Some equipment did cross the lines between armies as traded goods, however the US army used petrol lamps and petrol cookers, so no fuel if they...
Folding campaign type mirror in that second photo rather than a laptop
feed them after midnight and they multiply when you arent looking, average car boot price is between 1&3 pounds, average trader shop price is...
There are only so many summers in a lifetime, its worth going out and using old kit in the fields
Over summer i spent time at a number of quiet locations, old canvas and wood bed, canvas tent, a vapalux lamp, the outside world seems to be a far...
Been a little suspicous of the newer mantles for a while, having acquired a supply of the old radioactive happy mantles with the little metal...
Boiling water, works quite well.
Out in my WW1 officers tent tonight and using the 1942 vapalux as heater and light, most effective, a leather bootlace suspends it nicely [ATTACH]
For context was war production changes discussion, on which note, painted in traditional service style, oi that man, hands over brush, tin of...
More and bigger ventilation holes, no retaining split pin on pressure release, a change to steel tank, more brass saved, more brass for other...
Heres a picture of a 1942 marked steel tank model next to a 1946, once maroon painted, but it all fell off model. War efficiency and use of war...
In these high speed days, full of wonders of electrical wireless doohickery, and where people are lost if they cant plug it in. A number of...
Im more of a wipe the muck off, service it and use it kind of guy, but paint infos useful, the last time i bought a tin of maroon paint, the paint...
Found this today, 300x, someone polished it years ago by the look of it, the original seals and cup were crumbly, the base still has maroon paint,...
With these aluminium type jobbies, youve git a couple of sensible bits of advice so far, presumably you haven't got any spurs on either of the...
Tassels?
If i remember the secret code correctly, they are coming by sea. Nice lamps
If you are brave, a trip to lidl, a pot or three of lime/lemon juice and a pot of bicarbonate of soda. Put lamp in a plastic bag, add lime juice,...
Went out yesterday and had a vapalux 320 shown to me for a whole ten pounds! Though usually a tilley type, i couldnt really say no at the price....
Thats a royal navy lamp of a 19th century pattern, started off with candles before later becoming oil fitted, they are nice military lamps, 1918...
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