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Another pal, the General Officer has arrived in his Ford

Love the grill on these

Weren't those used with cannister on Guadalcanal to stop Japanese human wave attacks?

Another pal, his Army Car with correct Prestone 42 coolant on the front.

This fellow has a Time Capsule Car in the exact configuration it was in 1944, very rare.

Hercules JX-D flathead 6 produces some 108 hp with 8x2 trans and the first power brakes on a production War vehicle. Eye contacted White Truck Co. to speak with senior archivist on records... it was a dead end, fell on deaf ears. Like Union Switch & Signal, the company ownership has changed hands into ownership of the Double Tongues.

Scour Cars weigh 11,500 pounds empty, carry up to 8 men, have Interphone system like tanks/half tracks for comms during noisy combat. Some were equipped as radio Cars, others as pure Gun Ships which is how ours is set up.

Base on an unpublished photo of Scout Car equipment group laid out on a huge tarp for inspection circa 1942 which eye am forbidden to share (the price of having the image to enlarge and frame),
a Scout Car generally carried (on that day for that photo)

Ten 100rd first pattern .50 ammo cans
Thirty-Six 250rd .30 ammo boxes
Minimum 2 belt feds in 2 calibers
Engine start crank
Radio
Assorted tools
70 other items

Ours Car is equipped for 3 belt feds, 2 Thompson's and USMC Flamethrower. The Thompson's are stored: 1 behind the driver in the vertical clip, the other on this whorizontal Thompson Box left in Army green paint just like we traded them bums for it.

Due to the 2 hangers on a Thompson box, it is designed only for a 1921 Colt or 1928/1928A1: in order to rest vertically on the two hooks, the charging handle must be on the top of the SMG as only 2 Thompson models are. An M1 or M1A1 has its charging handle on the right side which rubs against the metal case and causes the SMG to rest at an angle.

This relatively rare 1921/1928 Thompson box has 7 bays of three 20 round magazines per bay. Numerous mint WWII production mag's from six companies were found stored in Russian basalt mines, we obtained 40 or so for display. 30 rounder's weren't issued until late War.

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Yale Ordnance padlocks marked AMMUNITION are required for the wheel well storage compartments. We gathered these from across the country, some with original keys marked AMMUNITION and were not surprised to find They Were Keyed Alike! When you need ammo, you cant be running around for different keys.

Glad to help. Far right.

Triggerman's view though M6 scope on most 37mm towed, this one mounted on Bethlehem Steel M3 IIRC

72nd Colt M1928 tripod made. Curiously, this tripod will only mount a water-cooled MG, the M1919A4 will not line up, 1917A1 and M2 pods work for that

The familiar vertical saw on Jeep bumpers was designed to prevent decapitation of our troops.

The only NOS Jeep tire pump any of us have ever seen, thanks Hayes

Some of mine over the years. All of these were from APG years ago.

British
M-3 Grant. British version of U.S. M-3 Lee

Churchill Mk.(?)


Russian
Early version T-34 turret with F-34 gun (The initial version had an L-11 gun)

KV-1 with a cast turret. Appears to have had additional armor welded on in front of driver.

T-34/85 Factory 183 production, There were 3 or 4 of them producing the T-34/85 IIRC

SU-76

SU-100 I believe. Could possibly be an SU-85 as well.


German
Panzer I version B

Jagdtiger. 128mm gun less than 90 produced.

Jagdpanzer IV/70

Jagdpanther. A bit over 400 produced.

Panzer IV mit Hydrostatischem Antrieb (Only one ever made!)

Sturmpanzer IV Brummbar (Grizzly Bear) a little over 300 produced

Panther version A

Marder III

Sturmgeschütz III

Krupp K5 (Anzio Annie) 280mm 25 produced

Grasshopper 105mm. One to three built!

Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer

Pz35t.Thanks svt 40


Japanese
Type 95 Light tank

Type 97 Medium tank


Italian
Carro Armato M13/40


Not a vehicle but cool none the less. 16" shell with charge (Not my personal pic.)


Another ammo pic. Not sure if it is even WWII but damn impressive. I had to ask a random visitor to stand beside it just to show the massive size of this thing.

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