re: WWII Items... (Parts one and two.)

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Seriously though that is a badass collection.

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Thank you. There is much that I will get to later one day.. Maybe on day. It is all trophies.

also. It is very difficult to collect WWII when you have WWIII looming. It does effect your thinking. I hope that it gets averted.

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Shing is short for Shingrwiyang in Burma.

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I have yet to find anything, but have not searched to long. Any links are appreciated.

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There’s a good chance some guy pissed in those canteens. Just sayin’. I wouldn’t drink out of a GI issue canteen.

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79 Years later and a bottle of vinegar and I think that we are good to go. Like I said. Plastic bottles were terrible for deer hunting.

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The Meat Run piqued my interest. I found this snippet about the India-Burma Theater on Feb 15th, 1945:

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Thanks for the link, I have been reading it.

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Poor Don. It’s clear that Betty is playing hide the pickle with his buddy Frank, who was dismissed from the service due to his flat feet.

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Poor Don is right. I think old Betty is a floozie

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Got a K98 for sale ?

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I have a K98 but it is not for sale? Nothing I have is ever for sale. I am a collector and Curator, not a re-seller.. But good question. TY.

Here is a better photo of just the one section... I plan on repainting the bomb... There are a another mannequin or two.