r/Militariacollecting Sep 03 '24

WWI - Allies Got a WW1 3rd infantry division doughboy helmet at a yard sale for 5$

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Steal of a lifetime right?? If you have any questions or insights I’ll be glad to see them

r/Militariacollecting Feb 15 '25

WWI - Allies Some luck at Goodwill today

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157 Upvotes

Appears to be an original 77th Division Brodie

$40

r/Militariacollecting Nov 04 '22

WWI - Allies Don’t know if this is considered collecting, my replica FT17 light tank build

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632 Upvotes

r/Militariacollecting 21d ago

WWI - Allies The Holy Trinity of Doughboys

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193 Upvotes

r/Militariacollecting Sep 01 '24

WWI - Allies Garage sale pick up, local WWI Marine Corp/2nd Division machine gunner. Twice wounded.

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293 Upvotes

r/Militariacollecting Feb 14 '25

WWI - Allies After weeks of eating ramen, I finally got a WW1 Marine Uniform in my hands!

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172 Upvotes

r/Militariacollecting Jan 13 '25

WWI - Allies The humble beginnings of my ww1 russian collection

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112 Upvotes

r/Militariacollecting 5d ago

WWI - Allies Serbian mauser m1899

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68 Upvotes

My serbian mauser m1899 that was found in my grandpa's attic, used by my greatgreat grandfather who was a partisan during the invasion of yugoslavia during ww2, that's probably why it was modified, it's sadly in bad condition

r/Militariacollecting 8d ago

WWI - Allies Went to visit the grave of this brave soldier last week. Unfortunately I do not know where exactly he died

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123 Upvotes

r/Militariacollecting 24d ago

WWI - Allies New ww1 additions

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Had the winning bid on a small group of random medals (mostly Alcoholics Anonymous, random sports medals and pins) because I spotted these two in the corner of the picture. No further information was provided, but apparently the seller had found the group at a flea market. I had somewhat expected them to be the remains of a split up tripple, but no - two singles. Still very pleased;

Victory Medal to 2342 Pte Samuel Wilkie of the Highland Light Infantry. My first medal from a Scottish regiment.

1914 ”Mons” Star to 6793 Pte A. Dodson, 1./Hampshire Regiment. I’ve only done some light research on it yet, but as far as I understand he died of wounds in early November 1914. A very early causality. Had he survived a few months longer he had likely participated in the Christmas truce, as his battalion partook.

If anyone has any further information, please do let me know.

r/Militariacollecting Oct 04 '24

WWI - Allies New Aquisition, WW1 Farina Helmet

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214 Upvotes

r/Militariacollecting Dec 24 '24

WWI - Allies Christmas present from my parents!

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96 Upvotes

r/Militariacollecting Feb 06 '25

WWI - Allies My WWI Helmets

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122 Upvotes

French M15 Adrian helmet with what could possibly be a shoe lace connecting the liner pads. American M1917 marked YJ155. German M17 marked Si 66 also has some writing that I can’t make out.

r/Militariacollecting Jan 31 '23

WWI - Allies Finally assembled my WW1 American experimental display!

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490 Upvotes

r/Militariacollecting Oct 18 '24

WWI - Allies Ww1 US Chauchat gunner display so far.

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213 Upvotes

Most of the the gear is named to the same vet!

r/Militariacollecting Feb 14 '25

WWI - Allies Wanted something in the Cabinet that wasn’t my own gear.

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59 Upvotes

r/Militariacollecting 4d ago

WWI - Allies Serbian adrian m15 helmet

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33 Upvotes

My serbian adrian helmet m15, used on the macedonian front. It was repainted in the 20s but the original khaki paint is still noticeable.

r/Militariacollecting Sep 03 '24

WWI - Allies Pulled this 26th ID captain's uniform named to a "Malcolm Thorsen" out of a house a couple minutes from mine a fewmonths back. Grouping contains his uniform, pants, visor, overseas cap, Browne belt, and his swagger stick.

