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Gustaf

I had the great luck to help a farmer in Austria, clean the attic in his house in 1972, I was handed the tunic of Ferdinand Holzner, and told to put in the garbage, I was able to convince the farmer that it was not something that should go in the garbage, so he gave it to me, and with a little diggi...

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b.loree wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 01, 2020 5:35 pm
Just testing this part of the forum. B

I looks like you got a B

Gustaf

We only looked at the issue today - all our mail is quarantined for two days! And Brian, Enid just said you'll have to buy something even cooler next year to make the cut! And hey, she didn't include my MG08 purchase so don't feel bad! Our mail is on a 3 day quarantine, it just about ruined me when...

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b.loree wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 31, 2020 3:20 pm
Yes, good to see you have framed up that CEF gas helmet you sniped from my part of The Great White North years ago!

That is one of the best parts of the collection.

Gustaf

I managed to make an addition to the Commonwealth corner of the bunker recently. It is demiled but works better for displays in public.

Gustaf

Hello James ; Are you sure that all these small straps are for children ? One that you show has writing on the bottom I think it is a red strap J. B. 6 a lot of these small straps were stock used by the people who put them in frames for soldiers as they ended their service with a regiment and was a...

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J.LeBrasseur wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 29, 2020 11:25 pm
Great show and Great people, and other then Gus being aloud in, all is good!

James

That is your fault, you got the pass for me.

Gustaf

Hey Alan, Those younger collectors have been there all along. SOS is the best show in the world, the people who attend are great and the people who put is on do not get enough thanks for the work they do. About the only complaint I heard was that you had to wait 4 hours after getting your packet bef...

Gustaf

I could not even find another box of crackers this year, but it was probably the Best SOS yet. We made it home just ahead of a big blizzard.

Gustaf

They make a great mail box stand too.

Gustaf

Here is my contribution, not as great as John's, but you have to work with what you have.

Prussian Infantry circa 1917

and Prussian Infantry circa 1918

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Amybellars wrote: ↑
Thu Feb 06, 2020 4:29 am

Gustaf wrote: ↑
Tue Feb 04, 2020 11:14 am
Well, it looks like SOS will be canceled for me this year, Jeff has posted his latest catalogue and by 3:05 Central time I should be bankrupt.
And you are still rich after 3.05 central time.

Not rich, but not as poor as I wished to be.

Gustaf

Tony without Kaiser wrote: ↑
Wed Feb 05, 2020 10:21 am
Well done

Nothing compares to Officer's Metalhelme.

I assume you bought a lottery ticket on the way home?

He already won the lottery, no need to buy a loosing ticket.

Gustaf

Due to slow interweb service, it looks like I can still afford to drive to Kentucky.

Gustaf

Well, it looks like SOS will be canceled for me this year, Jeff has posted his latest catalogue and by 3:05 Central time I should be bankrupt.

Gustaf

Hey Brian, Giving prices is usually difficult,but to give you an idea, I paid $2200 (about 4 years ago) for a nice Stirnpanzer with a good M1917 helmet (with liner and chin strap) the strap on the Panzer is not original, and $1200 about 6 years ago for a nice Grabenpanzer with replaced straps. Both ...

Gustaf

YOu do not have to use metal to get a Stirn Panzer to ring, a real one will ring with a knuckle.

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Hey Eric, here is the top strap, the dealer in France has been good for me, the strap is probably a reproduction, but I doubt you will find an original.

http://aassniper98.com/en/mg-08/10297-l ... 0815-.html

Best
Gus

Gustaf

Most people still believe that the war ended on November 11th 1918, but it continued until the Treaty of Versailles over a half a year later. A lot of people died of starvation in Germany during that time due to the blockade stopping food from being sent to Germany.

Gustaf

I predict that in a couple of decades, you will be buying a couple of shipping containers, there is no cure, just treatment for this disorder. The current health care regulations require insurance to cover drug addicts, I think they should also pay for collectors to treat their ailment.

Gustaf

My introduction to Good Soldier Svejk actually came from the book Good Camarad Schweik, by Helmut Putz. I found the book when I was still in high school and it was so interesting that I searched for the prequel by Jaroslav Hašek. Good Soldier Svejk is even better, but Putz did do a very good job of ...

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That would be the Gendarm he met while he was making his way to the front after getting left behind by his regiment.

Gustaf

Think about a good HEPA air purifier to remove some of the dust. I'm sure you could tuck it away somewhere and that will do a great job of controlling the dust. Even though dust is a big problem in our area, I have not had any problems with dust in the containers. The carpet catches any dirt that c...

