Wardog militaria, Fitzkee military, Griffin, Overlooked military here in the US has thousands of original patches. Not to mention ebay.
@mathiasgreyjoy1611Күн бұрын
Always enjoy seeing stuff like this, great find!
@historicmilitaria1944Күн бұрын
Thanks
@Ground0-dn1cvКүн бұрын
Really nice setup, I really love the helmet and the history to it.
@Ground0-dn1cvКүн бұрын
Very nice.
@steelhelmetstan7305Күн бұрын
Imagine getting that for Christmas in 1974....the box alone would be a very visually striking piece....absolutely no chance of that in today's world. I had a larger polystyrene glider....might have been a jumbo jet....you put a 6 inch nail into the nose for ballast, flew pretty well. I reckon the colditz model glider would fly well, do you plan on giving it a go?....I wonder if the real one would of flown successfully?....imagine the guards looking up to see the glider flying over their heads!!....'gott in himmel fritz!....wo ist das??'😅😅😅😅
@historicmilitaria1944Күн бұрын
Theres various vids on youtube showing a replica built and flown for a tv show,its worth a look,there seemed to be a moment in time when these poly gliders were all the rage,I had a massive spitfire.....but the wing broke on first day of ownership so it got binned!!!
@steelhelmetstan7305Күн бұрын
@@historicmilitaria1944 🙂🙂
@LandsturmКүн бұрын
Poster: Britain Shall Not Burn. Coventry: Hold My Beer!
@LandsturmКүн бұрын
Ah, the good old days when you could plaster swastikas all over a child's toy! Neat model, never heard of these Airfix gliders. Back in the day I had all of the Airfix toy soldiers except, for some reason, for the Gurkhas. Enjoyed the video.
@historicmilitaria1944Күн бұрын
The Ooscale soldiers by airfix have recently been reissued ....I'm looking at getting some
@ChrisfurrsMilitaria19412 күн бұрын
Nice find CJ have you had a go at how well it flies.
@historicmilitaria1944Күн бұрын
No,given the wind conditions,I'll probs never see it again!!!
@JosefMengeleNHS2 күн бұрын
A very informative video. Thanks.
@scrappydoo78872 күн бұрын
Thats a really good find there 👍👍
@historicmilitaria1944Күн бұрын
I've been after one for ages
@ChrisfurrsMilitaria19412 күн бұрын
Nice i do like the sound the siren makes. my nan dont she hates it. when we was going home from Hunstanton years ago the siren whent off.
@WorldWarMilitaria19422 күн бұрын
Hi CJ, Thanks for showing the two types. A handy video to watch for someone wanting the two types.
@steelhelmetstan73052 күн бұрын
Good stuff m8....ive had the experience, quite a few times of working in the local chemical plants around Teesside....some of which used old ww2 sirens such as the one in your video, but even the post war ones sound exactly the same....so if there was a drill/practice alarm or as happened more than once a twice , a real fire or chemical leak....the sirens would go off and when you are at 'ground zero' so to speak they really give you start, in fact the hairs at the back of your neck stand in end.....'is there a leak?'....'is it near me?'....so god only knows what its like when bombs are coming down at you. I remember as an apprentice at a long demolished site were two tradesman were splashed by diluted cyanide....off went the sirens, they both hit the emergency shower stations , then straight to the medical centre to be given a tablet that makes a person eject all possible fluids from every orifice, apparently.....you get the drift....so all the poison is out of the system. Even today , i think Tuesday mornings at 10am the local works sets off its alarm just like this and if the wind is blowing in the right direction it can be clearly be heard around the town.....might even be a ww2 one, cheers CJ m8😊😊😊😊
@historicmilitaria19442 күн бұрын
Apologies to anyone wearing headphones!!!!
@steelhelmetstan73052 күн бұрын
Now stop that!....it lookd like too much fun😅😅😅😅
@historicmilitaria19442 күн бұрын
@@steelhelmetstan7305 this is what the third day of high winds and torrential rain has done to me!!!!
@steelhelmetstan73052 күн бұрын
@@historicmilitaria1944 🤣🤣🤣at least there's one thing CJ m8, when we are trapped indoors we've got plenty of distractions to keep ourselves amused...what do other people do?....b#gger all probably 🤣🤣🤣
@The_War_Pug2 күн бұрын
The velocity of the 2pdr 40×158mmR and the 2pdr 40×304mmR is similar to the difference between 38 special and 357 magnum in terms of energy transfer. Anyone know why the AP has a hole drilled into the base? I thought the 2pdr AP the British used was solid shot and did not have an explosive filler nor a fuse.
