These tin plate Timex are super easy to overhaul correctly although to be honest the naptha or cellulose thinners route has been used across the world for decades, naptha is the weapon of choice over cellulose just in case there is shellac anywhere. The true auto's were those found in such like the Viscount range and often Made in Gt Britain at Timex's Dundee factory, collectors seem to favour the British ones which amuses me as anyone like myself who remember British Timex from the 70's would remember they were absolutely awful. Lucky for the British and Soviets that Timex of that time was bad as Sekonda importing branded Soviet watches absolutely swept the lower niche of the watch market, the Soviets were reliable, rugged and quite funky looking and very modernist. The tip of the Sekonda tree was the Slava tank automatic redialled in a unique to Sekonda slate grey or much rarer dark golden dial and deeper chrome plate and all polished as opposed to Slava's polish and brush on the case.

Thank you!!!! I found an old vintage 1930s tent..now I know how to set it up...but mine is heavy... thanks again

this helped, cheers

Hey bro whatsup

The back pack it's self is very neat, but the cargo pack just doesn't go with it. This idea of having two connecting packs has been done better elsewhere, such as the US marines m1941 system. Also, funny how the 44 pack has the joining straps like that and then change it for the 45 pack as if someone has pointed it out as being bad. I was wondering if the cargo pack has been thought up as an 'after thought' ?

VG presentation. may I ask your source for the HBTs? they appear to fit quite well.

Do you tuck the m43 trousers into the boots with the buttons at the cuffs? because i dont really know what they are for

Please show it assembled.

I got two helmets for sale in mint condition

I’m loooking for some to talk about gear I got same as you

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You got cool stuff

I got the a bc d flash light

T house are very nice and clean

Very cool I god od3 ones to about 10

Hi. Where do you found your blanco please ? Thanks

Love your videos.

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The dial with the numbers should adjust the tension on the keys to make them firmer or easier to press down. You sound also be able to indent your first line by hitting the Self Starter key.

That's not even an automatic watch. Oh my God😂

Paint thinner ? lighter fluid man

Very cool, I don't have one these yet.

Im the buyer of your second pattern m55. It’s sick! I’ll use it in a film this summer

Sale por la parte de arriba señor pero para eso tienes que tener la herramienta correcta

That is a M25 movement and is a workhorse and is a hand wind not an automatic. The reason you could not move the hands is when you removed the screw holding the set lever it uncoupled it to the stem and crown. Doing that makes it so your cant adjust the time because the set lever can't push the rocking bar into time setting position. On that type of watch you would have to pull the crystal then take the movement out from the crystal side. What is holding it in place even after you bent the tabs is the seconds hand. Even if you got the movement out from the back you would still have to pull the crystal to put the seconds hand back on. Keep messing with it and you will be getting it .

It comes out through the front?

Looked like that one tab-when the balance wheel started ticking- was binding the teeth of the mainspring barrel.

That doesn’t look like an automatic movement to me. Have you tried hand winding it?

Where's your 50lb pack back?????

My m1 helmet doesn't have the swing arms for the chin strap I am unsure what year or type it is any help?

cool!

How do you get blanco out of your webbing?

Is that cover made by SM Wholesale?

Price..

if you're gonna censor peoples comments on your other videos, it's all thumbs down from me? This is not communist China. We don't stifle free speech here buddy.

Hello, @blightyvintage I was watching your videos on the M1 helmet because I recently acquired one, but I'm having a lot of trouble identifying it. If I send you pictures, could you help me identify it? Thank you for your time.

yeah, these are such a pain to install and remove. ive had ones ive had to spread with a screwdriver a bit to install.

Haa I did it the easy way - Got the Wifey to do it!! She did a super perfect job too! to the extent of using paper with the pliers.

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Astroglide helps!🤔 Jman

WW2 USMC helmet covers really never looked fitted and keep in mind, the first patterns for WW2 had the slits, contrary to many "historians" who assume the non-slitted version was the first pattern.

No gotham steel copper pan?😄 Plastique liner?🤪 Jman

I would like to thank you for the informational video. I was in the process of maintaining my deluxe model 5 and didn't know how a piece went back into place, and through watching your video I had managed to see how the piece in question was placed.

Bro I just realized you have a channel this is awesome, I'm the dumbo on reddit with the shitty repro helmet cover

I know this a bit late but how do you uninstall the chinstrap though?

Where did u purchase the straps at

just bought a genuine Vietnam M1 from my local military surplus store for £40 ($56.54) and this vid has helped me starting it's restoration

Is it really true that guys were harmed or killed in WW2 when shells would explode near them and they were strangled by their non-releasing chin straps?

@Blighty Vintage Just finished putting the chinstraps on my M1 shell and found the same problem you had with one of the bales not going over fully. Use your pliers to move the loop the bale is connected to over nearly flush with the shell it will move the bale over to the exact spot it needs to be at for the bale to move over completely so the chinstrap mount will flip over against the helmet when you strap both strape to each other against the back of the helmet.

I have the 1942 Boyt that has the M1910 style single belt connector vs the the two straps that you have. and mine came with the meatcan pouch got it at a estate sale today.