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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.

IMA-USA had one for sale a while ago: https://www.ima-usa.com/products/original-imperial-german-wwi-panzer-tanker-lederschutzhelm-leather-crash-helmet-formerly-part-of-the-a-a-f-tank-museum?variant=40794512818245 It is a helmet I had never heard of previously.

I heard this month that Chris Mills, author of "The Jaunty Hat," the study of Anglo-Indian sun helmets, passed away in November. He had devoted his time to the study of British and Indian tropical helmets. I believe he was also working on a book on the Enfield Pattern 1853 rifle. I don't know if...

I would add that Edwardian is also 1901-1910, even if from the 1920s, it would be later than the Edwardian Era. I thought these were the "cheap" part of white tie attire. In other words, the shirt was expensive and you'd replace the collar. Those stains are from someone quite POSH.

Please post some photos. I can't make it this month, but I'd be interested in the August or October shows. That is a busy weekend, the Baltimore Antique Arms Show and the Toronto Military Show are both that weekend.