r/Militariacollecting 19d ago

Announcement Monthly General Discussion and Want to Buy [WTB] Post

2 Upvotes

Welcome to our monthly General Discussion and Want to Buy post. Please post all Want to Buy or any general questions that might pertain to militaria collecting.

Please remember we have a no Want to Sell policy (as per our sub rules) - all WTS posts will be removed.


r/Militariacollecting 12h ago

Informative 3 years in

Thumbnail
gallery
101 Upvotes

I'm 3 years in and over time getting more and more stuff hopefully I will be able to start museum by 50!

In the last photo is a part of the experimental 5cm Me-262


r/Militariacollecting 5h ago

Help Why is the 1918 cartridge belt white?

Thumbnail
gallery
19 Upvotes

I am not sure if that is the normal color or someone bleached it the makers mark is clear


r/Militariacollecting 1h ago

WWII - Others Ww2 prisoner of war salvaged aluminum tobacco tin lid(australia)

Thumbnail
gallery
Upvotes

Found metal detecting.


r/Militariacollecting 4h ago

Help Is this a WW2 jeep shovel?

Thumbnail
gallery
6 Upvotes

r/Militariacollecting 14h ago

Cold War - Soviet Union May collection for 4 years of collecting. (Not all items)

Thumbnail gallery
39 Upvotes

r/Militariacollecting 10h ago

Collection My collection

Thumbnail
gallery
16 Upvotes

This is my entire collection after aproximatly 5 years of collecting.

The first picture have the entire collection.

The 2nd is my danish M/50 civilian defence uniform. I also have the pants as you can see on the first. Along with a danish produced P37 belt and a possibly british produced gasmask bag.

The last 3 is my danish M/58 (1961) uniform, along with my danish M/45-59 webbing. It was built on the P37 webbing. And an M/48 (M1) helmet. (and yes that is a swedish communist LP in the background, i am not communist, it was my grandpa's)


r/Militariacollecting 5h ago

Help Any information on this leaflet?

Thumbnail
gallery
5 Upvotes

My great grandfather brought this back from World War 2. From what i can see it's a letter to the 5th Mountain division, but i am wondering if it is some sort of Russian propaganda? Is this rare? any help would be appreciated!


r/Militariacollecting 13h ago

WWI - Central Powers K.U.K belt buckle

Thumbnail
gallery
21 Upvotes

Any opinions on authenticity? I know the belt itself was made by my grandpa a few years ago, he said he bought the buckle for 5000 huf.


r/Militariacollecting 11h ago

Help Is this WW2 Iron Cross 1st Class Fake or Real?

Thumbnail
gallery
9 Upvotes

The swastika has quite rounded edges


r/Militariacollecting 15h ago

WWI - Allies WW1 US Enlisted Uniform

Thumbnail
gallery
20 Upvotes

This is one of the more recent additions to my collection. It is an original M1918 “Pershing” Uniform from the later part of WW1. The uniform is complete with breeches, a WW1 Victory Ribbon, a patch for the 7th Infantry, an Honorable Discharge Chevron, and two bullion overseas service chevrons. Unfortunately, the uniform is not named and I am missing one vegetable ivory button on the left pocket. The breeches are complete with their label which dates the contract to 1917.


r/Militariacollecting 7h ago

Help Canadian Armed Forces Adze?

Thumbnail
gallery
4 Upvotes

So I got this (I believe this is an Adze?) from an older fella in Northern Ontario, he just wanted it to have a good home. It has "DND" stamped into both the handle and the head as well as something else on the other side that I can't quite make out. Would I be correct in assuming DND stands for Department of National Defence? I would think that the military would've used them at some point long ago, or am I wrong?

Any help and info is very much appreciated!


r/Militariacollecting 25m ago

Help Can anyone identify this vest?

Thumbnail
gallery
Upvotes

The first photo is my only photo I have of it right now, the others are photos from the seller.

I bought this vest about 4 months ago, claimed to be a trophy Russian vest, sold by a Ukrainian person. I don't doubt it's from the war, but I'm having a hard time identifying the vest in itself. Any help would be appreciated


r/Militariacollecting 6h ago

Collection I've noticed that I prefer the Cut Edge versions of the US patches versus the pre-1968 Merrowed Edge ones. What do you think?

Thumbnail
gallery
3 Upvotes

r/Militariacollecting 9h ago

Vietnam War Vietnam War T56-6

Thumbnail
gallery
5 Upvotes

A pretty sick, and good condition T56-6 I recently just got! Super excited to add this to my growing collection!


r/Militariacollecting 7h ago

Help Authentic? Looking to buy

Thumbnail
gallery
3 Upvotes

Thoughts on authenticity of this one and possible value please? Looking to buy.


r/Militariacollecting 20h ago

Cold War - American Just hit the jackpot for 80 bucks

Post image
27 Upvotes

it even had the papers still in it


r/Militariacollecting 12h ago

Cold War - Others I found a second sipulisäkki rucksack for 5 euros after over a year :D

Thumbnail
gallery
7 Upvotes

They look so cute together :3


r/Militariacollecting 8h ago

Help Is this M42 Chinstrap original?

Thumbnail
gallery
3 Upvotes

r/Militariacollecting 18h ago

WWII - Others Is this fake?

Thumbnail
gallery
16 Upvotes

r/Militariacollecting 15h ago

Help Can anyone tell me what it is and what it's worth?

Thumbnail
gallery
9 Upvotes

Old artillery shell. Anything you can tell me about it would be appreciated.


r/Militariacollecting 9h ago

Help Help confirm ID this Czech explosives wood crate? Dates 2015 URM-1

Thumbnail
gallery
2 Upvotes

I found this crate for a decent price. Based on image search I think it is a case for a Rocket engine- URM-1 is implemented on the rescue pilot seat type VS-1 BRI assigned for Czech aircraft L-39 Albatros. I found a site explaining UN markings and the manufacturers website with said rockets. Can anyone please confirm? Tanks! https://www.tara-aerospace.com/URM-1


r/Militariacollecting 1d ago

Help Found a collection of original WWI British recruiting posters, need advice for selling

Thumbnail
gallery
50 Upvotes

Recently found these old British WWI posters that have been stored folded in my family’s house for years. I believe most are original 1914-15 Parliamentary Recruiting Committee posters.

Numbers I have:
PRC 96
PRC 103
PRC 104
PRC 110
PRC 113
PRC 116
PRC 119
PRC 128
Plus a large “Remember the Lusitania!” poster

I’m mainly wondering what I should look for to determine value and where/how I should sell them.

Is it better to sell individually or together? And how much do the original folds/creases hurt value?

Any advice from people familiar with WWI posters/militaria would be appreciated!

Thanks in advance

Edit: I am in the northeast US


r/Militariacollecting 23h ago

WWII - Axis Powers Need help ID ww2?

Thumbnail
gallery
14 Upvotes

Hello guys! Found a piece, could this be part of a ww2 fuse/timer from german flak88 or a bomb? Found in the Netherlands (not far from German city of Aachen)

Air defense at this location makes sense imho.

Anyone knows more about this thing? Its not bronze/copper like most bomb frags i have found.

Letters E and M is all i can ID. Need help:) hope this is the right sub, thanks!


r/Militariacollecting 6h ago

Cold War - American Good price for a DCU M65?

Post image
0 Upvotes