I cant remember if the pieces is in the museum or in a locals collection. 15 hundred bucks is always welcome@fellmann The WW-II photos were amazing. Is that Dornier serial tag in your local museum?
I only have a few souvenirs from that era...my dad's old medals, jack knife, ID cards and military brass, and a Mk-2 combat knife.
Those Andersson knives are too rich for me! When I spend that much, there will be a big rifle already attached to the handle!
BTW, I went to look at an old M1 Garrand and a S&W 645 at the local auction co Thursday, but both sold for lots more than I would spend.
$650 for the very clean pistol and $900+ for a rifle so dirty the action just jammed the first time some idiot tried to rack it. I went home empty handed.
Today looks so nice I'm going to take the bike out. We had heavy rains Thursday night and I wasn't expecting this sun.
(This pic was 2 years back...)
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Very coolI'm not a collector of anything but a little dust. But in 72 when my Mom's Dad, my Grandpa Albert, passed away Mom was given a box of items including a picture of a cowboy (a real one) on an old west slab with his Yellow Boy at his side. He was my Grandpa's sidekick while they worked on a ranch in Wyoming. Also were some other pictures and an original box of 45 acp, WWI era. Headstamped 1919. I have 35 of these cartridges. The box has rotted away. I fired one several years ago and they fire perfectly...at least that one did. I am not a history buff but I thought this memorabilia is worth keeping. I gave everything else back to my Mom's sister after Mom died in 89.
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Btw.. i have more info about the German plane.
They circled above the city a few times, with the engines stuttering and eventually some smoke. Not higher than the markings could be seen from the ground. Felt like they were looking for a spot to land. They ended up right under a power line on the land owned by Nils Johansson.
But wait, there is more !
During the war, 142 American, 59 British and 121 German planes "landed" in Sweden.
Some V-1 rockets and even a V-2 ended up here !
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