Smitty's Junk

At present, eleven different propaganda leaflets are known that depict this note. Two are in the form of the 5-franc banknote and open to show anti-Allied propaganda. The other nine are leaflets that show the AMG currency either in color or black and white.

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Each German soldier carrying a weapon should have a Rg 34 within his equipment and it was used by all branches of the Wehrmacht on all fronts. It appears that the Rg 34 carried out his function perfectly and there was no intention to switch to other model or type of cleaning kit, and except for the simplification of some of its components with the aim of reduce costs and increase production, remained unchanged until war's end.

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Although there is no conclusive information about the identification of the manufacturer, all evidences suggest that the "Ky" kits correspond to the company Aktien-Maschinenfabrik Kyffhäuserhütte (vorm. Paul Reuß), located in Artern. This firm, founded in 1881, was primarily engaged in the manufacture of machinery, especially for the agricultural sector. It produced different kinds of machines and equipment and in 1938 had over 1000 employees. During the war it is know that also manufactured ammo cartridge cases and "Flak" mounts. In 1940 it was assigned the code "ayw" by the Heereswaffenamt.

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The company Gustav Appel Maschinenfabrik was located in Berlin-Spandau, and during the war - apart from Reinigungsgeräte - manufactured tools, grenade launchers, mg belt cartridge loaders and other metal hardware. All evidences indicate that most likely this firm was the designer of the Rg 34 and produced it from 1934 to the end of the war in 1945. Also was the only firm that manufactured (and marked) commercially the Rg 34 while at the same time produced it for the Wehrmacht.

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The 37 mm Gun M3 was the first dedicated anti-tank gun fielded by United States forces. Introduced in 1940, it became the standard anti-tank gun of the U.S. infantry with its size enabling it to be pulled by a jeep. However, the continuing improvement of German tanks quickly rendered the 37 mm ineffective, and by 1943 it was being gradually replaced in the European and Mediterranean theaters by the more powerful British-developed 57 mm Gun M1. In the Pacific, where the Japanese tank threat was less significant, the M3 remained in service until the end of the war.
Like many other light anti-tank guns, the M3 was widely used in the infantry support role and as an anti-personnel weapon, firing high-explosive and canister rounds.

The M5 and M6 tank mounted variants were used in several models of armored vehicles most notably in the Light Tank M3/M5, the Medium Tank M3 and the Light Armored Car M8. In addition, the M3 in its original version was mated to a number of other self-propelled carriages.

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The shell casings alone for the 37mm are in the $60 and up category since people are trying to buy them to shoot the 37mm gun...

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Hello all. I have in my collection a small pottery/china WW2 German helmet. It measures about 1 1/4 inch high, 2 inch long. The base colour is white with blue flecks, with a random brown camo pattern and plum coloured swastika which is raised. The whole item is glazed. I can only find reference to one other on the internet, but this has a different colour design. Does anybody know the origins of these minatures and why they were made? Any help will be greatly received.

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From an early time the octroi was farmed out to associations or private individuals, and so great were the abuses which arose from the system that the octroi was abolished during the French Revolution. But such a drastic measure meant the stoppage of all municipal activities, and in 1798 Paris was allowed to re-establish its octroi. Other cities were allowed gradually to follow suit, and in 1809 a law was passed laying down the basis on which octrois might be established. Other laws were passed from time to time in France dealing with the octroi, especially those of 1816, 1842, 1867, 1871, 1884 and 1897. By the law of 1809 octroi duties were allowed on beverages and liquids, eatables, fuel, forage and building materials. A scale of rates was fixed, graduated according to the population, and farming out was strictly regulated. A law of 1816 enacted that an octroi could only be established at the wish of a municipal council, and that only articles destined for local consumption could be taxed. The law of 1852 abolished the 10% of the gross receipts paid to the treasury. Certain indispensable commodities were allowed to enter free, such as grain, flour, fruit, vegetables and fish.

French octroi duties were collected by:

1. The regie simple, i.e. by special officers under the direction of the mayor — by the first decade in the 20th century more than half the octrois were collected this way, and the numbers tended to increase

2. The bail à ferme, i.e. farming, the contractor paying yearly a certain agreed upon sum calculated on the estimated amount — this method steadily decreased

3. The regie interesse, a variation of the preceding method, the contractor sharing the profits with the municipality when they reached a given sum — this method had been practically abandoned by the first decade in the 20th century

4. The abonnement avec la regie des contributions indirectes, under which a department of the treasury undertook to collect the duties — this method was tending to increase by the first decade in the 20th century

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A law of 1897 created new sources of taxation, giving communes the option of:
1. New duties on alcohol;
2. A municipal license duty on retailers of beverages;
3. A special tax on wine in bottle;
4. Direct taxes on horses and carriages, clubs, billiard tables and dogs;
5. additional centimes to direct taxes.

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Octrois were finally abolished in 1948.

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The Drifter said:

Monty, you can't be married whilst having all that junk around!
And, if you are - how do you get by with it?

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Finn said:

<small>The question that really interests me though is that how you can afford all this.
What are you cutting down on? Do you eat nothing but dirt and wash it down with tap water?</small>

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WilliamBoyd8 said:

I have had this old German postcard since the 1960's.

It was mailed from Germany to Berkeley, California on July 2, 1938.

The Berkeley house where it was sent to is still standing.

The church in the postcard was destroyed in 1945.

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Joint-Stock Company "Aniсs Group" makes pneumatic CO2 powered airguns since 1995. Now the spectrum of our products amounts six base models of pistols, and also their various modifications.

The pistols made by us, are fabricated both by our Development and Design department, and under the license agreement with company "Beretta" (Italy). Many technical solutions are patented in Russia and abroad.

The pistols created by us considerably surpass the similar weapon by their unique characteristics. For example, at small dimensions muzzle velocity of our pistols much more exceeds the velocity of other CO2 pistols and reaches 160 m/s.

Manufacture at own factory provides the reliable quality control of fabricated products.

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The "revolutionary" design of SKIF A-3000 CO2 pistol for the first time in the history of the pneumatic weapon uses a conveyor principle of magazine operation in which every pellet caliber 4.5 mm (.177) is loaded in a separate roller. The 28-shots magazine allows to use steel copper covered balls caliber of 4.5 mm and all kinds of lead pellets with length not more than 7.6 mm, loading in any sequence. The movable barrel minimizes gas leak at a shot due to absence of gaps while barrel hits the valve.

A-3000 Series is remarkable for its technological innovations lever system of CO2 bulb punch, movable slide, slide catch, comfortable safety lever, adjustable rear sight, single action hammer position is possible. Removable slide makes the maintenance easier.

Technical parameters:

Caliber 4.5mm/.177
Overall dimensions 185 x 144 x 31,5/36,8 mm
Weight of loaded / unloaded pistol 785/720 g
Barrel length 116.5 mm
Magazine capacity 28 shots
Shots from one CO2 bulb - 75
Quantity of barrel grooves - 6
Grooves length - 400mm
Grouping at 10 m - 1 inch (2.4cm)
Trigger mechanism - double action
Double action trigger pushing force 4.2 kg
Single action trigger pushing force 1.4 kg

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Exulted Unicron said:

You familiar with Denix at all Smitty? I recently got myself the Denix Webley IV at a military show. Nice revolver. Came with removable orange tape on the barrel, grip and cylinder and 12 rounds of dummy .455 ammo. I paid £75 for that little bundle. I will be posting pictures of it

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