Wehrmacht Collection

[StetsonHomburg]

Hello, I have been collecting Militaria aswell for awhile so I thought I might share some of my replicas on here in my spare time.. The first I got a Christmas, A WWII German Wehrmacht Panzer Officer Visor and the other I got a week or two ago A WWII German Kriegsmarine U-boot Visor, What a mouthful!

 

[Dixon Cannon]

SH, I can see you will fit right in here at the Lounge! I too have a collection such schirmutzen. I'm still waiting to find the right Kriegsmarine cap. Thanks for sharing yours.

-dixon cannon

 

[StetsonHomburg]

SH, I can see you will fit right in here at the Lounge! I too have a collection such schirmutzen. I'm still waiting to find the right Kriegsmarine cap. Thanks for sharing yours.

-dixon cannon

Thanks, my collection is just small time like about 10-20 hat uniforms and such... and most are replicas but I have some that are originals.

 

[BaggyPants]

Here's one of me in my infantry crusher:

 

[StetsonHomburg]

Here's one of me in my infantry crusher:

Nice... Where did you get yours? I have been trying to find a crusher for a while now.

 

[Dixon Cannon]

I'll see your crusher and raise my Luft 'mutze'!

-dixon 'oberst' cannon

 

[StetsonHomburg]

I'll see your crusher and raise my Luft 'mutze'!

-dixon 'oberst' cannon

Well Herr Oberst very nice hat and knights cross!
Signed,

Kapitänleutnant Findlater.
Befehlshaber der U-Boote,
Großadmiral Dönitz Office.

 

[BaggyPants]

Nice... Where did you get yours? I have been trying to find a crusher for a while now.

That one is a polish made reproduction, supplied by Richard Underwood in the UK, when he could still get them.

 

[StetsonHomburg]

That one is a polish made reproduction, supplied by Richard Underwood in the UK, when he could still get them.

Is there any chance of getting them?

 

[BaggyPants]

Drop him a line, he may still carry some:

http://www.richardaunderwood.com/backupjustincase/

They are very nicely made, with superb quality wool, not the cheap and thin far eastern material.

 

[Silver Dollar]

Are those German uniforms being worn for re enactments, movies and other types of performances?

 

[Kaonashi]

Here's one of me in my infantry crusher:

:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[BaggyPants]

Are those German uniforms being worn for re enactments, movies and other types of performances?

In my case, reenactment, however I no longer portray german WWII and now have mid-war RAF kit.

 

[Dixon Cannon]

Are those German uniforms being worn for re enactments, movies and other types of performances?

Yes & Yes! When the AZ Wing of the CAF obtained their (CASA) He-111 and restored it for flight, a group of supporters put together a Luftwaffe Staffel to add to the presentation at airshows and displays. No sooner did we get a group together with sufficient authenticity then the aircraft was lost in a terrible Wyoming crash which killed the crew and destroyed the plane. http://www.stelzriede.com/ms/html/mshwma29.htm

We all showed up on a regular basis for CAF functions and exhibits over the years - as time goes on I wear mine less and less (due mostly to an ever expanding waistline!) and opt for my USAAF presentation. At a CAF dance a year ago I did score some applause as a recreation of Experten, Hans Joachim Marseille, The Star of Afrika , in summer tropical uniform. It might have been my spindley legs in short pants that caught the most attention though (or my neatly tied cravat!).

I just bought that new inexpensive Luftwaffe Jacke posted on another thread, so I may strut around in fighter pilot gear again, if only for my own enjoyment.

-dixon 'oberst' cannon

 

[Silver Dollar]

Thanks for the quick reply. I used to wear my USAAF uniforms to 8th AF Historical Society meetings and Air Force memorial presentations but I never had the opportunity to do any re enactments which I would have loved to do. At one time, I even had a complete repro AVG set up that looked great but now I have the same type of expansion problem. Getting older really bites. :rage:

 

[Dixon Cannon]

Thanks for the quick reply. I used to wear my USAAF uniforms to 8th AF Historical Society meetings and Air Force memorial presentations but I never had the opportunity to do any re enactments which I would have loved to do. At one time, I even had a complete repro AVG set up that looked great but now I have the same type of expansion problem. Getting older really bites. :rage:

SD, post some pics! I'd love to see that AVG ensemble! I wish there were more opportunities for us all to get together in uniforms. I love to hear the stories of who/what/where/why/and when!!

-dixon cannon

 

[Silver Dollar]

The jacket to that uniform, the correct scarf and my repro Chinese wings were lost in Hurricane Andrew. It was composed of a bush jacket with the repro Chinese wings on one side and a repro Flying Tiger in the V pin on the other side. The hat was an olive drab crusher with the Chinese officer's metal cap badge in place of the eagle. I still have some of that stuff. I'll take a picture of the insignia pieces I have left and post it. I think you'll find them of some interest.

 

[The Lonely Navigator]

That's a really nice KM cap you have there!

I got mine from Soldat FHQ, and had to re-age it (after having been in a torrential downpour in '07 - it was bad enough it took 3 days to dry out completely):

 

[Dixon Cannon]

That's a really nice KM cap you have there!

I got mine from Soldat FHQ, and had to re-age it (after having been in a torrential downpour in '07 - it was bad enough it took 3 days to dry out completely):

Prien, Ausgezeichnet! Das ist ein verdammt schöner Hut!

-dixon 'oberst' cannon

 

[StetsonHomburg]

That's a really nice KM cap you have there!

I got mine from Soldat FHQ, and had to re-age it (after having been in a torrential downpour in '07 - it was bad enough it took 3 days to dry out completely):

never seen a visor with shark teeth :icon_smil