Polish weapons and militaria - got any?

PennBoyThreads: 157 Posts: 3,441 Joined: Dec 7, 08 ♂	Apr 24, 09, 05:19 #151
Well i think us stealing and decoding the enigma machine is enough of us in WWII but yet not many people know we did it and how much of a contribution that was

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Edited by: sjam Apr 24, 09, 15:47 #152

PennBoy:

Well i think us stealing and decoding the enigma machine is enough of us in WWII but yet not many people know we did it and how much of a contribution that was

Rather than stealing a machine, I believe Polish cryptographers built replicas of the German Enigma machine based on their decoding material and using information given to them by the French. The Polish cryptographers did what was thought to be impossible and built two copies of the German Enigma machine and gave one to the French and the other to the British at the begining of WWII and they also handed over the details of the Cyclometers, Bombas and Zygalski sheets. I have seen one of these original Polish built Enigma encoding machines in the museum collection of the Sikroski Institute in London.

In 2000 Britain gave the Polish government an Enigma machine in belated recognition of the importance of the work of Polish cryptographers and their vital role in WWII. Also 43% of all intelligence reports received by Britain regarding Europe during WWII came from the Polish Intelligence Bureau.

freebirdThreads: 3 Posts: 638 Joined: Jun 8, 07 ♂	Apr 24, 09, 16:07 #153
Ozi Dan: No, you're asking about Nazi stuff, so I asked you to have some respect for obvious reasons. Perhaps you could start a new thread somewhere else? you're both collecting something so why can't he ask what he's looking for.

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Jul 12, 09, 20:32 #154

Harry:

A friend of mine has a beautiful Polish army rifle from 1939.

Like many weapons of the type, it has never been fired but was dropped once.

You sure you're thinking 'Polish'? Sounds Western to me. Because, y'know, I don't recall having heard much about Poland's unwillingness to fight.

My father's got my great-grandfather's old saber apparently from the Polish-Soviet war in his basement... or rather, the blade, since it was broken off at the hilt during use.

Not sure if it counts, but I've been trying to obtain a 1996 Mini-Beryl, for... sporting purposes. Legally, which is the hard part. =/

JamiolkowskiThreads: - Posts: 1 Joined: Mar 8, 10 ♂	Mar 8, 10, 16:04 #155
i wouldn't mind getting a polish sword, i found one at polandbymail.com/get_item_db06_szczerbiec-polish-kings-coronation-swor d.htm but i don't have that kind of money

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Nov 16, 10, 19:38 #156

iv got this really wierd weapon that i believe to be from poland, i bought it at a car boot sale in spain about 10 years ago, its very old as i can see from the fatigue on the blade, its handle is solid ivory, iv not got much info on it though, if your interested in looking at it i can send you some pictures, my e-mail address is michael.cahillane@hotmail.co.uk the only reason i contact you is that i see you are interested in weapons and maybe you can help me out as in the origin of this strange weapon, iv looked everywhere and cannot find anything with a similar blade, would much appreciate your opinion on this, thanks...... madmickmcmad.

madmickmcmadThreads: - Posts: 3 Joined: Nov 16, 10 ♂	Nov 17, 10, 12:03 #157
i have something that may interest you my friend !

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Nov 19, 10, 17:38 #158

hi ozi dan, iv got this knife/axe that i believe to be from your neck of the world, i watched a programme on the BBC some years ago about the evolution of the roman uniform, inparticular the roman helmet, it showed how they put a reinforced band of metal right down the middle to stop this strange blade/spike from penetrating the skull, as you can imagine i watched with open mouth because i was looking at a weapon very similar to the one iv got, except mine has a solid ivory handle, this suggested to me that the one iv got didnt belong to the average tribesman but possibly a chief or someone of high position, i have researched in vain to try and find out the origin of this weapon but have never been able to find anything with a similar style of blade, when the roman army were moving north and battleing with the barbarians in their quest to rule all of europe they came across this formidable weapon in and around where poland is today, in this documentary by the BBC it shows this weapon and how it was used, it definatly gave them problems because of the great lengths they went to in evolving the roman infantrymans helmet to try and combat the devestating effects that this weapon was causing, as this is the first time i have used this site im having problems downloading photographs, but i would really appreciate your opinion on this or anyone elses that reads this note, if you are able to help me in my search you can reach me on my E-mail address where i would be glad to send you some pictures, michael.cahillane@hotmail.co.uk thanks, ps... this is a proper very old and interesting weapon.

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