My first try at this broke the budget coding we use on rdrama, so here is attempt 2.
I got upmarseys and one comment saying yes so here is my historical artifact collection. It's still on the smaller side but I am a slow buyer. There is no particular order but I'll list my favorite three by name at the end.
A Dead Mans Penny. This was one of the first things I ever picked up. Britain gave these out to every commonwealth soldier who died in WWI. They came with a Plaque and a Scroll but I unfortunately do not have either. I would love a matching set someday.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Plaque_(medallion)
Burger WWII war ration book. These aren't rare at all, but I like to remember a time when burgers had to live without abundance.
You've seen these if you have watched any German Historical thing. This is a 1916 Pickelhaube. The condition of mine is bad. The Reichsadler is missing his left claw along with the Globus Cruciger it should have. it has damaged in the back, the material is beat up and dry. All things that I knew when I bought it. Likely material is either pressurized felt, or paper on this bad boy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickelhaube
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centenary_Medal_(Prussia)
1897 Medal awarded in Prussia for the celebration of the 100th birthday of Emperor Wilhelm the 1st. I like this one, it's neat.
Chernobyl military liquidators badge. This is my only commie piece, my Foid got it for me a few years back. It was given to military members who worked in the liquidation of the Chernobyl incident.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_liquidators
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_Victory_Medal
Burger WWII victory medal. Given to military members who served in WWII
https://www.identifymedals.com/database/medals-by-period/ww1-medals/the-battle-of-verdun-medal
French 1916 WWI Verdun Battle Medal. This was given to everyone who served around Verdun. Originally meant for just those who fought at the battle but was given more widely.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiatic%E2%80%93Pacific_Campaign_Medal
Burger Pacific Campaign WWII medal. Self explanatory, medal for victory in the pacific during WWII.
Roman coin, I don't remember the emperor. See the fetch Romulus and Remus on the back.
German third reich coins from 1944. Just got these so I don't have many details on them. Coins aren't really my thing generally but these were a gift.
Stamps from Nazi Germany. Stamps also aren't my thing, but anything from a dead fascist country is kinda cool. I don't know much about these, I have others somewhere too.
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1943 M1911A1 Service Issued WWII US Army. Top is Remington, receiver I think is Springfield. I have it written down somewhere. This is cool, it's usable and has been fired. Probably the most expensive thing in my collection outside of one or two other guns I am not including here because I can't be bothered to find the safe key.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1911_pistol
WWI Signal Flag Kit US Army. This was an opportunistic pick up, but kinda cool.
Prussian Trench Knife, heavily filed down. I knew more about this at one point and should have written it down, but I didn't. Just a carried knife, not intended for fighting. You can see the pictured forge marks. Kinda neat.
German WWI Ersatz Bayonet. Again you can see the forge marks. These are in pretty good condition. Very good chance this was used by the
since it is shortened.
https://worldbayonets.com/Bayonet_Identification_Guide/Germany Ersatz/Germany_Ersatz.html
My favorite pieces are the Verdun Medal, the Liquidators Medal, and a the dead mans penny
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I knew a guy who has a huge collection
of rifles, some from WW1 era (mostly restored, nothing 
too fancy), he had some old end of 19th century German 
pistols too, sadly his wife ended up selling 
the collection 
(after he put one of the guns in his mouth 
and killed 
himself). Rip tho, nice guy
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He shoulda put it in her mouth if she was gonna sell his cool shit.
I'd love to get some Franco Prussian War guns. A chassepot is the dream. But a dealer who had a store I got the pickelhaube at told me "after the war they were sent to Africa and the darkies destroyed all of them." So they are hard to find at a reasonable price and even harder to shoot due to powder differences.
I have an 1897 shotgun that I can't shoot due to powder changes that's pretty cool and not posted here.
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Is this like the flags they used on ships?
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It's army so it was used on the field, not ships. It's wwi era so electronic communication wasn't always reliable especially with the shelling.
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Yeah I get that, I'm asking how it worked.
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Flags are on a long pole that you can add length to. There are a bunch of different flags in the kit. My best understanding, as not a big signals guy, is different flags and maybe different motions would signal different things. The flags are very clear and colorful. I'd take a picture of the flags but they are a pain to put back
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Is it heavy?
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No, very light. Flags are maybe a foot by a foot. Pole is very narrow wood with metal screw in attachment to lengthen them.
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Sounds useful. Probably should have kept using them in ww2 given how unreliable radios were.
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