r/Militariacollecting

I found It in the attic. By the smell and the material is very old.

My great grandfather was a dentist and served as a medical officer with the 97th Infantry Division in WW2. He was in Europe with them and then traveled to Japan where he was the general administrator of a hospital in Tokyo. The Navy Dentist who carved “Remember Pearl Harbor” into Tojo’s dentures worked for him and my great grandpas name is listed in several articles discussing the event. It’s a front seam fixed bale helmet and the liner has the majors oak leaves painted on it as well.

I’m trying to learn more about this helmet before doing anything with it. I haven’t cleaned or restored it.
Would appreciate opinions on exactly what it is, originality, condition, markings and realistic collector value.

I bought this from a guy who had a bunch of military stuff and some other coats but this one caught my eye.

Inside the coats inside pocket it says :

NVA P/1 1806 7 m561

I would also like to mention that the sleeves green collar doesn't seem to be moved / sewn into this coat as in there is no stitching on the inside of the sleeve

im just worried its not authentic because with all the photos ive seen of the coats like this they’re either more all grey and this coat is a greenish grey and along with the collar of the coat being a dark grey.

I’ve searched and all I could find was that it couldve been a Cold War-era East German Border Troops winter greatcoat but those in the photos don’t have the green sleeve collar.

if you have any info that would be appreciate!!

(if yall need any more photos I would be happy to share some more)

Had a bit of a shuffle round, got it all to do again when a luftwaffe visor arrives.

New additions of some SS totenkopf and Westland dog tags, lovely heer NCO visor.

As always, purely historical and non political, all items fully FFE and or de-activated to EU/UK standards.

Been working on this for three years and finally put it all together in my new display room

To me it looks genuine and legit. Any expert that can confirm or disprove?

Original Iraqi military JP2 7×50 binoculars personally brought home by me from the Persian Gulf War in 1991.

Japanese-manufactured military binoculars produced for Iraq, with individual-focus 7×50 optics, 7.3° field of view and serial number 70222. They retain their period leather carrying strap and remain in the same unrestored condition in which I brought them home.

The extensive finish wear, scratches and wear to the body covering are genuine service/field wear and have intentionally been left untouched.

The only info I can find about this is that it might be an old pigeon box perhaps used in the military. I picked it up at an antique shop but they didn’t have any info on it and it was kind of just tossed aside. Any info would be great!

Aquired a pair of Original USGI Goggles, dated 1974 for about a $1. Added it to my Afghan War Used and Modified LWH