@historicmilitaria19442 күн бұрын
@@The_War_Pug nice info..the hold is for a tracer
@The_War_Pug2 күн бұрын
@@historicmilitaria1944 That makes a frightening amount of sense for a WW2 era AA gun munition. Not sure how I didn't come to that conclusion.
@user-vf9mj7ze5w3 күн бұрын
Hi pal have you deleted my earlier comment? was only wanting some advice
@historicmilitaria19442 күн бұрын
@@user-vf9mj7ze5w hi,nope it's not been recieved...have another go
@user-vf9mj7ze5w2 күн бұрын
@@historicmilitaria1944it’s because I added my email address which KZfaq removes is there any way I can get in touch with you? I’ve some 2 pounder shells which have dct added I’ve been told it stands for depth charge thrower can’t find anything online I thought you’d be the man to ask seen as you’re local to me
@alexzorro88843 күн бұрын
Nice Finds, I havent seen that long cased version here in america. Its been slim pickins here in the outside of the"rare occasional" gun/militaria shows that the democrats keep trying to cancel. Funny, but with me , if the random shell fits a case ..they go together. Never gave it much thought as to being correct match up. Still like to find a reasonable priced 88mm casing . Ive never seen even a cutdown 88mm ashtray..I did manage to find a larger chromed german ww2 100mm? ashtray for like $20. Wonder if the 88mm are more common in the UK then U.S. Happy hunting CJ!
@historicmilitaria19443 күн бұрын
88mm casings are not hard to find in uk.....a dealer had a lot a couple years ago from norway,original ww2 german with postwar norwegian overstencilling at £25 each.....they get expensive when fitted with the 88 shell.
@alexzorro88842 күн бұрын
@@historicmilitaria1944 88mm case here in U.s. $200-300 ish
@billgriffin73463 күн бұрын
Can't be a real one, the barrel has not been snapped off😂
@historicmilitaria19443 күн бұрын
@@billgriffin7346 ha,most peoples memory of one of these...certainly not made of kiddyproof plastic!!!
@alexzorro88849 сағат бұрын
First thought you were going for the box. Fine shooting 2 for 1 ! First time ever ww2 german solders were ever taken out by a FAL
@historicmilitaria19443 күн бұрын
In this case a 1973 box from the pontoon bridge assault set.
@andrewfox66313 күн бұрын
One on uk eBay for £45
@historicmilitaria19443 күн бұрын
Nice,tho around a tenner overpriced
@andrewfox66313 күн бұрын
@@historicmilitaria1944 usually are on eBay. What’s the going price on a British ww2 helmet. Say army helmet?
@historicmilitaria19443 күн бұрын
@andrewfox6631 it's been a while since I've seen a genuine combat army mk 2 for sale......usually they are repainted home front helmets which have not seen combat,e bay prices for a mk2 home front helmet are from 45 to 70 quid.....one painted as army with a regimental flash 70 to a ridiculous 300 quid......saw one on there the other week with an asking price of 700.......theres as many faked ww2 british helmets out there as there are german.....went all the way through the german helmet section and dudnt find a decent example which hadn't been repainted,recalled or messed about with in some way...its a minefield nowadays
@historicmilitaria19443 күн бұрын
Oops..make that re decalled
@andrewfox66313 күн бұрын
@@historicmilitaria1944 I got mine for £30 at the local market in2014
@ericbeaton72113 күн бұрын
Hi CJ, Really appreciate your video and review of this old Airfix kit. I am old enough to remember when Airfix released these kits.Curiously enough, about a month ago I bought a part built Airfix 1914 Old Bill Bus. The top and bottom body sections have been assembled and the windows have been installed in the side panels, the majority of the rest of the kit is loose in the box, but I have checked it with the instruction sheet and the kit appears to be complete. Like the 2014 rerelease you reviewed it appears to be the civilian kit with the the soldiers on a separate sprue. But Scalemates dates this as a 1966 release as it has the pattern number on the box 573 and it has the advertising for the civilian bus on a paper sheet as well as the cardboard planks for the military version. The art work on the box is what I remember from my childhood. When I bought the kit I intended building it. But I am now wondering given the kit’s age whether I would be better leaving it in the box as it is and whether it would have any more value than the £20.00 I paid for it. I would be really grateful for you opinion. As an aside ,just before I watched your video tonight I saw the 2014 version of the kit up for auction on eBay and bought it. Best regards, Eric.
