Archive for June, 2010

Interesting, perhaps uncommon Hitler Propaganda Folding Knife

I have this Hitler propaganda knife I recently purchased from a local dealer he got it from a fellow whos father fought in Germany. A bit odd it that this knife is marked "Patent". The knife is in rough condition, with the corkscrew broken, the knife over sharpened as well as the leather tool’s end broken and other wear and light pitting. You can clearly make out Hitler, the "patent" mark on one side as well as the air planes over the world, and more embossing. Any information would be appreciated.

Email for larger images.

Brian


Attached Images

jpg sm1.jpg (48.4 KB)
jpg sm2.jpg (48.5 KB)
jpg sm3.jpg (113.5 KB)
jpg sm4.jpg (108.2 KB)
jpg sm5.jpg (106.4 KB)

Question Wehrmacht Soldbuch

Hi all, can anyone tell me about this guy? Like what he did and so on. My dad just got this from the vets nephew and I cant read German. It also look's like there are blood stains on the right side of the cover, which is possible because the vet said he took it from a dead German :(

Attached Images
jpg Picture 036.jpg (24.3 KB)
jpg Picture 037.jpg (33.2 KB)
jpg Picture 038.jpg (31.3 KB)
jpg Picture 039.jpg (31.7 KB)

Allgemeine General’s Visor for perusal

Here is a clean, crisp, minty A-SS general’s visor. It belongs to a friend who is graciously sharing it with the forum. If it were on my shelf it would be my most cherished visor. All comments whether they be slings, arrows or even praise are welcome.

In hand the velvet is amazingly pristine. I have no idea what markings are on the metal insignia, they appear to never have been removed, the crimps do not pierce the inner lining and I dare not pull the lining back to inspect the prongs.


Attached Images

jpg Allg General Visor 6.jpg (106.3 KB)
jpg Allg General Visor 8.jpg (91.5 KB)
jpg Allg General Visor 7.jpg (129.0 KB)
jpg Allg General Visor 2.jpg (122.6 KB)
jpg Allg General Visor 9.jpg (118.2 KB)
jpg Allg General Visor 4.jpg (103.5 KB)
jpg Allg General Visor 10.jpg (137.7 KB)
jpg Allg General Visor 11.jpg (128.3 KB)
jpg Allg General Visor 12.jpg (109.0 KB)
jpg Allg General Visor 13.jpg (95.2 KB)
jpg Allg General Visor 1.jpg (94.7 KB)
jpg Allg General Visor 3.jpg (102.8 KB)

Bravery Medal, Nr. 2498707

AWARD CARD


Order booklet № B 968939


1. Last Name Vil’chinskis
2. Name and Patronymic Karlis Lyudvigovich
3. Military Rank
4. Sex Male
5. Year of Birth 1920
6. Place of Birth Lithuanian SSR, Mozhejka County, Akmenis District
7. Party Membership Without any party affiliation
8. Education Elementary
9. Nationality Latvian
10. In the Red Army since 9.1944 till 3.1946
11. Place of service (name of the unit) and duty position at time of awarding 837th Rifle Regiment, 200th Rifle Division – Private
12. Place of service and duty position at current time In his farm
13. Home address of the awardee “Yaunyanajsh” Farm, Bukajshu District, Elgav County, Latvian SSR


14. Record of all awards presented:

Name of Orders, Medals,Serial Number,Numbers of Documents, Awarder
For Bravery 2498707 Temp. Cert. E – 645144 Order of the 837th Rifle Regiment № 0282/N of 17.5.45

For Victory Over Germany Perm. Cert. Zh – 0336135 Edict of 9.5.45


Signature of the awardee (Signed) Vil’chinskis

Correctness of the data and signature of awardee attested by:
Elgav United County Military Commissariat
Lieutenant Colonel (Signed)


5 January 1948 / Chernyavskij /

Attached Images
jpg VilchinskisKL1.JPG (119.8 KB)
jpg VilchinskisKL2.JPG (127.8 KB)

SA ????? Helmet

I think this is nothing more than a beaded Luftschutz helmet. It has a black finish instead of blue and the SA insignia is painted on. I am not really a helmet collector, so is there anyway this is a period conversion? Thanks

Attached Images
jpg Army Air Force 027.jpg (138.0 KB)
jpg Army Air Force 028.jpg (137.3 KB)
jpg Army Air Force 030.jpg (151.1 KB)
jpg Army Air Force 031.jpg (139.1 KB)
jpg Army Air Force 032.jpg (132.9 KB)
jpg Army Air Force 033.jpg (129.0 KB)

Probably just bought crap… SS opinions?

Probably just bought crap… SS opinions?
Got carried away on an auction and im affraid that there all bad, oppinions please. Sorry for the bad picture


Attached Images

jpg ss.jpg (150.3 KB)

Need help! …any french uniform collectors here?

cool militaria....hi just need some identification on some french uniforms i have...any french collectors here?....cheers guys....steve.

DAF Banner & Mess Kit Questions

i recently came into possession of 2 WW@ items, 1 is a 12 ft by 5 ft DAF Banner single sided with no location patch and a mess kit which is missing the spoon, im wondering what the difference is between the 2 kids of DAF symbols i see this kind all over http://www.svmilitaria.com/images/10918aa.jpg
but mine is on a white disk
why were there 2 versions, and why does one seem more common than the other, i was told that neither was really worth much either way due to the size but i was told that the 2 items belonged to 1 person and has stayed together all this time, so should i sell them as a set even though i have no idea who they would have belonged to?
the item that was with is a mess kit that im pretty sure is missing the spoon, id like to know what the id number can tell, maybe the year or place it was made? any info or help would be greatly appreciated thanks :)



Need help! 2 cap good/bad ??

Fire Police Officers Visor cap

Heer Medical Officer´s Visor cap, Schellenberg

Attached Images
jpg 1.JPG (50.5 KB)
jpg 2.JPG (40.6 KB)
jpg 4.JPG (74.2 KB)
jpg 5.JPG (113.2 KB)
jpg ww22.JPG (47.6 KB)
jpg ww23.JPG (68.0 KB)
jpg ww24.JPG (30.0 KB)
jpg ww25.JPG (38.0 KB)

Need help! POW camp Oxon

Dear all,

I have located a POW camp, very close to my house, however finding any information on this particular site on the internet is proving very difficult. The only refferences i can find are the pow camp number and location. I run around this area a lot and keep seeing old parts of old buildings and lots of rubble. Which lead me to an internet search as I wondered if this was ever military related. I was right.

Would anyone be interested in looking over the site to see what we can find, I have no experience in looking for relics.

email me for more information if anyone is interested.

dangermouse_69div@yahoo.co.uk

Dan

« Previous entries · Next entries »