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On Friday I attended only the second military collectibles show since SOS. This was the OVMS Show in Wilmington, Ohio. They do a good job with spreading out tables to encourage social distancing and required masks. Without those conditions I would not have attended. I saw this near complete...

It is masterfully done. If I had seen it a show I would have asked opinions, and I think the real danger is that if this happened to be an estate sale or a small gun show reasonably priced it would have sold quickly. When I see stuff like this I wonder why that talent couldn't be put to...

IMA-USA has sold Lewis Guns in the USA for $10,000. I paid a bit less for mine... it was a lucky find on GunBroker. In the UK there is the company that makes decent replicas. The handles are resin, but otherwise it is all metal parts. I imported a couple. I'm selling the one I had in the...

Didn't you bring your son and son-in-law? Isn't that what kids are for... at some point we might have to collect our daughter from boarding school and bring her to the show so I have more time to shop.

Gus, you have several months to build a mini-A7V to drive around the show. Get to it!

I have been on WAF for many years and I was previously a Lifetime Member (long story). I think the problem over there is that civility can be lacking but that is due to it being too big and not as tight knit of a community.

Lovely example to have in a collection.

For those who don't like old black and white still images, there is the VERY animated history of Simple History: https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2020/09/15/youtubes-simple-history-is-informative-and-fun-but-far-from-simple/#4bc2295823f0

James, same hall but in addition the hall next door. So it just means the show is spread out. It isn't growing and should still be just shy of 2,000 tables. It mean a bit more walking, but we're all up for that!

I am one who can't believe nearly 20 years later the theories continue. But imagine how much worse social media has allowed wild theories to spread. Here is the piece I wrote for Forbes - which I'm trying to promote...

Well, soon after (actually mere minutes) posting the helmet online I was contacted by several interested parties. I was offered a considerable amount of money for the helmet by a collector. However, I did sell the helmet to the Governor General's Horse Guard's Society and Museum. Major Denison...

I've been working on getting this helmet for a couple of months and the seller finally was able to cross the border from Canada today. Here is a Canadian universal pattern helmet with tin named to Major Frederick Denison. He led the Canadian Voyageurs on the Nile employed by the Imperial...

I was looking for some period photos. But I think I may be set. Thank you.

Does anyone have any high resolution period images of the MG08 and/or MG08/15 I could use for an article?

For the 1st Dragoons the plume should be black. And don't confuse the 1st Dragoons with the 1st Dragoon Guards. They are two different units, which even confuses British collectors.

Is someone blacking out from too much drink and doesn't remember banning people? Are the machines finding this a way to mess people? We may never know.

It was a nice day... so WHY not photograph the MG08 and MG08/15 in the garden? My Guns of August.

The U.S. Army will look similar to how they did in WWII: https://news.clearancejobs.com/2020/08/11/the-u-s-army-going-retro-with-new-uniforms/

A few more. See the attached photo of the pinion and grips. Those are included with this sale.

Some more images.