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Two World War II Aircraft Conducted Flyover Of HMS Queen Elizabeth A vintage Fairey Swordfish torpedo bomber and a Supermarine Seafire fighter from a naval aviation charity conducted a flyover of the Royal Navy aircraft carrier...

From the B-52 to the Browning M2: America’s Oldest Military Hardware Still in Service https://news.clearancejobs.com/2026/09/11/from-the-b-52-to-the-browning-m2-americas-oldest-military-hardware-still-in-service/

Updated my game room a bit.

I have decided that I will no longer continue to maintain my MilitarySunHelmets.com website after this year. With the passing of my good friend Stuart Bates in early 2023, I lost all interest in continuing with the website. If anyone would like to take over the site, please reach out. I will...

That vest is truly fantastic!

I have a few of these in my collection. I wrote a little of the history for my MilitarySunHelmets.com website a decade ago: https://www.militarysunhelmets.com/tag/imperial-chinese-army https://www.militarysunhelmets.com/2012/conical-asian-hat-of-the-hong-kong-police An expanded version is...

I missed this 11 years ago, and just discovered it this week. Maybe it was better if I hadn't seen it!

My latest column for Military Trader: If I’d only bought it when… Military collectibles and Bitcoin share surprising similarities in value appreciation. A collector reflects on 40 years of missed opportunities. https://www.militarytrader.com/militaria-investment-value-appreciation

The brutal answer and I'm not joking or even making light of it, is that we are addicts to some extent. As I wrote in my column for Military Trader about the “Stress of Collecting,” I made clear the joy we receive when we find a new item. There has been research on dopamine and collecting of...

I have to wonder, who bought those helmets? So far, I know of NO ONE who bought anything. Is that a good sign for the hobby or not?

I didn't see that the first of helmets from Dave Powers' massive collection of helmets went to auction this month. Some rare and unique pieces. I'm kind of glad I didn't know about this in advance! https://grenadierauctions.hibid.com/catalog/728781/auction-xxxvii?q=helmet

Thank you for the insight. I really don't know anything about these.

My recent Military Trader column. I don't believe I'm alone... The stress of collecting… it’s real Being a militaria collector can come with a slew of problems including anxiety and stress. https://www.militarytrader.com/the-stress-of-collecting-its-rea

After watching all four seasons of Babylon Berlin I found these caps to be very interesting.

I responded to David via email. I'm rather busy at the present, but I'll try to take some photos later this weekend.