Dorado Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 So, I managed to scrounge up a few WWII items that I've been looking for this weekend. Here's a couple of pictures. and a better look at the smaller stuff. Totaled out to $80. More than what I wanted to spend but I couldn't resist. Shovel is dated 1943 on both the cover and shovel. Stove is stamped U.S. C.M. MFG. CO. 1945. Seems complete and everything moves freely so I think I can restore it and get it working properly. Don't know much about the cigarettes. I think they're the ones added in K-ration boxes. I'm gonna have to stop looking for this stuff. I can't resist it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 COOL CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Bet those Pall Malls would burn like cannon fuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorado Posted November 2, 2015 Author Share Posted November 2, 2015 Bet those Pall Malls would burn like cannon fuses. Well you're welcome to try them if you want to. I'm not. If they are out of a K-rat box then I'm going to put them in a display case with more ration items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Dan Troop 70448 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Nice, especially the Pall Mall pack. I collect those from WW2 ration packs, and also those marked with the no tax stamps. They add to the helmet displays. Pall Mall I haven't found yet. I thought the Chesterfields were scarce, took me several years to find that one. MT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Does the field stove work or come with an instruction book? I have my dad's and would love to get it working again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Lizard Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Interesting that they put foot powder right up there with bore cleaner (Can Size)....I guess the rifle will not do much good if can't get it there... TL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Nice find. Not bad for under a hundred bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Who's the enbloc clip maker? Those are getting pretty collectible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 HUH, I didn't know Pall Mall cigarettes were around during WWII. I thought that they came out in the early 1950s. But what the heck do I know. I was just a lad of 7 when the war was over. ED: MY MISTAKE. Pall Mall was first introduced in England in 1899. It was sold to a company in the US in 1907. It reached it's popularity in the 1950s and 1960s. That is what led me astray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorado Posted November 3, 2015 Author Share Posted November 3, 2015 Nice, especially the Pall Mall pack. I collect those from WW2 ration packs, and also those marked with the no tax stamps. They add to the helmet displays. Pall Mall I haven't found yet. I thought the Chesterfields were scarce, took me several years to find that one. MT I've been looking around and can't seem to find if these were K-ration or not. I think they are though as they match a Marlboro box I've seen. Does the field stove work or come with an instruction book? I have my dad's and would love to get it working again. I don't think it works. Everything moves freely including the pump. I need a seal for the filler cap before I try to light it. I really hope it works. The side is stamped US 1945 AMERICAN. No instruction book, there are however plates with instructions riveted on the sides. Interesting that they put foot powder right up there with bore cleaner (Can Size)....I guess the rifle will not do much good if can't get it there... TL Yeah but you also use more foot powder than gun cleaner in a day. Can says use once or twice a day. Bore cleaner would be used a bit less. I'm also looking for the 2oz oil can that accompanies the bore cleaner. It's designed to fit in the cartridge belt. Nice find. Not bad for under a hundred bucks. I thought so too. Who's the enbloc clip maker? Those are getting pretty collectible. It's stamped D A Q. Does that mean anything to you? I'll be headed to a different toy store today and see if I can't get some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I've been looking around and can't seem to find if these were K-ration or not. I think they are though as they match a Marlboro box I've seen. I don't think it works. Everything moves freely including the pump. I need a seal for the filler cap before I try to light it. I really hope it works. The side is stamped US 1945 AMERICAN. No instruction book, there are however plates with instructions riveted on the sides. Yeah but you also use more foot powder than gun cleaner in a day. Can says use once or twice a