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iknowdintoo
18-01-2009, 18:34
Just thought I'd show you some of the stuff I have in my collection, all of it is original.
I'll use links when the images are too big, but direct images when possible

First a little overview of one side of my room (its a pretty big pic btw):
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/2896/s6000450nr8.jpg

Secondly here is some stuff from the Dutch Resistance, the "Nederlandse Binnenlandse Strijdkrachten", or Dutch Inland Forces (or something).
http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/8351/s6000449um0.jpg
Top row, left to right: A cartoon booklet mocking the German occupiers, 1945, a booklet about the Dutch royalty in wartime,1945, a leaflet for a Resistance dance night, 1945, a couple of pictures of the Canadian forces liberating the provincial capital, Leeuwarden, 1945, a pack of "amateurtabak", literally amateur tobacco, which was made in the Netherlands because the supply lines with other parts of the world were cut off, 1945. Then bottom row left to right:
An ashtray with "Hello Mr. Jeep" on it, the back says "Souvenir from liberated Holland", 1945, an armband from the Dutch resistance, who apparently had something to do with Market Garden, because it also included a book from 1945 about that, 1944, then finally a couple of cigarettes that were dropped on the 31st of august 1941 into occupied Holland, to celebrate the birthday of the Queen.

Now here is an interesting item, a collection can (can someone tell me what the correct name for this is in English? Whenever I refer to it, I don't know what to call it) used by the 'Winterhulp Nederland', abbreviated WHN.
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/626/s6000419zm8.jpg
The WHN was a Dutch charity organisation, set up by the Nazi's in october 1940, that helped the poor in the winter. The Dutch people didn't trust this at all, so the organisation never recieved alot of funds. This image from a book I have (again mocking the nazi's :D ) illustrates how the Dutch people showed the WHN:
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/7765/s6000446ls7.jpg

And lastly here are a couple of Persoonsbewijzen (a sort of passport/identification method used by the Germans) and Distributiestamkaarten (which were needed to be entitled to food coupons), all having belonged to my family. The one in the middle has a wooden cover, which apparently is quite rare.
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/70/s6000335jw7.jpg

If you'd like to see more, please react :) .

pelitys
18-01-2009, 22:52
Nice collection, allthough most of it are papers of all kinds, which are not very interesting imo :whip:
But anyway, where have you gotten all that stuff? Raided the attic at parents' house?

iknowdintoo
19-01-2009, 16:52
Well, it's kinda hard to get guns in my country, stupid gun laws prohibit having anything that even remotely looks like a gun without 200 licences :sadflat: .. The only thing that you can buy without anything, are bolt action rifles with the barrel welded shut, as well as the bolt. I got all this stuff from family, buying on the internet, flea markets, you name it. It's pretty awesome what my grandma still has (a bookcase full of bibles from the 19th century for example :P).

Orrie
30-01-2009, 13:51
Relax with your Smilies Panzer_Elite...

A fine collection.
When I get a stable economy and start living on my own, I'm start see if I can get some "entites" from WW2. :realbig:

Till now I just have an 7.92x57mm cartridge and a M72 LAW (Which is not from WW2, but a rather modern Light Anti-Tank weapon)

Sabari
30-01-2009, 16:18
Don't Make fun of Nazis!!!!my friend's ancestors are Faught for Der Fartherland and Propaganda man(Which is Hitler,)so how would you like it if someone mocked you?- PZe :baseball: :baseball: :baseball:
I think its enough, Panzer elite this is not your first warning, stop it fast....

iknowdintoo
31-01-2009, 15:34
Heres my site btw, for some better pics: Linky (http://gebirgsjagercollector.webs.com/home.htm)

pelitys
31-01-2009, 16:37
Don't Make fun of Nazis!!!!my friend's ancestors are Faught for Der Fartherland and Propaganda man(Which is Hitler,)so how would you like it if someone mocked you?- PZe :baseball: :baseball: :baseball:
Emm what? It's so hilarius that you are showing up here offended by something nobody knows, so then I have the right to diss you because my grandfather's parents died in a German concentration camp? But franky I'm not angry, so you should learn to behave too.

Instinct
31-01-2009, 18:33
Back to topic and stop hijacking others topics. This is about a collection from an user, comment it and don't waste it with off-topic.

iknowdintoo
31-01-2009, 21:15
Thank you.

Orrie
31-01-2009, 22:25
The instruction book for the StG44 was something I got interested in.
I believe there are few left, but do you know any places to get one?

iknowdintoo
01-02-2009, 13:01
I got mine in a black market in Normandy, maybe check some dealer sites, they might have some. Otherwise try fleamarkets, or militaria markets. Maybe they're a bit harder to come by in Norway.

iknowdintoo
04-02-2009, 14:03
I've added alot of new stuff to my site (http://gebirgsjagercollector.webs.com/), leave a message in the guest book if you want to (they make me feel popular :P ).