Show Time for Military Collectibles
By Peter Suciu

Published Thursday, February 28, 2008  | 0 comments  | Print  | E-mail

A restored BMW motorcycle with sidecar, used by the 1st SS Leibstandarte World War II Re-enactment Unit. The group was recruiting new members at the show.

A Pattern 1871 Third Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales) other ranks helmet with complete, and correct red and black plume.

A French Heavy Cavalry helmet from the Third Republic. These helmets are of the same pattern as those of the Second Empire, but feature the flaming bomb denoting the Republic. This bomb was later used on steel helmets of the French infantry in World War I.

An impressive selection of miniatures figures was on display from the Michigan Toy Soldier Company and North West Trading Company. Each of these figures comes with a miniature book from Osprey Publishing.

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