When I first saw these photos, my first reaction was ..."Well, I'll be a dirty name". I dare say that if I came across these wings for sale, without having seen them in period photos, I would think they were fakes. Why? Because the end result looks "lazy" and unfinished.

The RMA wing appears to be made with thread instead of bullion, which, according to Special Regulation 41, could be considered as correct as it stated wings were to be "embroidered" doesn't say in what, just embroidered. However, how many period wings have you seen that were actually embroidered in thread? Also, the details shown in the second set of photos look like some fakes that I have seen recently...go figure.

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Hello Gentlemen!Have a look at the stuff of these damned Frenchies …Recovering planes in the departement of Somme.

SOMME AVIATION 39-45

open the "les decouvertes" thread and translate it with googles,the details are really interesting.Tchao!

Hi,
i would like your oppinion on this item.

It seems original, but….a little help is always welcome.

Thanks.

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Hello the ss klan,

for your review these 2 nice ss caps, the Salty Dachau cap is very rare in this condition, because used in the war in the Panzer ss branch, the pirate trapez is original at this cap, not a dachau stock found in the last war, I found this cap in Germany, the cap from old attic...
The officer Italian cap is a other "textbook" reference with bevo insignias, in excellent condition, used for a waffen ss officer a little time...

thanks for your comments guys !
Sebastien.

Ps : I search a Grey waffen ss NCO schirmmutze vs these 2 caps, if you are interested, a deal is possible...

Thought to post this up for those interested ..

Gary J.

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I have a '41 Mosin Nagant m91/30 made in Izhevsk that has a "BF" cyrillic marking on the side of the receiver. I was wondering if this could possibly be referring to the Baltic Fleet?

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Guys; would like to show these two flags and a pic of a type being used in Cholm in 42'. Best, Hal

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Â.À.Ñïè÷àêîâ "Ïèíñêàÿ âîåííàÿ ôëîòèëèÿ â äîêóìåíòàõ è âîñïîìèíàíèÿõ", Ëüâîâ, 384 ñòð., 2009
V.A.Spichakov "Pinsk Military Flotilla in documents and memoirs", Lvov, 384, 2009
Details about the book here: ÏÈÍÑÊÀß ÂÎÅÍÍÀß ÔËÎÒÈËÈß (1940-1941), Pinsk Riverine Flotilla in WWII, main page
The price with transfer by the certified mail to Europe - 40 USD, airmail to USA - 50 USD.
With the best regards, Valeriy Spichakov.

There is a what purports to be a genuine curriaser helmet on ebay.It looks good ,and has a lovely age patina.It will be interesting to know how much it goes for?Gut feeling its a genuine one ,but as usual depending on how much it goes for it would need careful study.The last 0ne i seen offered for sale was sitting at 2,200 euros.

Hi Warrelics
I am new in this forum, I have been collecting German WWW II pins/ medal for some time, and I need help for some of the medals.

I have this pin ( PICT0025/24)with Cross ans the letters LKDE and the year 1930 on the back , does anyone know sometihing about this pin

I have this pin (PICT0017/21) with "strange" symbol, and on the back is says Heimbürger (perhaps made in Denmark) does anyone know sometihing about this pin ?

I have this pin (PICT0015) with Brandenburg Tor does anyone know sometihing about this pin ?

I have this medal Hindenburg 1914-1918 and it says PS on the back does anyone know something more about this pin ?

I have this medal Winterschlacht Im Osten 1941-1942, and it has nr 102 on its small ring does anyone know something more about this pin (where it is made ?

I have this medal SA , does anyone know something more about this pin
Thanks so far for your help (specialist)
John

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