Chaff 3,622 Posted February 25, 2024 Report Share Posted February 25, 2024 Thanks for book Dido really enjoying and at lot of towns and villages mentioned all local to me. Can't chat must get back to book lol Cheers 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 29,634 Posted February 25, 2024 Report Share Posted February 25, 2024 Nice little transaction there everyone’s happy, 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 22,851 Posted March 17, 2024 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2024 First world war hard tack biscuit. 'Happy Christmas from Bert 1918' On the other side it says 'some chew!!!' with a set of tooth marks 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 22,851 Posted March 17, 2024 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2024 Door stop 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 28,190 Posted March 17, 2024 Report Share Posted March 17, 2024 On 17/03/2024 at 18:37, DIDO.1 said: First world war hard tack biscuit. 'Happy Christmas from Bert 1918' On the other side it says 'some chew!!!' with a set of tooth marks Expand How much that set you back?Superb. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 22,851 Posted March 17, 2024 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2024 On 17/03/2024 at 18:50, mackem said: How much that set you back?Superb. Expand Free! Militaria fair today.....our kid kept picking it up and looking at it....the bloke on the stall said 'if you like it that much you can have it' . Think he had bought a few things off the bloke in the past. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 28,190 Posted March 17, 2024 Report Share Posted March 17, 2024 On 17/03/2024 at 19:03, DIDO.1 said: Free! Militaria fair today.....our kid kept picking it up and looking at it....the bloke on the stall said 'if you like it that much you can have it' . Think he had bought a few things off the bloke in the past. Expand I would be tempted to lick it.Tell your brother there’s a decent militaria fair at Kempton Park,last time I went there was trench knives and other interesting stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 22,851 Posted March 17, 2024 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2024 On 17/03/2024 at 19:16, mackem said: I would be tempted to lick it.Tell your brother there’s a decent militaria fair at Kempton Park,last time I went there was trench knives and other interesting stuff. Expand It's probably the same fair organised by the same company, it goes round the country. I did lick it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 28,190 Posted March 17, 2024 Report Share Posted March 17, 2024 On 17/03/2024 at 19:25, DIDO.1 said: I did lick it Expand Who could resist lol. I am surprised you have never been metal detecting in France or Poland, lot of people do it for WW2 militaria. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chaff 3,622 Posted March 17, 2024 Report Share Posted March 17, 2024 I was offered this the other day by my aunt really tempted nice bit of furniture 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve66 3,602 Posted March 17, 2024 Report Share Posted March 17, 2024 On 17/03/2024 at 19:03, DIDO.1 said: Free! Militaria fair today.....our kid kept picking it up and looking at it....the bloke on the stall said 'if you like it that much you can have it' . Think he had bought a few things off the bloke in the past. Expand Northern arms fair at Bolton ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 22,851 Posted May 6, 2024 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2024 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve66 3,602 Posted May 6, 2024 Report Share Posted May 6, 2024 Wonder what regiment he served with ? lovely bit of history Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 22,851 Posted May 6, 2024 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2024 On 06/05/2024 at 14:05, steve66 said: Wonder what regiment he served with ? lovely bit of history Expand Lancashire fusiliers. 3rd battalion 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 22,851 Posted May 6, 2024 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2024 (edited) A set our kid bought today. Ww1 medals, wound badge, photos, pocket watch along with a set of German medals and German trinket box he brought back Edited May 6, 2024 by DIDO.1 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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