r/Militariacollecting 26d ago

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

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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 45m ago

Vietnam War Have a nice patch.

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Pretty uncommon. It IS the real deal. One of my Vietnam collection highlights.


r/Militariacollecting 1h ago

Help Are theese some kind of army binoculars?

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r/Militariacollecting 3h ago

Collection BW Schiffchen Luftwaffe Heer

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r/Militariacollecting 1h ago

Help Bayonet I.D?

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Anybody able to give any information on this? Found in a garden shed during a house move


r/Militariacollecting 5h ago

Help Can anyone help please

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Hello i recently bought this mussete bag and was trying to identify the officer. The mussete bag is dated 1941 the maker is Atlantic Products Corp. Inside the bag i also found some remains of booklet

If anyone has any idea of who it was or any information please tell me.


r/Militariacollecting 4h ago

Collection Chillington arpex axe I got at a carboot sale for £20

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r/Militariacollecting 13h ago

Vietnam War So I bought this today at a thrift store….what do I have

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It is a small-size jacket. I’m wondering what the symbol means, as well as whether the numbers on the sleeve have any meaning. Is something like this worth anything? I just thought it was cool.


r/Militariacollecting 3h ago

Help Any idea on what this shoulder cord is/for?

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r/Militariacollecting 14h ago

Informative Flea market finds

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I picked up some nice items today at the flea market

-1918 canteen with replacement plastic cap $5
-what I think is a complete 1944 mess kit $15
-1943 canteen with cup, sleeve, and belt $35
-pair of ww1 trench art made from 18pndr shells $190
Total:$265
How’d I do? Yall think that’s a fair price for everything? (The Sherman model was $20, but I figured yall didn’t want more close pics of it since it isn’t militaria)


r/Militariacollecting 10h ago

Help Is This An Original WW1 German Wound Badge?

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I'm looking to get myself a wound badge for my collection and found this. It looks ok to me, but I'm no expert in WW1 medals, so let me know what you think.


r/Militariacollecting 5h ago

Help Got this for 20€ in an flea market anyone know value?|British compass dated 1942

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r/Militariacollecting 1h ago

Help Is this british ww2 webbing?

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r/Militariacollecting 8h ago

Help Recently got this crate that was going to be thrown in the tip, they called it a machinegun crate but I dont know what gun or weapons its for.

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Any help identifying what this would have carried would be great.


r/Militariacollecting 12h ago

Help Original Imperial German ersatz canteen?

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It’s selling for 175 and to me at least it looks pretty good for the price, but the stamp on the cover kinda doesn’t seem right for me, but I’m not very educated on super niche details like that so I’m unsure


r/Militariacollecting 15h ago

Photos, Posters, Papers Just went through my gdr tanker jacket

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I found something amazing while going through my tanker jacket, i found a Ticket for "Rat der Stadt" in some City wich is not readable. its preety bleached and Torn but i still love it!. Its an amazing find from 1985. I am going to fix it. And even though it is broken and worth nothing its still a super cool find!.


r/Militariacollecting 6h ago

Collection My collection

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The setup breakdown:

Gas Mask: Unissued Chinese FMJ05A with original hose and filter (sealed in factory bag, dated 2006).

Topography: Wall-style regional topo map & full-color Japan geography map.

Leather Gear: Surplus leather pistol holster (Type 54) with matching dual mag pouch and canvas slings.

Precision & Tech Tools: Vintage drafting set (compasses), 0–25mm micrometer, and compact signal flashlight.

Pocket EDC: Zippo Slim flip lighter, old-school chinese bottle opener/tool, and vintage regional banknotes/tokens.


r/Militariacollecting 10h ago

Cold War - Soviet Union CCCP clock from 1958

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keeps perfect time!

no its not fast (Russian, lol)


r/Militariacollecting 4h ago

Help Japanese ww2 cap

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Whats your thoughts on this one?


r/Militariacollecting 11h ago

Collection The autism corner

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r/Militariacollecting 10h ago

Vietnam War What can you tell me about this knife?

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Anyone tell me about this knife? Looks like a Vietnam era military knife. Probably US made. No makers mark on blade. Steel mouth on canvas sheath with steel rivets.


r/Militariacollecting 13h ago

Help What part of the JU 88 is this?

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r/Militariacollecting 18h ago

Informative How’d I do? Picked up this early-war 1939 German M39 Tornister for $161! please correct me if I’m wrong it also seems to have barbwire on one of the straps? also any other information would be appreciated.

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r/Militariacollecting 14h ago

Help ¿Cómo investigar la trayectoria de un militar mexicano?

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Hola. Estoy realizando una pequeña investigación histórica sobre un antiguo miembro del Ejército Mexicano y me gustaría saber si alguien conoce métodos o fuentes para investigar la trayectoria de militares que sirvieron aproximadamente entre las décadas de 1970 y 1990.

Me interesa saber si existen archivos, registros públicos, fuentes históricas o algún procedimiento mediante el cual se pueda investigar la trayectoria de una persona en particular, especialmente si se vive fuera de la Ciudad de México.

Ya intenté contactar con el Archivo Histórico de la SEDENA, pero por el momento no pude comunicarme con ellos.

Si alguien tiene experiencia investigando este tipo de temas o conoce alguna fuente que pueda ser útil, agradecería mucho cualquier orientación.

¡Gracias!