Hi,

I was hoping the experts could tell me if this is an original dagger.

Thanks in advance!

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Hi,

I recently picked up this dagger and am hoping to ask the experts if this is an original piece.

Thanks in advance!

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Unfortunately, this is the only pictures I have. Do you think this is a good one? If so what do you think a fair price is? - Nick K

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Hi guys!

Just wanted to let you know, I have "put into the air" a Database for the Ostmedaille.
It has been quite some work and I still have to smoothen some edge here and there.

BUT 50+ of the Ostmedaille are up! 5-6 are still to come in the next days + the Pouches.

I hope it will help users to identify their OMs and learn a little more about the (pretty) award.

I would make me happy if you would check it out

Regards from Reykjavík, Icleand
Sindri

www.ostmedaille-database.com

Hello folks.

This is a small relic I picked up a while back. It was being offered for peanuts, with photographic provenance over where it came from, so I snapped it up. It’s a piece of barbed wire, in the typical German style. It was recovered from the sand close to one of the fortifications, not up in the dunes where I’ve heard digging is illegal. I gave this one some thought before buying it, not wanting to cause any disrespect or support what could be considered desecration.

Anyway, as one can see from the photographs, it’s not in the best shape. To be expected, having spent the better part of seventy years buried in the sand. It still retains some of said sand, and is quite heavily rusted. However, the seller provided a photograph on the listing of a piece he had cleaned, which had come out very well and looked almost like new. In places on the strand I’ve got, I can see the metal under the coating of rust.

I’d like to know how I should go about cleaning this, or if I should at all. I worry that if I don’t clean it, it’ll eventually disintegrate and fall to pieces. But would the same happen during the cleaning process?
I know many prefer battlefield relics to retain their ‘as-found’ appearance, but for the sake of preservation and posterity I’d quite like to save this. It’s only a little thing, battlefield detritus, but it’s still history.

Best regards, B.B.

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Hello friends. Sorry for my bad english, i am from germany. at the weekend i found this helmet:)
it is stamped ckl 71.
can you tell me somthing about it? late war? the 4 rivet? (niete) look different then other helmes.

Thanks Heinz

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Hi, I have a VIETNAM WAR patch, but i don’t know unit.
Can you help me please ?
Thank a lot !

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Hi all!

I just received this SA dagger, which has a personalized blade and am wondering if anyone has reference material that could trace these details in order to provide me with more information related to the person. The photo should be detailed enough to see all of the engraved information, but if not I can certainly post the content. Looking forward to feedback.

Thanks!
Dzyner

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Hello all,

Wanted to share this beauty that I recently picked up. I couldn’t find too many other RZM M7/14 blades here on the forum so I wanted to post it for reference. What’s really interesting is the OLC marked hanger with the leather being RZM-L-7/85/41

solid nickel fittings and a painted scabbard, enjoy!

William Kramer

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