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Just playing with the cooker and some of my aluminum utensils. My favor mess tin was came with a lot — the Kochgeschirr Modell 1931 with marking L&SL 40, an early all aluminium tin with steel handle, a perfect example of the 40 tin. The smart trench art is the large capital letters ‘PETTER’ engraved…
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Happened to found another identical lighter for sale. This was a blank alloy lighter best for engraving own subjects. This one is also fully engraved ‘EGYPT’ ‘1947’ and the description said it is ‘JDM’. (Didn’t bought it, not within period) https://www.dearoldblighty.com/…/trench…/prod_19218…

I am a nonsmoker, but collecting bits and pieces of smoking accessories of the period. The recent found is this little handmade box with a cutter, a lighter and a cigarette holder. With the help from my German friends, the owner story came out from the engraving on the lighter and the box. It is…
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The first pic proofed that the Handsirene was issued to the troop. This lone sentary is manning an AA ditch equipped with a MG34 with AA sight but no tripod or mount around. He is a Heer-Unteroffizieranwärter (one strap on shoulder boards). He has a 6×30 dienstglas on his chest and helmet on his left.…
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Thanks for Maciej Tylec to sent me the link of the concrete ditch is actually the Ringstand 58c. He suspected that there is a gun mount on the concrete, but I saw a sling from the tiny pic. The shelter had two compartments: the lower one, which contained, among others, an ammunition depot and an…
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The Second and Third batches of map board are completed by the carpenter, it will send to me on coming week for second stage of work; To install metal, Acrylic straps and leather. Estimated ready to send out on end May to mid June according to the experience of the first batch. Buyers had been…
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Obtained this Feldkabelanschlusskasten from Germany, covered with thick dust and rusty cover. Its made of two different grade of Bakelite formed the base, panel and knobs. The metal cover has some minor deformed over decades, some jointed had expended by water, rust expends and pushed the spot welds aparte. Not that difficult to restore. Should be…
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Happy to finished the restoration. The whole unit is back to life, it is functional and in like new condition. Except the frame is a bit deformed, no longer straight, but the ‘Fingers’ was clamp on the ten line switch board to dry, made it fits perfectly. The broken label had also cleaned and restored,…
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Two batches of replica connectors  ‘Fingers’ Made drawings for laser cut before actually pull out one single piece of rotten ‘Finger’ was a huge mistake. German design was never that simple, there are a shaft went through each connector to secure its position and anchor for pulling. The first batch (20 pieces) was unable to…
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Cleaning the Relic Just completely restored the Kammleiste. Let’s looking back when its status when received, as Petr was unable to restore it, he gave it to me on  2020. It was full of dirt and rust, after pick out all the hard dirt spray it by water and liquid soap. Amazingly found all 30…
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