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My M42 German WWII Helmet
In the late summer of 2020, I came across this helmet for sale on ebay for a relatively low price. I had been toying with the idea of...
50thpainfantry
Feb 22, 20212 min read
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Earl McMurrays' Patch
This is a patch from the 84th Infantry Division, uniform removed. It belonged to a man named Earl Mcmurray, a tank commander during WWII....
50thpainfantry
Jan 15, 20211 min read
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DIV XLIV
It was a very cold morning when we left for Diggin' in Virginia XLIV, as it usually is in Kentucky late in March. DIV XLIV would be my...
50thpainfantry
Jan 11, 20216 min read
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Flint Ridge Hopewell, Carter County Kentucky
This outstanding piece of prehistory was found in Carter County Kentucky, on my own family farm, in 2017. It was very hot and dry, but...
50thpainfantry
Jan 6, 20211 min read
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Identified German foxhole grouping
This lot of relics were found in early 2020 in Konigsberg Prussia (modern day Kaliningrad Russia) in a single foxhole. The helmet is an...
50thpainfantry
Jan 6, 20211 min read
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My Civil War ancestry
My Civil War ancestry is a cool thing to study, at least for me. None of them made it above corporal, and none of them are noted in the...
50thpainfantry
Jan 6, 20212 min read
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the 50th PA at Sharpsburg
When the soldiers of the 50th Pennsylvania Volunteers saw the dawn of September 17th, 1862, they heard the sounds of cannon and musket...
50thpainfantry
Jan 6, 20213 min read
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Plight of the 50th PA on the High Seas
On Oct. 29th, 1861, troop carrying steamers embarked on a mission to Port Royal South Carolina, to rid the rebels from the area. The...
50thpainfantry
Jan 6, 20212 min read
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The German camouflage helmet in pictures
Here is a small library of the German camouflaged helmet in action, during WWII. You'll see whitewashes, repaints, tricolor camos,...
50thpainfantry
Jan 6, 20212 min read
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Panzer Assault Badge, and the 3rd Waffen SS Totenkopf Division
This badge was found in the positions of the 3rd Waffen SS division, Totenkopf, in the Demyansk Pocket of Russia. During Soviet the...
50thpainfantry
Jan 5, 20211 min read
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Boone Furnace: History in View
I live withing view of Boone Furnace, and old Iron furnace in Carter County Kentucky. The furnace was built in 1857, and closed down in...
50thpainfantry
Jan 5, 20214 min read
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Ultra rare Confederate Staff Officers Button
I made this find last year, at an organised relic hunt in Virginia, DIV XL. Virginia, my home state, is the most beautiful place on earth...
50thpainfantry
Jan 5, 20212 min read
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