@historicmilitaria19443 күн бұрын
@@ericbeaton7211 hi,thanks for the comment,where possible it's always better to build a more recent reissue than an original....for example those matchbox kits which were taken over by revell....its better to build a revel boxed one than a matchbox boxed one as the matchbox boxes are getting hard to find....the original airfix old bill is around the 40 pounds mark.....ironically the airfix reissue of the jaguar 420 from a couple of years ago which cost 15 quid is now nearly touching 50 quid,same for the reissue bond bug.
@ericbeaton72113 күн бұрын
hi, Thanks for your reply. I will keep the 1966 kit as it is., and build the 2014 kit when it arrives. All the best , Eric.
@historicmilitaria19443 күн бұрын
@ericbeaton7211 no prob.pleased to have been of some use.
@Jimyjames733 күн бұрын
You can buy Shells at Car Boot??? 😮 Did not know that C. J. - Sounds scary!!! 😐🚂🚂🚂
@historicmilitaria19443 күн бұрын
@@Jimyjames73 its surprising what turns up at car boot sales...once upon a time it was a trend to have all sorts of polished brass stuff in front of the fireplace...as the years go by,successive generations cant be bothered polishing the stuff,so they get rid of it..then it becomes just scrap....
@Ground0-dn1cv3 күн бұрын
That's a good bit of brass for the price.Did you find out any more about it since? I wonder what calibre it is.
@historicmilitaria19442 күн бұрын
No.its in the hallway full of old walking sticks!!!
@Ground0-dn1cv3 күн бұрын
That's a nice case, put to handy use too :)
@historicmilitaria19443 күн бұрын
@@Ground0-dn1cv I'm hoping someone does a 3d printed shell for it...that would be an impressive display piece!!!
@beneaves84133 күн бұрын
Where you been for 2 weeks is there more vids coming? Can you do newspaper reading or add I search button to your channel as I can’t find any of your old newspaper reading videos which I really want to get back to
@historicmilitaria19443 күн бұрын
@@beneaves8413 evening,been busy with boring everyday stuff,I hardly find anything reading wise to do a related vid about,still look about tho...its even getting harder to find any decent books in charity shops.
@ChrisfurrsMilitaria19413 күн бұрын
Nice examples CJ
@historicmilitaria19443 күн бұрын
@@ChrisfurrsMilitaria1941 thanks
@steelhelmetstan73053 күн бұрын
Good tutorial m8....i think ive got the larger one...just thought, in an emergency , would the shorter pom pom round work in a tank or larger gun?...they are the same calibre, puzzler 🤔🤔🤔
@historicmilitaria19443 күн бұрын
@@steelhelmetstan7305 the naval ordnance quick fire 2 pound pom pom gun and the anti tank/tank gun 2 pounder ,while being the same calibre and sharing the same 2 pound shell ,could not use each others cases.
@steelhelmetstan73053 күн бұрын
@@historicmilitaria1944 cheers CJ m8 👍👍
@andrewfox66313 күн бұрын
I’ve got both shell cases.
@historicmilitaria19443 күн бұрын
@@andrewfox6631 nice
@steelhelmetstan73053 күн бұрын
Look forward to the finished model , where did you find that?😊😊
@lachlan19714 күн бұрын
I had one of these when I was a kid. Mine had darker blue plastic tho. Brought back memories.
@Ground0-dn1cv4 күн бұрын
He did a lovely job, even down to the little handles and coat hangers.
@Ground0-dn1cv4 күн бұрын
That's really nice, looks fragile, I don't imagine there are many complete ones left.
@historicmilitaria19444 күн бұрын
@@Ground0-dn1cv surprisingly theres a lot of survivors,many were surplussed after ww2 still in their boxes
@andybeckett44805 күн бұрын
I bought my yonger brother the Airfix SLR after shooting the real thing on CCF camp. It was all black, but I painted the "woodwork" for him for greater realism (ha ha). I don't know whether there was more than one version, because the one I bought definitely had a spring loaded mag which took several plastic bullets. As with other commentators, it's barrel got broken in short order.
