My U.S. Militaria Collection So Far...

[coolhandluke]

Took a little time this evening and photographed a few of my favorite items from my small militaria collection.

Early WWII pack (1942 dated haversack, 1943 dated ammo belt, 1942 dated canteen with 1941 cover, 1943 Kabar, and 1940 dated first aid pouch with kit):

Late WWII pack (1944 dated M1945 upper pack, 1945 dated lower cargo pack, 1944 dated e-tool, and 10" uncut Union Fork & Hoe M1 bayonet):

Front seam McCord swivel bale M1 helmet with Firestone liner. Both the chinstraps on the helmet and the liner are repro versions made by J Murray Inc that I have aged to match. They are supposed to be made to USGI specs, but the weave on the helmet chinstraps is slightly different than the originals. The straps are sewn onto the bales with a machine bar tack stitch like the originals would have been (done by my wife).

 

[coolhandluke]

WWII era 50 cal (Artcraft) and 30 cal (Reeves) ammo cans:

1945 dated pack board (unissued with original instructions):

1943 dated Plumb pick mattock:

Korean era partial rig (1951 dated suspenders, 1951 dated canteen, Milpar M5A1 bayonet, undated belt):

WWII era 96th Infantry (Great Grandfather's division) era patch and 1947 1st edition copy of "The Deadeyes - The Story of the 96th Infantry Division":

 

[Boehlertaught]

Wow! That stuff is nice. Looks like you just organized what you picked up from supply...in 1941.

 

[flatwins]

Very nice! Do you have a room to display all of it?

 

[AKguy1985]

nice collection

 

[Sanjuro82]

I really enjoyed that! Thanks for sharing!

 

[RKM]

Nice collection.

 

[coolhandluke]

Very nice! Do you have a room to display all of it?

Thanks!

I have a walk in closet in one of my spare rooms that I have everything displayed in.

 

[ronny]

Luke, that's impressive. A lot of that looks very familiar from my own time in the early 60's. Brings back a few memories.

You've been busy and have developed a worthwhile product.

 

[RKM]

Where did you find the ammo cases? I have never seen ammo cases marked like that.