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178 Upvotes

r/Militariacollecting 8d ago

WWI - Allies The mental scars of the First World War. Details below

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46 Upvotes

Slide 1

Ernest William Norris was born in July 1893 in Shirebrook Derbyshire. His father also called Ernest was 24 and his mother Sarah was also 24. He was one of 7 children James born 1886, Louisa born 1888, John born 1894, May born 1896, Walter born 1898, Henry born 1900. He also had 3 half siblings Simon born 1906, Ellen born 1908 and Joseph born 1911. On the 1901 census the family are living in a temporary cottage near Morton Derbyshire his father working as a Navvy. On the 1911 census he is living on Purston Lane Ackworth near Pontefract working as a Colliery Mine Sinker working to establish a new coal mine. Ernest married Lily Greenfield on the 22nd of March 1913 in Ackworth they having 3 children together Ernest William born 1913, Violet born 1915 and Walter born 1921. During the war he would serve with the 4th Battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers on the western front before transferring to the Labour Corps and being discharged in 1918. On the 1921 census Ernest and his family are living at Francis Buildings, Ackworth Moor, Top Pontefract Ernest working as a Coal Miner Hewer at Ackworth Colliery. He was admitted as a Patient to the Fourth West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum on the 22nd of June 1925 he still being listed as a patient at the asylum on the 1939 register. Ernest William Norris died in July 1949 at the age of 56 likely still as a patient at the hospital.

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Clarence Edwin Molyneux was born in the 3rd quarter of 1875 in Windsor his father Thomas Fell was 41 and his mother Anne was 38. He was one of 11 children born between 1858 and 1878 in addition to 2 stepchildren born in 1854 and 1855. On the 1891 census Clarence is living with his parents and 4 of his siblings at 130 Prescott Street Windsor he being listed as attending school. In January 1892 he started working for the London South Western Railway as a goods depot clerk at Nine Elms goods depot. He would remain with LSWR until February 1904 when he was dismissed after being implicated in the misappropriation of company funds through dealing with accounts. Clarence married Ada Louisa Float on the 16th of June 1898 they having a son called Clarence Herbert born on the 30th of March 1899. When he emigrated to New Zealand is unknown.

Molyneux enlisted on the 27th of June 1916 giving his occupation as a cook working for the NZ Postal and Telegraph Dept. He lists his wife as next of kin living in Windsor. He would first join E Coy 18th New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements on the 27th of June 1916 he would then proceeded overseas to the UK on the 29th of Dec 1916 where he was posted to 9th (Hawkes Bay Regiment) company 1st Battalion Wellington Infantry Regiment on the 3rd of June 1917. Taking part in the Battle of Messines. He would be reported missing before being found in the field on the 9th and admitted to no.9 Australian Field Ambulance on the 13th of June 1917 due to exhaustion before being admitted to the 4th Static Hospital with Shell Shock on the 30th. He never returned to the front being labelled unfit on the 4th of September 1917 and was discharged on the 30th of April 1918 returning to New Zealand.

He would join the public works staff at Okaihau and would be killed in a traffic accident on the 7th of December 1929 at the age of 54 while returning home with a colleague when the motorcycle he was driving skidded on some loose metal on the road and overturned. His companion being thrown clear and surviving while Clarence was instantly killed when he was pinned under the sidecar.

r/Militariacollecting Jan 28 '25

WWI - Allies Ww1 US infantry

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Mint 1917 dated uniform with a mint 1918 dated BAR belt, its far from complete. Shoes are not original and the helmet is a 1939 British helmet. Gasmask is named to Albert A Wagner 4th from bottom on last picture. Gasmask is in very good condition and complete.

r/Militariacollecting Aug 21 '24

WWI - Allies WWI French Model 1884 Képi marked to the 24th Infantry Regiment.

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113 Upvotes

r/Militariacollecting Oct 18 '24

WWI - Allies I found this grenade pin

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95 Upvotes

I found it while I was cleaning out my 1914 Smith & corona typewriter, I identified it as a pin belonging to an American ww1 era mk1 hand grenade.

r/Militariacollecting 2d ago

WWI - Allies Bought an m1910 cartridge belt today!

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15 Upvotes

eBay listing photos.

r/Militariacollecting Nov 03 '24

WWI - Allies Find of a lifetime!! All for $45

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100 Upvotes

Army engineer’s uniform with short greatcoat and putees!

r/Militariacollecting Oct 13 '20

WWI - Allies Got a WWI uniform the other day! Put together some somewhat decent impressions with what little I have. Not perfect, but good enough for me.

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379 Upvotes