What militaria do you own?

[blackdog~ 0]

some self control so I left before I could go crazy.

I wish I had some of that

BTW: Posting some for a friend, bobcatt - maybe he will post here as well.

He has....

-- Vehicles --

M998 HMMWV

M151A1 Jeep

UH-1 Huey (but a bit trashed)

-- Uniforms --

Cold War Sniper Uniform

Vietnam Tiger Stripe Uniform

-- Hats --

Russian Airborne Beret

AH-64 Flight Helmet

Russian Tanker Helmet

-- Other --

Russian Military Backpack

Yes, he has more... a lot more. I think he's going to start a museum.

He used to have....

M422 Mighty Mite

Yes, he used to have more. Not sure if it's a whole lot more, but it would have been good in a museum.

[blackdog~ 0]

30mm Gatling Gun bullets make 50cal shells look like toys.

(on the right - gau-8 gatling gun bullet from an a10, and on the left are four six inch vulcan cannon bullets)

[dm 9]

Got at a British Target Figure11 for a good price of $14.95

Hehe, you were ripped off

I've got loads of them for free, and I got to shoot at some of them

[Baron von Beer 0]

At the house here, have an original Mossin Nagant M1930. Mauser Kar 98K, and 2 SKS carbines. (One original Soviet w/ 10 round pivot mag, other with 30 rd AK style mag). My brother though has some neat toys... But they are in storage as he is in South Korea in the 2nd ID right now. He has a CAR-15, a Hungarian built AK-47 (forget the Hungarian designation, or maybee it was Rumanian. Shoots like a dream though) He also has an assortment of Handguns, some shot guns, a few "fun" plinking rifles (.22) and an original M1 Garand, that was sitting in it's original storage container untill he bought it. Also each of us have several Bayonets for the weapons

Not to mention an inordinate amount of non weaponry military gear. (Fatigues, tents, sleeping bags, mess kits, knives (utility type) boots, ammo cannisters (105mm arty shell crate too) gas mask, etc. Most of it was acquired for backpacking trips in the Rocky Mountains though. Was cheap, and durable, thus perfect for the trips. (though sleeping bags were not used.. much too heavy when compared tothe ultra light/ultra warm stuff that you can buy at a sporting goods store. When you have 90 pounds of stuff on your back, you are quite gratefull when you can shed 5 lbs of "excess" sleeping bag for no loss of warmth, let alone comfort.

[Grizzlie 0]

An i can afford only Swiss knife, sniff,sniff.

[Harnu 0]

Dad's Dog Tags, EGA, Medals and Honors

His 'dress greens'

Lance Corpral Patch on the arm

He was a Seargent at one point, but he told a superior what he thought of some of his orders, and there was the whole mail incident (He did what he was told but still got two months in the brig), and walaa...

[crewcutkid reincarnated! 0]

I have:

1 SAS Dagger

1 WW2 Canadian "Seaforth Highlanders" canteen

1 M-1 Pot Helmet, as used in Vietnam

A grab bag of misc. patches

1 Danish Air Force "Ike" jacket

1 Matchlock rifle (given to my great-uncle whilst in service in N. Africa during WW2

1 Musette Bag as used by paratroops in WW2

A closetfull of my fathers us Army stuff from the 60's (Third Armored Division "Spearhead")

1 Dummy Grenade

Assorted spent casings

1 20 mm flak shell casing as used by German Flak batteries in WW2

1 British Army button as used by the British Army during WW2

(2 above found in Normandy)

And a whole crapload of other militaria laying around, i'm sure.

-Crew

[-33ker 0]

I've got some dogtags too. They're customized and have my name on them.

[ran 0]

added (from my latest trip):

1 czech raindrops jacket (from surplus)

1 czech raindrops trousers (from surplus)

1 full modern-day czech army set (cap , pull-over , vest , trousers , belt) (as a present)

1 czech ushanka (present)

1 czech flag (present)

1 czech police cap (present)

several czech patches , bands and insignas from armed forces and police (presents of some from surplus)

russian gear from surplus:

3 russian officer caps (green top red and blue , blue top)

2 russian soldier caps (red and blue)

several russian units patches

1 russian paratrooper beret

1 tanker helmet

i thought about buying a full varsaw pact pilot set , but i wasn't sure if it was worth it

[crewcutkid reincarnated! 0]

Is the russian tanker helmet more comfortable than the American one? The american one seems bulkier, but probably protects better against shrapnel and hard jolts.

-Crew

[blackdog~ 0]

Is the russian tanker helmet more comfortable than the American one? The american one seems bulkier, but probably protects better against shrapnel and hard jolts.

-Crew

lol a russian tanker helmet is comforatable but it just holds radio headset and nothing else. doesnto ffer any ballistic protection.