day. Bore cleaner would be used a bit less. I'm also looking for the 2oz oil can that accompanies the bore cleaner. It's designed to fit in the cartridge belt. I thought so too. It's stamped D A Q. Does that mean anything to you? I'll be headed to a different toy store today and see if I can't get some more. Not a US one. Dominion Arsenal Quebec US Clips AEC 3 - Aggressive Engineering Corp (Commercial) Anaheim, CA AGE 1 AGE 2 - Aggressive Engineering Corp (Millitary contract late 1980's, last USGI Clip run) Anaheim, CA (Post War) CMP 3 - Aggressive Engineering Corp (New commercial run for CMP) AMP 1 - All Metal Products Wyandotte, MI (WW2) BLM - Barry L Miller Eng Inc Irvine, CA (WW2) B-W (with or without additional number 1-7) - Borg Warner (WW2) Spring Division,Bellwood, IL BR-W - Borg Warner Spring Division,Bellwood, IL (Post War) (**Markings also have a single digit 1 through 7 which denoted what press number clips were made on) C (C* also)- Lerio Patent Cup Co. Mobile, AL (WW2) fB fC fD fE fF - Fedders Mfg Buffalo, NY (WW2) IS - International Silver Meriden, CT (WW2)(**Markings also have a single digit 1 through 3 which denoted what press number clips were made on) NW - Northwest Metal Seattle, WA (WW2) S - Stanley Works (or SW) New Britain, CT (WW2) Blank - Springfield Armory Springfield, MA (Thought to be early SA) SA (Large Letters) - Springfield Armory, Springfield, MA (WW2) SA (Small Letters) - Springfield Armory, Springfield, MA. Use started 1943 through 50's. Variations include; SA, SA dash over, SA dash over and under, SA dash under. W3 W4 W5 W6 - R Wallace & Sons Wallingford, CT (WW2) WEP WEP1 WEP2 WEP3 WEP4 WEP5- Wade Electric Products Sturgis, MI (WW2) WRA - Winchester Repeating Arms New Haven, CT (WW2) O - WRA Educational - Winchester Repeating Arms New Haven, CT (notches are cutout not stamped in) (WW2) WRA - WRA Eductional - Winchester Repeating Arms New Haven, CT (notches are cutout not stamped in) (WW2) Danly (stamped on side of clip) - Danly Machine Co (Chicago, Il) NON US Clips: TF&S - Thomas French & Co (Manchester, England) MAS - Manfacture D"Armes St Etienne (St.Etienne, France) S.F. - Serini France MFT - Metaalwaren Fabrik Tiburg (Tiburg Netherlands) DAQ - Dominion Arsenal Quebec Quebec HA - Haerens Ammunitions Arsenal Copenhagen, Denmark 5mm hole. - Austrian JMO (with 2 Digit Date) - Julius Maurer Oberstein, Germany L&H (with 2 Digit Date) - Italian IMI - Israel Military Industries Ramat Hasharon, Israel MBZ - Murik & Ball Zeist Netherlands 58 - Nationalist China Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugs Bonney SASS # 10171 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Thanks for the list Bob, I have a bunch of M1 clips that I'll have to go through. I grew up in Bellwood IL so I'll have to look fro those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorado Posted November 3, 2015 Author Share Posted November 3, 2015 Oh man, Thanks Bob. That's a huge help! I'll be printing that off when I go look at the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grass Range #51406 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Cigs were in C- rats also. The bore cleaner was the real thing for cleaning after shooting corrosive primer ammo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorado Posted November 3, 2015 Author Share Posted November 3, 2015 Ok. I had to drop some things off at the Goodwill but I managed to get to the toy store and I picked up nine enlboc clips. I have two without stamps so that means early Springfield Armory according to what UB posted, I have two SA stamped, three AEC3, and two B-W stamped. They had a few Italian, a French and a few chinese. I tried to pick out only the US manufactured clips. Also picked up a three pouch grenade carrier. I know they weren't that common but it was tossed in and got the lot for $20, so I'm not complaining. Doubt I'd ever hook it up, but makes a good display piece at any rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okiepan Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 The Bore cleaner in the picture is the BEST stuff around been using it for 25 yrs , found 5 cases of it. Enjoy your treasures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorado Posted November 4, 2015 Author Share Posted November 4, 2015 Got my windshield for my jeep back today. Guy couldn't make it work right but made it fit. Didn't charge me for it as it wasn't up to his normal quality level. I think I need a new frame for it. Mine's kinda rusted out a bit. I tried to patch it up but I don't think it worked out completely. Oh well, looks good enough for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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