Exciting June 2010 purchases

The June holidays were hectic for me. Therefore, I can only do an update now. Nevertheless, the purchases were

Reproduction Type 95 Japanese WW2 NCO Katana
I was surprised to find the Katana wrapped on aluminium foil. It resembled some potato ready for BBQ.




Reproduction WW2 German Dot 44 HBT tunic -
Purchased secondhand from 1944 Militaria


Original WW2 German K98 bayonet - Ground dug example still in sound condition. The wood grips are still present!

Reproduction Rubber WW2 Japanese Type 14 Nambu pistol - I have been looking for this for many many years and this is a screen used prop from The Pacific (2010) miniseries! HAHAHA





I used a soft abrasive and a soft toothbrush to clean the Nambu off the dirt and sand. Perhaps the sand came from the filming site back in Australia? =-p