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Great finds in your gear
jimmyduncan23- Major
- Registration date : 2011-07-29
Number of posts : 1497
- Post n°1
Great finds in your gear
looking through my luxembourg desert shirt today and found a name tape and patch in the shirt pocket,got me thinking what other finds have any body else had in the gear or uniforms?
Bury_Dave- Senior Lieutenant
- Name : Dave
Age : 61
Location : Cambridge , UK
Registration date : 2012-02-14
Number of posts : 822
- Post n°2
Re: Great finds in your gear
That shirt doin't belong to one of the famous Schleck cycling brothers did it ?
I've found bits and bobs in pouches - a beta light, DPK kits and combopens for trianing purposes, spare respirator filters, a NATO map stencil, sniper tape, a couple oe DPM trop/boonie hats, contact gloves, flying gloves ........ loads of things - but mostly worthless !
I've found bits and bobs in pouches - a beta light, DPK kits and combopens for trianing purposes, spare respirator filters, a NATO map stencil, sniper tape, a couple oe DPM trop/boonie hats, contact gloves, flying gloves ........ loads of things - but mostly worthless !
Philip- ADMIN MODERATOR
- Location : Austria
Registration date : 2009-02-17
Number of posts : 3126
- Post n°3
Re: Great finds in your gear
name tapes, patches, money and trash.jimmyduncan23 wrote:what other finds have any body else had in the gear or uniforms?
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Bury_Dave- Senior Lieutenant
- Name : Dave
Age : 61
Location : Cambridge , UK
Registration date : 2012-02-14
Number of posts : 822
- Post n°4
Re: Great finds in your gear
And most frequently earplugs - the scummiest and dirtiest you could imagine YUK !
saltefanden- Lieutenant
- Age : 48
Location : Denmark
Registration date : 2010-12-23
Number of posts : 731
- Post n°5
Re: Great finds in your gear
Eww, yes quite a few 'sooty' earplugs, coins, nametags, a pair of ballistics glasses, unit patches, plastic rank clips and once a perfect and edible Hersheys bar, though I suspect the latter was a deliberate gift from a friendly US seller.
I myself often sneak in militaria trinkits into trades or sales, like matching patches or perverted Danish candy. A brand of liqourice is, may the Good Lord help us, called 'Spunk', and is sold in neat little boxes...
I myself often sneak in militaria trinkits into trades or sales, like matching patches or perverted Danish candy. A brand of liqourice is, may the Good Lord help us, called 'Spunk', and is sold in neat little boxes...
Bury_Dave- Senior Lieutenant
- Name : Dave
Age : 61
Location : Cambridge , UK
Registration date : 2012-02-14
Number of posts : 822
- Post n°6
Re: Great finds in your gear
"Spunk" ????? Your english is too good sometimes my friend !
DS9ACU- Officer Candidate
- Location : USA
Registration date : 2009-07-15
Number of posts : 530
- Post n°7
Re: Great finds in your gear
The best thing I found was when I bought some Swiss Dress jackets in bulk. One had a perfectly unused leather belt in.
Also I've found patches, ear plugs (unfortunately) and a bus ticket from 1945.
Also I've found patches, ear plugs (unfortunately) and a bus ticket from 1945.
saltefanden- Lieutenant
- Age : 48
Location : Denmark
Registration date : 2010-12-23
Number of posts : 731
- Post n°8
Re: Great finds in your gear
Dear Dave, so sorry, but I kid you not!
They come (excuse the pun) in salty liquorice and winegums!
And well done on the bus ticket Fleck; that in it self should sell resonably well on eBay!
They come (excuse the pun) in salty liquorice and winegums!
And well done on the bus ticket Fleck; that in it self should sell resonably well on eBay!
Camo_fiend- MODERATOR
- Name : Ben
Location : Lefthand side of the Atlantic
Registration date : 2009-07-22
Number of posts : 2705
- Post n°9
Re: Great finds in your gear
Cigarette tax stamp from Belgium, a Petzl light filtre, British Army Air Corps beret badge, motivational patches, and a chewed up pen cap to name a few. It's kind of fun to do pocket checks on new pieces of kit.
