Thank you! A Sherman tank would be fun😁.    Actually, the Bren was so much fun I may do something like it with a few junk M1 Garand bits and pieces I came across. If and when I decide to start playing with it I’ll start a thread on the USMF.   

Great piece! Amazing piece of history! And something you see every day... thank you for sharing.

Well done that man. What's next - a Vickers MMG!

definitely close, but different shape...

Blue skies, Brave Sir, Blue skies...

Super cool and great back story! Beautiful bicycle.

Looks to be a WWI or WWII German Miners Association button. 

The Luftwaffe pilot/observer badge in the photos came in a grouping and I suspect it to be a reproduction piece but wanted to have others with more experience weigh in. The reasons for my suspicion are the block type hinge which I don’t believe this maker used. Also the makers mark doesn’t seem quite exact as other examples I have viewed in pictures. For example the “L” in Berlin doesn’t use the same arrow shaped letter as I see in pictures.  These are a few of the reasons for my suspicion. 

Not really my area of collecting, but here are a few I picked up over the years.

R.I.P.

It looks very presentable, Mikie.  Nice job!   Charlie

John "Paddy" Hemingway, an Irishman, has died at the age of 105 according to an announcement by the RAF..   He was regarded as the last living member of those RAF fighter pilots who flew and fought in the Battle of Britain.  He had an outstanding career surviving 4 shootdowns during the War.   He retired from the RAF in 1969.   A link to an informative article in the NY Times on his life can be found here: John “Paddy” Hemingway, Last Surviving Pilot of the Battle of Britain, Dies at 105 - The New York Times    Regards, Charlie