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Hi all
Wanted to share my Panzerkampfabzeichen:
Greetz
Nick VR
Hi all
I Wanted to share my favorite Panzerkampfabzeichen:
Greetz
Nick VR
I obtained this flag in a trade at a gun show about 20 years ago. The trade was heavily in my favor and I did not give much for this flag as I usually do not collect Nazi-era German items. I think I had $20 or less into the flag in 1980s dollars. As with the other, larger Kriegsflagge I used this one in my teaching from time to time but stored it about 10 years ago where it has sat until now. I am looking to authenticate this flag and come up with a value. This flag appears to be a higher quality that the larger one in my other post. The colors are more vivid, the fabric appears more lush and thickly woven and the horizontal edges are more professionaly finished. I think the fabric may be wool or rayon. It smells like wool (a little musty) but also sort of has the lushness of rayon to it. The flag appears never to have been flown outside so I assume that is why the colors are so deep. I more inclined to keep this flag of the two in my collection but am still interested in a fair market value estimation if I decided to liquidate my collection in the future. So here are my questions:
1. Does this flag appear authentic?
2. Can any assumptions be made about the approximate year the flag was made? Do the cleaner horizontal edges possibly indicate an earlier war flag?
3. What would a flag this size have been used for?
4. Assuming this flag is authentic what is a ballpark figure of value of this piece? I truly am clueless about the value of something like this. If it ends up for sale I am considering using this site for that end.
Below I will include photos to assist those in assisting me. Thanks for all advice you can give me.
About 30 years ago I obtained this Reichskriegflagge from a man who said he took it from a U-Boot in Kiel. You will noticed in the photos where he cut off the flag on the bottom loop that is now missing. I used the flag in my teaching over the years but had to store it away many years ago to make room for other things. I recently uncovered this item as well as its smaller brother (that I will post about seperatly) and have some questions. The flag appears to made from wool. It smells musty and smells like old wool. The upper and lower edges of the flag are finished but somewhat roughly and unevenly. The entire flag appears to have been printed on one piece of fabric with no attempt to finish the upper or bottom edges. The outer verticle edge of the flag has the customary wind reinforcements. The inner verticle edge has the piece of rope sewn into it and is marked. There is some minor staining and a few minor moth holes. So here are my questions:
1. Does this flag appear authentic?
2. Can any assumptions be made about the approximate year the flag was made? Does the rougher horizontal edges indicate a later war flag?
3. Is this flag about the size as would have been flown off a U-Boot? Or is that story just that a story?
4. Assuming this flag is authentic what is a ballpark figure of value of this piece? Yes, I am considering putting it up for sale but I truly am clueless about the value of something like this. If it ends up for sale I am considering using this site for that end.
Below I will include photos to assist those in assisting me. Thanks for all advice you can give me.