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msgt norway- Junior Sergeant
- Age : 50
Location : norway
Registration date : 2012-03-06
Number of posts : 100
- Post n°10
Re: Great finds in your gear
i have found in us clothing:mre stuff like coffe,sugar,jam packs
in british gear:live and blank ammo,camo face paint,chem lights
in canadian clothing:patches,chewgum,pens
in norwegian gear:ear pluggs money
cheers ken.
but the best find was when i was 12 years old and gott a alice pack
from a us marines,in the inside radiopouch of the alice pack porn mag!!!!
in british gear:live and blank ammo,camo face paint,chem lights
in canadian clothing:patches,chewgum,pens
in norwegian gear:ear pluggs money
cheers ken.
but the best find was when i was 12 years old and gott a alice pack
from a us marines,in the inside radiopouch of the alice pack porn mag!!!!
fourtycoats- Sergeant Major
- Location : Ireland
Registration date : 2010-01-13
Number of posts : 446
- Post n°11
Re: Great finds in your gear
Sweet papers, matches, field dressings, condoms, movement orders.
CollectinSteve- ADMIN
- Location : New England, US
Registration date : 2009-03-08
Number of posts : 6993
- Post n°12
Re: Great finds in your gear
I love the Danish sense of humor
Like most of you, what I usually find are candy wrappers, bits of trash, and the cursed ear plugs. Occasionally I find some uneaten food product (found a granola bar recently) that I don't dare eat. Grenade pin once, that was kinda cool. Broken earbud and bandages in some Polish body armor is my latest useless find. I haven't found good stuff since I bought out a part of a collection. The collector (like me) puts badges in pockets until they can be sewn on.
Steve
Like most of you, what I usually find are candy wrappers, bits of trash, and the cursed ear plugs. Occasionally I find some uneaten food product (found a granola bar recently) that I don't dare eat. Grenade pin once, that was kinda cool. Broken earbud and bandages in some Polish body armor is my latest useless find. I haven't found good stuff since I bought out a part of a collection. The collector (like me) puts badges in pockets until they can be sewn on.
Steve
Mk1rceme- Senior Sergeant
- Name : Dale
Age : 53
Location : Alberta Canada
Registration date : 2009-11-22
Number of posts : 345
- Post n°13
Re: Great finds in your gear
The only thing I found in uniform pockets was an ID badge for Bagram air base. Needless to say I was very happy.
I have found many different things in webbing and pouches. Even a faded old picture inside the liner of a MKII helmet.
I have found many different things in webbing and pouches. Even a faded old picture inside the liner of a MKII helmet.
59tankbat- Sergeant
- Name : Marc
Location : Europe
Registration date : 2011-11-29
Number of posts : 202
- Post n°14
Re: Great finds in your gear
last month i bought a US BDU shirt at EBAY(usa) and there was a 20euro Bank-note inside a pocket!
So i got a fully return of my money and the jacket for freee!!
So i got a fully return of my money and the jacket for freee!!
panzerwerk- Colonel
- Name : Steve Hoeger
Age : 57
Location : California , U.S.A
Registration date : 2009-02-16
Number of posts : 3068
- Post n°15
Re: Great finds in your gear
I have found food,pins,rank,patches,Ammo and cash ! and other assorted items .
saltefanden- Lieutenant
- Age : 48
Location : Denmark
Registration date : 2010-12-23
Number of posts : 731
- Post n°16
Re: Great finds in your gear
Hi, I don't really know if this one qualifies, but I responded to a local add recently and bought this:
A full Danish PLCE.
And what I really got, as all pouches were bristling with goodies, was this:
Mmmmmmh, extra bonuses...
A full Danish PLCE.
And what I really got, as all pouches were bristling with goodies, was this:
Mmmmmmh, extra bonuses...
panzerwerk- Colonel
- Name : Steve Hoeger
Age : 57
Location : California , U.S.A
Registration date : 2009-02-16
Number of posts : 3068
- Post n°17
Re: Great finds in your gear
VERY VERY NICE !!!!!!!!!
saltefanden- Lieutenant
- Age : 48
Location : Denmark
Registration date : 2010-12-23
Number of posts : 731
- Post n°18
Re: Great finds in your gear
Yeeaaah!
Thanks Mr. Hoeger! I couldn't believe it myself!
Thanks Mr. Hoeger! I couldn't believe it myself!
