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Description: A classic fantastic SS Totenkopf collar tab of Dachau manufacture, perfect example. Don’t miss out!

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Description: This is an excellent display item - an original matching set of mid-war SS cap insignia, the skull marked M1/52 for Deschler and the eagle M1/72 for Zimmerman, grouped with a post-war East German style cap. The insignia were brought back by a Colonel who worked with Germany on rebuilding after the war. Cheapest SS cap display you’ll find around, don’t miss out!

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Just wanted to share a recent purchase. A Helios Heer service watch. The watch is marked "DH" with a serial number on the back representing Deutsches Heer. Obviously the wrist band has been replaced at some stage but still a nice little piece of history. Keeps excellent time too cool militaria

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Hi everyone ! I’ve only been collecting helmets for a few months , before that it was WWII rifles and handguns. Anyway I keep reading that lot numbers are suppose to be 3 or 4 digits but my E.F. 66 M40 has a lot number of 48. Is that in some way significant ? Thanks for any thoughts.

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After countless times delivering the bad news to new collectors, we often tell them that we have all been there and got burned ourselsves in the past.

Well I finally pulled out my mistakes and decided to take a quick picture as a reminder. They set me back quite a lot of money, especially for a new collector.

So what do you have? Feel free to post them…doesn’t have to be medals.

Michael

P.S. Yes I know the EK1’s are upside down….:p

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Hello sirs,

I purchased this today direct from the German vet who carried it. This gentleman was with the 1st Parachute Division and he obtained the knife during the fighting at Monte Cassino when the original owner was killed. The original owner was “an old timer” and was involved in the assault on Fort Eben-Emael according to this man.

I had no real knowledge of these knives prior to today. Originally he was not interested in selling but eventually offered to sell it to me. He gave me a price and I agreed to it not knowing the value of the knife at all. He said he sold numerous other German items about four months ago..including his original camouflage/with wire paratrooper helmet. This knife he was keeping for himself but I think he could see how much I appreciated it and he felt that it was going to a good home.

He thought very highly of his items and his prices reflected that although a quick internet search tells me that I purchased the knife at a fair price.

I heard numerous stories about the war and he showed me pictures of himself during the war. There were things that he understandably wouldn’t talk about but all in all it was a very nice day.

The “A” carved in the handle is the initial of the original owner. The numbers “937″ are stamped in the well by the spike and “43″ on the locking lever.

Any thoughts or information of this knife would be most appreciated.

Best,
Rob

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