@historicmilitaria19445 күн бұрын
I did an update a few months ago about the same gun...you're correct it does hold multiple rounds
@historicmilitaria19446 күн бұрын
I knew this would increase in price ,as of august 2024 the retail price is 38 quid
@bryanfarmer16936 күн бұрын
Looks like something that may have been for the einsatzgruppen or just simply made after ww2
@historicmilitaria19446 күн бұрын
@@bryanfarmer1693 yep,still no closer to a positive I'd.
@matthewhorne15566 күн бұрын
That is what I call a great collection 👍🏻
@historicmilitaria19446 күн бұрын
@@matthewhorne1556 thanks,I just regret not buying a single trailer mounted 2cm flak 38 back in the 1990s when yugoslavia released a surplus stock...
@steelhelmetstan73056 күн бұрын
Excellent display m8, a cabinet packed with RAF items, very nice 😊😊😊😊
@historicmilitaria19446 күн бұрын
@@steelhelmetstan7305 knowing my luck something else raf will come in and this display will be upside down again as I try to fit the new bit in!!!....so I suspect it wont be this tidy for long.
@steelhelmetstan73056 күн бұрын
@@historicmilitaria1944 🤣🤣🤣
@steelhelmetstan73056 күн бұрын
Very good Mr CJ 😊😊😊
@historicmilitaria19446 күн бұрын
@@steelhelmetstan7305 thanks...hows the railway station coming along!!
@steelhelmetstan73056 күн бұрын
@@historicmilitaria1944 🤣🤣🤣the lad is just finishing off the gutters as we speak......I will do a video on it ....maybe at the weekend....'the train on platform 3.....' etc etc 🤣🤣🤣
@historicmilitaria19446 күн бұрын
@steelhelmetstan7305 nice
@Ground0-dn1cv7 күн бұрын
That's nice, I've never seen one rolled like that.Nice book you used to illustrate too.
@historicmilitaria19447 күн бұрын
They are fairly rare
@Untouchable19329 күн бұрын
Thanks, this has been the most helpful of any info online explaining these slings.
@historicmilitaria19449 күн бұрын
@@Untouchable1932 thanks for watching
@Ground0-dn1cv9 күн бұрын
Nice, I mostly see these as trench art, engraved or turned into ashtrays.
@historicmilitaria19449 күн бұрын
@@Ground0-dn1cv trench art and cut down cases I avoid..I go for fullsize because theres always a chance of getting the round that fits
@Ground0-dn1cv9 күн бұрын
More nice Collectables.I'll take a look at some vids of it being built, I'm intrigued.
@historicmilitaria19449 күн бұрын
@@Ground0-dn1cv its surprising what they used and how effective it looked
@stuartpalmer37939 күн бұрын
This weekend while on a Springdok hunt in the karoo South Africa I found one of these spent cartridges in a dry river bed.
@historicmilitaria19448 күн бұрын
@@stuartpalmer3793 nice piece of history
@lukegainer429310 күн бұрын
Are you going to Military odyssey next week?
@historicmilitaria194410 күн бұрын
@@lukegainer4293 unfortunately not
@andrewfox663112 күн бұрын
Just got a boys 1937 dated round. Tracer. For £15
@historicmilitaria194412 күн бұрын
@@andrewfox6631 nice
@BritishMilitaria12 күн бұрын
3:30 I’ve heard of these being called All sorts of things sterilising pills for water and anti gas ointment but never antiseptic very confusing and I’d like to eventually get the right answer
@historicmilitaria194412 күн бұрын
It's an incorrect description....due to age it looks as tho it was filled with a powder..this is incorrect,originally it was full of white pills which have congealed...the correct description is anti gas detoxification tablet container
@BritishMilitaria12 күн бұрын
@@historicmilitaria1944 ok thanks
@williamalmquest308213 күн бұрын
Great video, thanks! Recently bought one. Seen them before, but thought they were from the 1960s! Mine has got about half of the red painted crosses still on the side, and the lead ball and spring loaded striker inside! Theres a chip at the base, but I'm really pleased to have bought it
@historicmilitaria194413 күн бұрын
@@williamalmquest3082 nice they are getting hard to find,there is a market for 3dprinted replicas among the reenactors,but you cant beat an original
@Ground0-dn1cv13 күн бұрын
It looks pretty neat in the illustration with the planes flying off the deck.I've seen one of these in the toy box in the dentist waiting room a few yrs ago. So that's what it is :)
@historicmilitaria194413 күн бұрын
@@Ground0-dn1cv the illustration is better than the actual toy!!!!!...