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vent holes look sus

I don't even know what to say.

If anyone knows what these emperors Roman bronzes could be ( I was only able to ID the Valentinian as a beginner ) , and has any tips about preserving those that appear to have bronze disease - Any advice would be welcome.

A letter sent home by an Austrian soldier fighting for the Wehrmacht during WW2

A letter sent home by an Austrian soldier fighting for the Wehrmacht during WW2.

Found this at an antique store in Madrid for 30 euros. It doesn’t seem to look authentic and I can’t find anything else online.

Can anyone help me, first time buying anything like this and not sure how to look for authenticity.

1 Kreutzer of Maria Theresa from 1762 , based on the P marking it was minted in Prague. While the coin itself is relatively boring , the cut has caught my attention a makes it a bit more interesting. Does anyone know what it could've been done for?

I heard of ancient coins being test cut to see if they're silver/gold but I've never seen anything like this , especially on modern bronze coins.

The patina on the inside of the cut shows that it's been cut at least 100 years ago too.

I went to ciney militatia in belgium recently and piced this up, id like to know more about it and if it is legit or nit thx.

Pretty much what the title says. Bought this Bergmütze style cap and are wondering whether or not it's a civilian postwar cap turned "German" or a reproduction altogether. Mostly asking since I plan on wearing it in the woods ( as it is a relatively comfortable cap ) when I go fishing a hunting - And ruining a rather nice older cap ( despite it having been messed with by someone before ) would be a shame.

I can see the remains of some bogus Polish circle swastika stamps on the inside , but I haven't been able to identify the modern manufacturer/whether or not it's a different army/civilian cap that was messed with instead of a reproduction.

I found at a gun store today and im just wondering if it would be real or not the guy sead it was a armband band of a person who worked on v2 rockets

I recently bought this Polish AK stock and it smells quite bad. I'm guessing that it's due to having been stored in damp conditions a getting moldy? The smell is bad to the point where the entire apartment had that "old stuff smell". Even packing it in two plastic bags wasn't enough to stop it.

Has anyone dealt with this before/does anyone know how to rid of , or at the very least limit this smell?

Any help would be appreciated!

I am curipus if these existed as my friend bought one and is adament it is real even though i have showed him several sources that state these were fantasies but I would love second opinions

Found this piece on a flee market and im questioning if its real or fake since its in very good condition.

A friend wanted to get started in this hobby a told me about it , which ended up making me interested as well. Ended up getting all of these cameras for 14€. Internals on all of them are very clean a if any are broken ( Haven't tested them all yet ) could probably be fixed ( but I'm clumsy a would probably more harm than good so I won't try ). So far I've tested both the Canon a Vivitar a they work perfectly - So I'll let my friend borrow the Vivitar for the time being until she gets her own camera ( Since I absolutely fell in love with the Canon a she isn't able to get a camera atm due to a few reasons ). The older Certo DDR camera with the case doesn't appear to work? despite being in good condition , but it'll still find a use since I do Czechoslovak army reenacting and ill carry it alongside other 1970-80s period military equipment a personal items at public events. The Kosako ( off-brand? ) camera is a mystery and I didn't test it yet , but it appears pretty much unused ( you can see it both visually alongside the seller confirming in-person that it has never been used ) so I'll test it next ( I don't have high expectations tho as it does feel cheap). As for the small two colorful cameras , I don't know much about them - so if anyone could tell me what they are that'd be great. I'm a huge fan of the Kodak so far and with it , I don't think I'll be buying a new camera anytime soon as a beginner!

( I think it's also worth mentioning that these photos were taken before I cleaned them all , so they do look a bit dirty on them )

Although I can't wait to spend all the money I've saved when getting these cameras on buying film and sending the film to labs though :P

So yeah , that's pretty much my start to this expensive hobby!