Blog

Below you can dive into my little universe filled with metal detecting, militaria and relics, world war two- and military history, miniature modelling and relic art.

The Blue Hills , Sinimäed , Estonia

In 1944 Soviet forces broke through the German defences in Narva, Estonia, after six months of fighting. The German forces withdrew

Inka

Oct 22, 20146 min read

HKB 4/974 Straumöy Süd Hill 1

HKB (HeeresKüstenBatterie) 4/974 is situated just outside one of the worlds largest Maelstroms , The Saltstraumen.

Inka

Oct 13, 20141 min read

Memorials in the forest

You fell in the fight against nazism. For freedom,fatherland and all Europe. Rest in Peace

Inka

Aug 2, 20142 min read

HKB 8/974 Sörfold

In Sörfold in Nordland you find Heeres Küsten Batterie 8/974 in the small village of Rösvik. This fortification was a part of the Atlantikwa

Inka

Jun 13, 20141 min read

MKB 5/510 Brömneset

MKB (Marine Küsten Batterie) 5/510 is situated directly outside Bodø in Nordland. It was operational in October 1940 and were armed with

Inka

May 5, 20141 min read

Narvik War Museum

Narvik was the city where Hitler saw his first defeat during WWII. After some fierce battles at sea and on land, the Allied forces had push

Inka

Apr 14, 20141 min read

Nacht und Nebel

"Operation 25", which was the codename for Hitler`s planned invasion of Yugoslavia, started 6th April 1941. As groundforces rolled across

Inka

Mar 23, 20147 min read

The Armoury, Trondheim

this museum can trace its roots back to 1826, making it one of Norway's oldest museums. It houses exhibitions centred on the development

Inka

Mar 11, 20141 min read

Preserving relics

Having found and dug up a nice relic , brought it home and rinsed off the dirt and cleaned it up using oxalic acid or electrolysis

Inka

Feb 24, 20142 min read

British War Graves

In late May 1940 Allied troops were fighting the German invasion force several places in Norway. In a valley just North of the Polar Circle

Inka

Feb 8, 20141 min read

Removing rust from helmets

I wonder how many good helmets have been destroyed in attempts to remove rust from them. I personally saw to that three helmets turned black

Inka

Jan 31, 20142 min read

Aleksey D.

One autumn we had a visit at the museum from Aleksey, an 83 year old man that was a slave in this area. It was a very strong meeting

Inka

Jan 17, 20142 min read

Bodø War Museum

In the early summer of 1940 the small Nordland town Bodø was bombed and large parts of it destroyed. Soon after the German invasion force...

Inka

Jan 3, 20141 min read

A Museum for the Museum

One day at work there inspiration struck me. I had an idea for a small single figure vignette representing a museum.

Inka

Dec 18, 20133 min read

HKB 47/973 Kjeöen

In the harbour of Svolvär, in the Lofoten Islands, Heeres Küsten Batterie 47/973 is located. This bunker complex was built on a small island

Inka

Dec 17, 20131 min read

Latvia War Museum

Located in the middle of Riga's Old Town in the old Powder Tower, is one serious war museum. The tower itself has a long history

Inka

Dec 9, 20131 min read

A Very Compact Museum

When the owner came and opened up the barn my eyes didnt know what to do. An Opel Blitz, with the bed filled with stash, fighter plane parts

Inka

Nov 23, 20131 min read

MKB 4/515 Batterie Dietl

One of the most spectacular coastal fortresses we have in Norway is located on Engelöya in Steigen, just south of Lofoten and the Vestfjord

Inka

Nov 18, 20132 min read

Cafe Dakota

In front of the cafe is two airplanes, a submarine deck gun, military cars and a sea mine. Inside the seatings by the tables are seats from

Inka

Nov 17, 20131 min read

French Hotchkiss Tank in Narvik

This fine little thing can be seen up close outside Narvik Museum in Norway. I dont know much about it but I think it can be a remnant from

Inka

Nov 17, 20131 min read