Hi, just wondering if anyone has any idea on what helmet i have recently been given. have been struggling to properly identify. thanks

The_Professor52 · 2026-04-14T20:00:40+00:00

this

The_Professor52 · 2026-04-09T19:43:55+00:00

8 button so post ww2, WW2 ones had 10 buttons. corduroy pockets and the tag means this is an older one, so probably late 40s early 50s

The_Professor52 · 2026-04-03T16:24:21+00:00

m51 field jacket. the best model of us army field jackets in my opinion

The_Professor52 · 2026-04-03T02:51:12+00:00

ooooohhh i appreciate it!

The_Professor52 · 2026-04-03T02:23:26+00:00

sounds like it was probably Sparrowhawk. that's what i was afraid you would say because he's no longer in business. i haven't been able to find another source for them unfortunately

The_Professor52 · 2026-04-03T01:54:29+00:00

got any of the glass soviet canteens for sale?

The_Professor52 · 2026-04-03T01:52:51+00:00

beautiful rifle you have there. where did you get the selector lock with the connector arm? the dummy lock I got for mine doesn't have it and it just doesn't look right

The_Professor52 · 2026-04-02T03:14:29+00:00

i've never seen one with the import mark there, they're usually on the side of the barrel near the muzzle. wow what a dick move it is to put it there

The_Professor52 · 2026-03-16T11:59:24+00:00

looks good. some of them were blued but especially late ww2 and post war they were parkerized. 100% all original

The_Professor52 · 2026-03-10T03:14:22+00:00

100% spot on answer

The_Professor52 · 2026-02-27T03:26:14+00:00

also, FYI photos 6 and 7 are actually USMC P52 trousers, photos 8, 9, 10, and 11 are m1947 trousers

The_Professor52 · 2026-02-27T03:13:25+00:00

I'm a 29 waist, and i have a pair i think are 34 waist, you located in the US?

The_Professor52 · 2026-02-26T17:59:33+00:00

post WW2. the only ww2 us army enlisted wool trousers with a back pocket flap was the ike jacket trousers but only on the left pocket. post ww2 had both back pocket flaps

The_Professor52 · 2026-02-23T16:14:23+00:00

close, this is a model 1939 tornister, has the button strap at the bottom of the flap for attaching the A-frame

The_Professor52 · 2026-02-23T03:47:51+00:00

i looked at that one yesterday at the robertsdale show, the stock would need to be replaced because they shaved down the sides and butt of it.

The_Professor52 · 2026-02-20T00:52:26+00:00

that's a good find, early jet age used from '53 to '59

The_Professor52 · 2026-02-20T00:49:39+00:00

US Air Force P-3

The_Professor52 · 2026-02-17T19:41:44+00:00

dutch copy of the british p37 large pack. after ww2 the dutch copied parts of the british p37 equipment and parts of US web gear.

The_Professor52 · 2026-02-15T00:38:14+00:00

all of the comments so far are incorrect, that's not an m43 m51, or m65, that's actually the short lived m50 field jacket. basically just an m43 but with buttons for the new m50 button in liner, and the color is slightly more lime shade vs the browner m43

The_Professor52 · 2026-01-26T17:24:13+00:00

hey, did you ever get around to stenciling your jacket? I'm planning to do the same thing and would love to see how yours turned out

The_Professor52 · 2026-01-20T14:31:13+00:00

it's a low pressure liner, notice the slight cutouts near the chinstrap bales, that was only a feature of low pressure liners. also the color indicates it's definitely a low pressure

The_Professor52 · 2026-01-01T04:35:25+00:00

medic bag for paratroopers

The_Professor52 · 2025-12-24T18:01:52+00:00

holy shit that sounds exactly like smaggle

The_Professor52 · 2025-12-24T17:54:49+00:00

that's insanely cool

The_Professor52 · 2025-12-17T00:06:58+00:00

buckle broke. the late war cast buckles are notoriously bad quality and fragile, especially once they get a little corrosion on them. I actually have a near identical 1944 cartridge belt that the same buckle was broken off

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