What do you collect?

[0202243]

I collect nothing... it's just too expensive.
I'm only interested in military tactics and strategies. But when I must choose 1 thing to collect, I would choose to collect some weapons.

[Freebooter]

Hello all,
I don't actually collect anything, but as a former reenactor I am putting together a DAK infantryman's impression for my own enjoyment and possibly to dress up a dummy for a display. It is mostly repro stuff other than my rifle and bayonet and E-Tool. It is neat to collect it. I wish I had not have sold or traded all my German WWII stuff when I got out of WWII reenacting, so now I am starting over. So far I have everything the infantry might have worn as far as field equipment, other than the rucksack (I will get that though). Now I must concentrate on putting together the actual uniform, footwear and all. I have the helmet and recently ordered a tunic and cap.

I also have a Japanese set up as far as gear goes. I have the helmet, rifle, bayonet, belt and cartridge pouches, canteen/waterbottle, messkit and haversack/breadbag. I can't find anywhere that sells a Japanese uniform big enough to fit me.
Later,
Dave

[HeinrichFrey]

Yes,
I collect stories and rememberances. Family history at war and in peace. There was a photograph in the guestroom of my grandparents showing my grandgrandgrandmother with a baby. The baby had been the eldest brother of my grand mother. I always wanted to know him. But grandmother said: He died on the last day of WWI near Reims: " Er ist in einem Hohlweg bei Reims verblutet. Seine Kameraden haben ihn zu spät gefunden." I always wanted to know the circumstances. Unknown. This was the first story I collected. About 40 years ago.... I`ll continue collecting.

[Annelie]

I collect stories and rememberances

To me that is the best collection one can have.
To remember these people is IMHO a show of respect and somehow they will not be forgotten.

[HeinrichFrey]

Dear Annelie,
what is IMHO?

[Annelie]

Hello,

IMHO = In my honest opinion

[HeinrichFrey]

Aha. I thought it was a kind of washingpowder like OMO or IMI. It is horrible watching the brainless trading of war relics and similar objects. Is there no copyright on the swastika?

[Annelie]

Is there no copyright on the swastika?

No, I don't think there can be since the symbol originates from before Christ.

[panzermahn]

I collect books regarding German military history of the Second World War. I have really old books and some books send to me by the authors with their dedication which I really treasure very much.

[sebastian]

i collect ostfront wehrmacht gear mainly,but there are some things creeping in my collection from lw and km,also some s.s. stuff but thats way too expensive,wehrmacht gear is affordable :-),books: i got some signals and some others like goerring werk und mensch,some other documents,wehrpass and so on....you will see a little grasp of my collection in the picture

some pics of my just aquired m-40 helmet from the spanishen freiwilligen 250e blaues division,got the medals too as you can see on the pics,the helmet was hard to find,but just got it this weekend,the chinstrap is a repro cause of no chinstrap on the helmet,but im gonna put a original one on it as soon as i find one!

[Wilhelm Kruger]

Oh, most generally anything relating to the Heer. 98 Gebirgsjaeger and 7. Infanterie are my personal favorites. Have a cavalry rig, too, and am trying to find or build one of the old ammunition carts. Oh yeah, and guns, too. Like those a lot but can't get too many more, or else the lady would have an apoplexy.
WK

[Annelie]

Just something to think about when you (everyone) post for the world to see what you collect.

I remember a few years ago when it was discovered that a dealer, etc. hired people
to rob those he knew that had highly sought after militaria. It always made me realize
that one should be careful what private information you put out there.

[Zepp]

I`m not really a collector, but I allways bring something back home when I visit battlefields on the Eastern Front.
Barbed wire,cartridges(I have cartridges,used and misfired ammo from my friends position at Kaprolat/russia.
Also the top of a tellermine ,beltbucles and so on. And now and then I by some medals ao.

[Troy Tempest]

I collect virtuallyanything german from the third reich period.Militaria,stamps,postcards etc, etc.The two star items in my collection are a signed photo of Hermann Goring and a turret hatch off a panther tank( it definately belonged to the 2nd SS panzer division "das reich") that I dug up in Normandy back in 1996.

Wow! Any chance of a photo?

[archmoco]

inert ammo mostly german issue small arms but I do have a small collection of allied rounds and some post war. i've also got quite a good collection of 1:72 diecast, at one stage i was trying to collect one of each armoured vechicle, might not have goot them all but I got a good few anyway!

regards
Mike