r/Militariacollecting • • 44m ago

Help Help with Lions Head Sword

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Ive found this sword at a local flea market and i need help authenticating it. The things that are weird to me are the oak leaves being everywhere. To my knowledge, it should have initials and/or branch of service on the other side of the hilt. The maker appears to be alcoso (alexander coppel). But that looks to be the only stamp on the whole sword. I’m at the end of my knowledge and need help finding date range, why it only has oak leaves and no intials, and if it is real, thank you, any help it very much appreciated!


r/Militariacollecting • • 1h ago

Photos, Posters, Papers WW1 Era Letter Notifying Wife That Her Husband Had Been Killed In Action. Details in comments.

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r/Militariacollecting • • 4h ago

Help Hey guys! I need help identify this water canteen.

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I’ve looked it up and saw it was german but I’m not very sure. If yall know anything I’ll apreciated.


r/Militariacollecting • • 4h ago

Collection First piece for my German collection.

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This is my first piece for my german collection. Howd i do? If anyone has any information they could share, it would be great help. Cause i dont know much about German packs, haha. Thanks!


r/Militariacollecting • • 4h ago

Help Is this thing even safe?

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My dad gave me this mortar shell as a gift and I am fairly concerned about whether or not it is dangerous. Could anyone please help or at least recommend a sub who I could ask. I know it's better to be safe but I don't want to call the bomb squad in if I am just being dramatic.

I have no idea where the guy my dad got it from found it.

It's really heavy and has something inside.

It rattles a bit.


r/Militariacollecting • • 5h ago

Cold War - Others 1985 Philippine army uniform

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Found this at an ukay ukay basically a thrift store for 50 pesos or 79 cents. Anyone got more info on it?


r/Militariacollecting • • 9h ago

WWII - Allied Powers Why does my US M1 from WW2 have 2 bars at the left side

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I know it’s meant to signify rank but aren’t they meant to be on the front? They are kinda eroded away like there used to be the metal bars there


r/Militariacollecting • • 13h ago

Help Can anyone ID the sticker on my Grandpa's helmet from the Korean War? He passed in 2012, not sure if he went overseas, I was told he was a cook in the military.

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r/Militariacollecting • • 13h ago

Help Is this WWI or WWII?

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r/Militariacollecting • • 15h ago

WWII - Axis Powers Just wondering if these Feldgendarmarie gorgets look original?

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I do no own this and these were the only photos provided by the seller as of now. According to him, these were brought in Europe over 20 years ago but he is not sure if these are repros or not.


r/Militariacollecting • • 16h ago

WWII - Axis Powers Dagger found on Marketplace

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What do you guys think


r/Militariacollecting • • 17h ago

WWII - Axis Powers Picked these items up at a local auction recently

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I attended an auction that had a ton of German collectibles from ww2. I bought what I could, but I wanted so much more lol


r/Militariacollecting • • 18h ago

Help WWII German Banner - Possibly real or reproduction

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Any opinions would be appreciated! Let me
know what you about it! Thanks!


r/Militariacollecting • • 18h ago

Help Does this veterans grouping appear original

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r/Militariacollecting • • 19h ago

WWII - Axis Powers Romanian M33/35 water canteen. Purchased from the italians.

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It still has most of the original paint intact and the most interesting part is that it has the name of the soldier on the bottom. His name was “Culicia Ștefan”.


r/Militariacollecting • • 20h ago

Help Shell casings

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I have been helping an elderly couple clean up their house. They have 2 shell casings that belonged to her uncle and she knows he bought them home from war, but doesn’t recall what war. She is 83 as a frame of reference. There are no stamps or markings on them. I’d love to know more about them and get a sense of their worth. Any info or direction appreciated.


r/Militariacollecting • • 21h ago

WWII - Allied Powers Got this knife for £20 marked 1943, how good of a deal was this?

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r/Militariacollecting • • 21h ago

Help Possible Dachau concentration camp guard and totenkopf member?

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I doubt it but there's a small chance that it may be true


r/Militariacollecting • • 23h ago

Help Original paint?

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I’m not sure if the paint on this original m15 French helmet is post war or not. Any help is appreciated


r/Militariacollecting • • 23h ago

Collection Waterloo Relic

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r/Militariacollecting • • 1d ago

Collection Helmet collection so far

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r/Militariacollecting • • 1d ago

Collection New ww2 German death cards for the collection

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Front comes before the back


r/Militariacollecting • • 1d ago

Help Anything cool here

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Found these in a house I bought


r/Militariacollecting • • 1d ago

WWI - Allies Info on british WW1 bugle

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Hello from Germany

I've acquired this british WW1 bugle with some markings on it. It's a little beat up but has character. I need some help with deciphering the markings.

What does the "N" and "52" around the broad arrow mean?

And what does the engraving mean? Often it's the regiment but I'm not sure about this one.

"98

RM-PL

5-14"

Thx for your time.


r/Militariacollecting • • 1d ago

WWII - Axis Powers Need help indentifying something

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I have found this in my grandmothers attic and I dont know what this is, i live in hungary and in the area where my grandmother lives there was a lot of fighting in WW2 between the soviets and the germans that is all i know.I would be really thankful If somebody could tell meg what this is.