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Schiavona13 wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 29, 2019 2:12 pm

Gustaf wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 25, 2019 10:09 pm
dirt on the shoes is a issue to think about
I have astro turf on the landing and in the entrance, That helps remove most of the dirt. The carpet is vacuumed fairly regular, and while dust is a big problem in this area, I have manage to keep it to a minimum in the containers.

Gustaf

Do you have climat control and heating in there ? Humidity is not a big problem here under normal conditions as we seldom get above 50%, but I do have a dehumidifier as well as limited heating in the winter and AC in the summer. During the coldest months, I will have to allow the temperatures to ge...

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Thanks all, this has been a project that I had wanted to do for some time, making the collection available to the public while keeping it at home where I can enjoy it too. I have had it displayed at other museums in the past, about half the collection spent 6 months in the Fort Douglas Military Muse...

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We have been getting the bunker ready for an open house sometime in the month of November, we will host the member's meeting of the Minidoka County Historical Society and the general public sometime after Veteran's Day. The time and date will be announced when we get things ironed out. DSCN0087.JPG ...

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Metric is a better system, but Centigrade is not really a very good measurement of temperature. It is based on water's state while Fahrenheit is based on the human condition.

Gustaf

Glad the remodel is a success and that the preventative measures are working

Gustaf

The half inch is actually the addition of two cuts that remove a quarter inch of material. Our European friends are not talking about full auto weapons, I think they are talking about the run of the mill rifle, pistol and revolvers we almost take for granted.

Gustaf

MG34NZ wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 15, 2019 12:14 am
I think you mean shipped TO my US exporter and all around good guy ?

He does not have one.

Gustaf

You should have had this shipped through your US exporter!

Gustaf

There are only two kinds of basements, those that have had water in them and those that will have water in them, and the first group is also in the second group. You are lucky, I have friends who were away from home for a week and had a waterline in the second floor break putting 4 feet of water in...

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There are only two kinds of basements, those that have had water in them and those that will have water in them, and the first group is also in the second group. You are lucky, I have friends who were away from home for a week and had a waterline in the second floor break putting 4 feet of water in ...

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I am not sure how many of you noticed that Paul's occupation in his profile was "Slayer of dragons" That was not an idle boast. One of Paul's jobs was working for ICE, I remember a few years ago getting a letter from him, he was very excited because they had just had an ICE bust in Minnesota that he...

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Hi, Gus-- I was already thinking how this could be easily loaded on a truck. The best part is if you move you have containers ready for the collection. This looks really good. What is the source of lighting? LED? Yes Peter, the lighting is LED or lead lights as my father used to say. And the portab...

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:thumbright: :thumbright: :thumbright: Well that got to be the most ingenious solution for a large collection I have ever seen. Brilliant. I took the hard route and built a new house of which my Bunker was an integral part of the design. Your initiative solution might have worked for me. Well done....

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911car wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 08, 2019 12:22 am
Looks great! Congratulations. Should make a nice office too. Is it heated?

No need to heat it at this point, but the AC works well enough. I am hoping a small electric heater will be enough in the winter.

Gustaf

I have been working on a project in the back yard for the past month. I wanted a better way to store and display my collection, it is based on two 40 shipping containers bolted together with two passages cut between them. The are insulated and walled in and fire or flood are a veru small worry. The ...

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That sure looks good to me!

Gustaf

It has cut down on junk mail and bills.

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I found that an 08 on a sled makes a good mail box stand.

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It is a lot nicer than the portrait of Bismark that Paul has!

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ebeeby wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 29, 2019 1:01 pm
Agreed!

What he said!

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cliffn wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 28, 2019 9:43 pm
Hello all,
I have just been going through old bookmarks and seeing what still worked . Been a long time since I have been here.
Take care.
Cheers,
Cliff

Hey Cliff, it would be great if Mark could come back too.
Best
Gus

Gustaf

Here is the Saturday mail man, since we put this up we have not received any bills or junk mail.

The bullet holes in the mail box have been there for about 40 years.

Gustaf

I put up a new mail box stand from some of the bits I got on the last trip back east.

Gustaf

The one side see through also has the benefit of keeping outsiders from seeing in. I have to admit that the reason for walling over the window in one room was for the display space as it is a north wall and gets little sunlight through it. If you need more display space, you can send what does not f...

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A Great collection and great displays, the one thing I see that worries me is the amount of sunlight that is allowed into the collections room. I hope you have UV protection on the glass. There are a number of things that threaten our collection, we all understand water, fire, theft and vermin, but ...

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I was really hoping it would move to Denver or Fargo.

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