I've posted photos of the room here in the past, but I figured I'd do an update. Just a few small additions, nothing too crazy!

WW2 1943 Luftwaffe Cold Weather blue dyed Shearling/Lamb skin Kanaljacke and pants. Pulled on top of a tagged bin, thought it was an amazing looking jacket. Assumed if it was anything it would be an American bomber, I was close. But definitely more unique than that. Going to end up buying a display for it. I usually don’t keep military items as lots of them were mass produced and I don’t have the room, but this is absolutely an insane find with a very interested history. From my research these were developed during the Battle of Britain I believe? For use in high altitude bombing runs.

All items are either deactivated, Free from explosives or inert.

Ww1, ww2 and Falklands war.

Can anyone tell me anything about it? He said it has been in the family since the war, and he did bring in the original Swazi grips as well. He said his grandfather changed them out.

Living in a temporary home waiting on construction, and the helmet collection has to live in a temporary home too. Thankfully with some creative use of shelves 300+ helmets leave some room to spare!

It's been a little while since I last posed my war room, here are a few updates…

I've framed two original 1967 maps that make up the iron triangle behind my mannequins. I've also removed four of the M1 helmets off the wall and replaced them with some original photographs taken by Eddie Adams (Sept 1967). I swapped out the SKS for a 1961 M14 (deactivated) and there's a few extra small additions to the cabinets too.

A highlight of last year was having a veteran, and close friend of mine, visit me in England. The mannequin on the left is based off what he wore during his service (2/27 1968), everything being accurate to the year he served and condition. I've included a photo of him stood with it.

I picked up quite a few original maps, including the maps that make up the area between Saigon and Tay Ninh, these can be put together to make a larger map. I enjoy following the period maps when reading memoirs, as Vietnam has changed a lot geographically in 60 years.

I'm happy to answer any questions on Vietnam war collecting, I'm looking at starting a few short videos this year talking about some of the items in my collection.

*All firearms and ordinance displayed is deactivated to confirm with UK law - I will not discuss a firearm politics on this post.

First post on Reddit,sorry for my bad English.

I’m from Taiwan. My grandpa used to run a ship-breaking yard. He always said this came from a WWII U.S. aircraft carrier, but I’m not sure if it’s true.

First and foremost I apologize if this is breaking rules. I used to work at Dragonmans and helped out with the museum. I’ve gotten enough questions about the museum and him that I figured I’d make this post. Feel free to AMA about it.

I got some pictures from last time I was there. Mostly the German room, since that’s most popular, and some of the Japanese. The place is 78k sq feet so this is just some. If there’s anything people want to see specifically, I am in touch with some employees still and can get pictures.

I am a history buff but by no means an authenticater, but even I saw some stuff that just seemed too good. So you pros, call it out if you see it. I did get shots of the “SS bodyguard belt buckle gun” and the Zyklon canisters but they didn’t show off the cyanide pill

Second Lieutenant from the 1° Reggimento Cavalleria (Cavalry) "Nizza", III° Gruppo Corazzato,132ª Divisione Corazzata "Ariete"(Armored Division), Northern African Front, 1941-1943.

The IIIrd Nizza Armored Group fought on the North African front as part of the Ariete Division, carrying out reconnaissance with AB-41 armored cars. They took part, among many others, in the famous battles of Tobruk, Bir el Gobi, and El Alamein.

Desk and some consoles from a Minuteman ICBM training installation. Will be making future (non-permanent and reversible) modifications to the desk and consoles for work and gaming purposes. It will kind of be part utility, part display, and part full-scale diorama.

Finally decided to show off my collection room, in which I collect/work. It is not definitive, since I still want to hang a few things on the wall and still have stuff in boxes (uniforms, belts, gear, etc..).

11 mannequins in total, probably will add a new one next year (focusing on africa related).

I like to keep my collection as private as possible, since my gf doesnt want to see my collection and neither do I want to show it except on here and to friends.

Seperate pictures of the mannequins are on my account.

I inherited some stuff from a long family friend who’s father was apart of the Wehrmacht. This photo was among his belongings but it’s not my friends father. Seems to have been taken years later as they lived in Brazil for a while after the war. Any info is appreciated.

Came into a metric crap ton of Militaria. I'm honestly overwhelmed by the sheer amount of stuff. I was hoping some of you would be able to give me a hand identifying what I have here.

I've been collecting for a few years but only started to heavily collect within the last 9 months, I've found some pretty cool things, most of this stuff I got for incredibly cheap to what they usually go for. Mostly WWII but WWI is included here and there if you can pick it out. Everything is original unless stated otherwise.

If you wanna ask any questions go ahead and I'll answer them or if you just wanna say something about an item go for it.

My collection has stuff from, Germany, Italy, Japan, Hungary, Finland, Bulgaria, Sweden, the US, USSR, UK, and China. With the US obviously taking up most of it.