APreston- Junior Sergeant
- Age : 33
Location : Boca Raton, Florida, United States
Registration date : 2011-11-01
Number of posts : 96
- Post n°19
Re: Great finds in your gear
Only thing of note I've ever found in my stuff was the name "Allbright" written in blue pen in the tag area of my Greek lizard set. Seller had no idea what it could've meant, my theory (admittedly a bit outlandish) was that the set had found it's way up to Yugo during the wars and ended up being some SFOR operator's bring-home.
A friend of mine in the UK found a letter in the pocket of one of his NVA shirts, but the ink was too faded to read properly.
A friend of mine in the UK found a letter in the pocket of one of his NVA shirts, but the ink was too faded to read properly.
sh4pak- Junior Lieutenant
- Age : 51
Location : Washington, DC
Registration date : 2012-04-23
Number of posts : 626
- Post n°20
Re: Great finds in your gear
Not exactly found *inside,* but I picked up a Carl Isken cap for $2.50, and found this lovely Edelweiss pinned to the side-- and someone had twisted a cloisonne ladybug onto that. Not a bad find, really:
nkomo- ADMIN
- Name : Arch
Location : Kentucky, USA
Registration date : 2009-02-13
Number of posts : 3323
- Post n°21
Re: Great finds in your gear
Over the years, I have found candy, candy wrappers, pistachio shells, East German Pfenigs, used handkerchiefs, cough drops, Soviet coins, a letter and envelope in a Soviet Airborne jacket, ear plugs, sand, bloody cotton balls, bloody band-aids, crucifixes, knives, etc.
Some of the cooler finds have been in US items. One time, I bought several 160th SOAR tan two piece fliers suits. When I got home, I was going through the pockets and found a little blue pill. Did a little research and found out that it was a sleeping pill called Ambien.
Another time, I found a Phoenix Jr. infrared beacon in the pocket of a US chest rig I bought.
Probably the best item I have ever found was in the back pocket of a Tactical Tailor chest rig I bought a few years back. In the pocket was a length of 550 cord (paracord)fashioned into a noose AND a wanted list of known local Al-Qaeda terrorists operating in a specefic area. Taped to the back of the wanted list was a sectioned off map of a village in Afghanistan or Iraq.
Some of the cooler finds have been in US items. One time, I bought several 160th SOAR tan two piece fliers suits. When I got home, I was going through the pockets and found a little blue pill. Did a little research and found out that it was a sleeping pill called Ambien.
Another time, I found a Phoenix Jr. infrared beacon in the pocket of a US chest rig I bought.
Probably the best item I have ever found was in the back pocket of a Tactical Tailor chest rig I bought a few years back. In the pocket was a length of 550 cord (paracord)fashioned into a noose AND a wanted list of known local Al-Qaeda terrorists operating in a specefic area. Taped to the back of the wanted list was a sectioned off map of a village in Afghanistan or Iraq.
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Always looking for Central American militaria 1965 to 1991. Especially items relating to Coronel Velasquez El Salvador Armed Forces
Martin- Captain
- Name : Martin
Location : Perth, Western Australia
Registration date : 2009-06-25
Number of posts : 944
- Post n°22
Re: Great finds in your gear
1. A watch.
2. A live 5.56 round - came airmail in a smock from the UK, shows how good customs are.
3. A USB stick with flight paths and missions over Afghanistan.
2. A live 5.56 round - came airmail in a smock from the UK, shows how good customs are.
3. A USB stick with flight paths and missions over Afghanistan.
saltefanden- Lieutenant
- Age : 48
Location : Denmark
Registration date : 2010-12-23
Number of posts : 731
- Post n°23
Re: Great finds in your gear
Martin! Really?
Live rounds via airmail AND hard military intel?!?
Shocking!
Live rounds via airmail AND hard military intel?!?
Shocking!
Martin- Captain
- Name : Martin
Location : Perth, Western Australia
Registration date : 2009-06-25
Number of posts : 944
- Post n°24
Re: Great finds in your gear
Yep.
On another note, I think there is already a thread about this topic somewhere here.
On another note, I think there is already a thread about this topic somewhere here.
loski- Captain
- Name : Graham
Age : 59
Location : West Sussex
Registration date : 2010-08-11
Number of posts : 919
- Post n°25
Re: Great finds in your gear
I recently bought a black deployment bag from a local surplus shop and found a pair of black lace ladies knickers in the end pocket.
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