[ofpeditor 0]

Firearms:

-Colt M4A1 SOPMOD

-EoTech Holo 551 Scope

-Mossberg 500 Shotgun

-SS P226

-Eagle MkIII Tac Holster

-Eagle Concealment Holster (model/type unknown) for carrying sidearm in public (permit to carry)

Head Protection:

-TC-2001 Ballistic Helmet, Comm-modified with Motorola Headset

Body Armor/Vest/Pack:

- Paraclete RAV, modified for personal preference

- BH STOMP Medical Pack (only BH equipment I've ever had that hasn't gone to shit; they need to learn some quality control)

Eye Protection:

-Bolle T-800 Tac Goggles

-ESS Profile NVG Tac Goggles

Uniform:

-numerous pairs modified BDUs, can't keep track anymore

-flight suits, tan, OD

-nomex gloves

-rappelling gloves

-merrell hiking boots; only go with vibram

Other:

-AN/PVS-14D NVG and helmet mount

-Motorola SABER Radio

-TACK Headset, PTT when no helmet used

-Black Diamond Harness & Caribiners

-MS-2000 Strobe Unit

-Fixed Blade Knife (Gerber?)

-PRL when we're airborne

-GPS Unit

-Assorted Survival Gear

-Medical Supplies

Forgetting some, anything major I'll add at a later date

Ofpeditor

[blackdog~ 0]

Question: When you are in the military, do they just give you the AN/PVS Goggles for free?

[hellfish6 7]

No, they issue them to you (or your immediate superior, who then hand receipts them to you). You're responsible for it from then on and have to give it back at some point. At least in the line infantry units.

I'm curious, Ofpeditor, since you're not on active duty anymore and are, IIRC, a search and rescue specialist, do you have to buy your own gear yourself, buy it from your employer, or is it given to you? I know military model M-4A1s and PVS-14s are certainly not easy to acquire in the civillian world so I'm interested to know how you got them.

[blackdog~ 0]

That was kind of what I was asking... I see them go on ebay for $900+ sometimes...

[theavonlady 2]

so I'm interested to know how you got them.

Get to the point:

OFPEditor, where did you serve as quartermaster?

[ofpeditor 0]

We're given guidelines from the firm as to what they will supply and what they will not.

Communications, NVGs, Firearms are all provided by the firm at either a lend-lease policy, or extreme discount to the operator. I've chosen the latter for everything here. Other items (i.e. Paraclete RAV) can be attained through the firm at a fairly decent discount as well. They do not have a standard issue of gear as the majority of the guys I'm associated with have mil backgrounds, and the majority of those have SF affiliation and background. With this, it's a general idea through admin that we know what we like, we use what works for us. Hence, we're given, in simplest terms (although far more complicated), a budget. Purchases are submitted and go under review as to whether or not the expense will be fully compensated or not. In addition to standard operations, I provide medical support, and subsequently I'm granted a bit more elbow room in what I will require.

Easiest way to put it, we understand what's a personal expense and what will be covered.

Quote[/b] ]I know military model M-4A1s and PVS-14s are certainly not easy to acquire in the civillian world so I'm interested to know how you got them.

With the personnel we have on board and having strong and current affiliations with the military, we're granted opportunities that the civilian world would not encounter.

Hope this helps?

Cheers

Ofpeditor

avon - I think the real question would be:

where did you serve the quartermaster? In that case, behind his desk for some new socks.  

[hellfish6 7]

Thanks for the info, Ofpeditor! I'd like to know more about your job, if only because I'm thoroughly curious, but I'm thinking that it's kind of sensitive, and that you can neither confirm nor deny any cool stories.

[soul_assassin 1723]

I have a few things myself :

1 US M1 Helmet ( MP with number 171)

1 US M1 Helmet 101st Airborne NCO (thats right

)

1 soviet helmet

US modern cantine

a Vietnam era US bodywarmer

some other camo clothes like an Urban boonie hat and pants

[ofpeditor 0]

Thanks for the info, Ofpeditor! I'd like to know more about your job, if only because I'm thoroughly curious, but I'm thinking that it's kind of sensitive, and that you can neither confirm nor deny any cool stories.  

Feel free to ask, if you step on toes, I'll take you off at the knees

Cheers

Ofpeditor

[ran 0]

search and rescue ? firn ? big guns ?

A-TEAM !!!!!!!!

just kidding ;)

[DKM Jaguar 0]

Thanks for the info, Ofpeditor! I'd like to know more about your job, if only because I'm thoroughly curious, but I'm thinking that it's kind of sensitive, and that you can neither confirm nor deny any cool stories.  

Feel free to ask, if you step on toes, I'll take you off at the knees  

Cheers

Ofpeditor

Heh... I can quite beleive you would..

[blackdog~ 0]

hurray. night vision goggles pair #2 arrived today with big case thingy.

[miss_cleo 0]

well ive just started to do WWII reenacting, so ive got basicly a complete basic set of German wehrmacht kit. (its about 50% authentic, 50% reproduction or identical foreign issue stuff)

i also have a bunch of east german stuff that was included w other items i was buying for reenacting. my wife lloks particularly fetching in her gray east german beret.

guns:

ive got quite a few european military rifles (my favorite being my finish nagant)

1903 springfield

m1 carbine

garand

m1911a1

kar 98

mauser broomhandle

me and my friend are currently rebuilding a ZB-30 as a semi auto only so we can reenact as a MG team

ive got quite a bit of brit patten 37 webbing and some french lizard pattern stuff as well

[blackdog~ 0]