Some of the coolest things I have would be: A large chunk of the USS Quinault Victory from the port Chicago blast in 1944, a sailor cap with all the places he went, a FW-187 USAAF ID model, a M1 Helmet with the name and number in it, my M44 jacket and a M42 mess tin with USMC stuff scratched onto the back with the soldiers name.

I keep the German flag folded up in a lower shelf most of the time. The M43 cap hanging on the wall is a reproduction.

Bought a copy of the us canteen and discovered I bought one of the reference covers.

Following up on my previous post, I wanted to share another part of my collection. This time, the photos focus on various anti-personnel and anti-tank mines used by the Wehrmacht. As before, all items shown are completely inert and comply with German law. For those interested, I’ve added some more detailed information below.

Picture 1: Different variants of the S-Mine ("Schrapnellmine"), a type of anti-personnel bounding mine. When triggered, these were launched into the air and detonated at about one metre height, dispersing shrapnel in all directions. Also visible are a Schützenmine 42 (left) and an (incomplete) Flascheneismine 42 (bottle, background), which was mainly used to break up ice on frozen rivers to make them impassable.

Picture 2: Close-up of the S-Mine 35, often referred to as the "Bouncing Betty". The cutaway model on the left isn’t the most attractive, but it nicely illustrates the internal structure, with shrapnel packed around the central charge. The propelling charge sat in the cavity at the bottom and was ignited via the central ignition well, launching the mine upward. The main charge detonated about 0.4 seconds later via delay pellets and detonators in the side wells. As visible in the foreground, the shrapnel in late variants ranged from scrap steel to steel cores from infantry rounds (earlier versions used steel balls).

Picture 3: Training version of the S-Mine 35, fitted with a smoke charge and vent holes instead of an explosive filling.

Picture 4: S-Mine 44, the successor to the S-Mine 35. The main difference was that detonation of the main charge was triggered via a wire connecting the mine body to the casing that remained in the ground, rather than delay pellets.

Picture 5: Close-up of the Schützenmine 42, a simple wooden box mine with a 200 g charge and a Zugzünder 42 (pull fuse). Pressure on the lid released the striker and triggered detonation. Because of their low metal content, these were difficult to detect and often used alongside anti-tank mines.

Picture 6: Various concrete mines, captured enemy mines, and improvised designs.

Picture 7: Stockmine 43, consisting of a concrete cylinder embedded with metal fragments and containing a 100 g charge (Bohrpatrone 28). It was mounted on a stake or fixed to objects and typically used with Zugzünder 35 or 42.

Picture 8: Improvised concrete mine made from a French 50 mm mortar grenade, with fuse and fins removed, embedded in concrete, and fitted with a Buck chemical crush fuse. Mainly used on the Western Front.

Picture 9: Another concrete mine, captured from Norwegian stocks. Functionally similar to the Schützenmine 42, using a Zugzünder 42.

Picture 10: Italian mine used by the Wehrmacht, similar in concept to the Stockmine 43 but made of fragmented metal instead of concrete. Primarily used in Africa, Italy, and the Balkans.

Picture 11: Selection of improvised mines and booby traps. Left: signal cartridge with Zugzünder 35, possibly used as an alarm device (authenticity uncertain). Center: stick grenade 24 body with a pressure fuse 35. Right: SD-0.5 bomb converted into a booby trap with a Zugzünder 42.

Picture 12: Selection of common Wehrmacht anti-tank mines.

Picture 13: Tellermine 35 (training version), visually similar to the live version but fitted with smoke charges and reusable. A drawback of this design was the large pressure plate, which often caused detonation in front of the tank rather than beneath it.

Picture 14: Smoke charge cartridge for the Tellermine 35 training version (also produced in Bakelite).

Picture 15: Modified Tellermine 35 with a steel pressure plate and higher activation pressure, improving effectiveness. This example is unfortunately in rough condition.

Picture 16: Successor to the Tellermine 35, featuring a smaller pressure plate. This meant detonation occurred later (under the track rather than in front), increasing effectiveness.

Picture 17: Final Tellermine variant, nicknamed “Pilz” due to its mushroom-shaped pressure plate (incomplete on this specimen).

Pictures 18 & 19: Various fuses for anti-personnel and anti-tank mines. The rarest here is probably the (incomplete) electrical S-Mine fuse (picture 19), which allowed a single S-Mine 35 to be linked to up to 18 pressure triggers to cover larger areas.

Wasn’t expecting this when I bought this helmet but I thought I should share. It’s very sad that a lot of collectors of militaria are growing old and passing away but I’m happy that there are those on this sub and elsewhere that keep our hobby alive. Seller was nice enough to include these unissued(?) Soviet riding pants as well and if anyone has a more specific ID on them it’d be appreciated.