Norwegian army Hemet
Tores Tuesday.Yes, I know my postings are few and far between these days. It should not be like that, but the consequences of my injury still take their toll. Sorry.But,…
Tores Tuesday.Yes, I know my postings are few and far between these days. It should not be like that, but the consequences of my injury still take their toll. Sorry.But,…
Tores Tuesday.This time I present to you a pretty rare item. Here is a model 1915 barb-wirecutter. There are many of those. Steel does not rot away. However, here is…
Tores Tuesday, sorry to post it on a wednesday….This was not posted yesterday as I have been pretty busy and a bit knackered the last days. But, yesterday I was…
Tores Tuesday. Once again, a bayonet blog.There have been a few bayonet blogs lately, which I am slightly sorry about, but I have bought quite a few bayonets lately, and…
Tores Tuesday. I have already written about German sawback bayonets. So, will not repeat all of it, but I just got a new one, a scarce maker too, so I…
A New Tore’s Tuesday. This S98/05aA bayonet was made early in 1915. it is an unusual type, a high ears, no flashguard, bayonet. The spine has the monogram of Kaiser…
So, I just bought this Bavarian Wappen, a pickelhaube helmet plate, that is. A very nice one, though it is missing one of the loops As the crown is voided…
Now, here is a nice silver badge, with King Georges monogram and the legend: “For King and Empire, Services rendered.”This badge will be featured on my blog twice. This time…
Tores Tuesday, an SG1871 bayonet with an unusual scabbard. Help needed.A bit of a mystery item this time. Not the bayonet, it is quite the standard type, but the scabbard.…
This French Modele 1915 Adrian helmet in relic condition is from the Verdun area, a poignant reminder of the horrors of war.The battle of Verdun was horrible. Even today the…