Click to view the auction article

View full article…

View full article…

View full article…

Just received in the mail today. A real one looker beauty of a camo helmet.

Would like to thank the seller for giving me the chance to pick this up as well as our own Heer17 (Neil) who allowed me the use of his photos (which are fantastic) when this helmet was on his shelf a while ago!

The helmet is a very distinctive 3 color camo pattern that is hard to describe. Colors look to be a cream tan, chocolate brown and Black mixed with concrete or sand. Excellent wear patterns as well. There is some rust showing through on the photos but in hand it is all but invisible. As discussed elsewhere it is interesting to see how the soldier painted very carefully around the 2nd Pattern Luft decal until some idiot bumped his elbow and splat!!! Right over the Adlers head!

Specs:

- ET62 with lot number 1550.

- Correct untouched zinc/steel liner band is dated 1940 by Werner Zahn Berlin.

- The sheep skin liner is still in excellent shape and is still soft and the chinstrap is solid and flexible with RBn stamping.

- Chin strap RBn. Nr 0/0750/0100. 0750 is Stuttgart

Hope you enjoy it!!! Definitely my top shelf helmet.

As always double click to see enlarged photos!!!

Regards,

Michael

Click to enlarge the picture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

View full article…

Just got this awesome grouping of a BDM member, Roxanne Mahler. Came with her original identity documents from when she was a BDM member and some other photos of when she was older. From my limited understanding of the German language (and Google Translate) I was able to glean that she was born in Marburg Germany on November 1, 1929. I was also able to see the date of what I believe is to be the time of when she joined, April 20,1939. Literally only months before the start of WW2! A letter from the DRK was also included in this grouping. It even came with a medal from the flooding of Hamburg 1962 and the award book that recipients received with her name inscribed on the cover page. Now where it gets extremely interesting is the fact that the grouping also has a British registration card stamped with the year of 51 which I believe is a year before this type of registration card became obsolete. Which leaves me wondering why she ended up in Britain. Ah if only papers could talk! Perhaps she went to university in Britain during the 50s. I was wondering out of curiosity if there are any databases for former HJ/BDM members? (Note: I only included the medal in the posting because it is part of the grouping.)

Click to enlarge the picture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for taking a look at my thread!

I am a relatively new collector and whilst in Spain was allowed to cherry pick these two items from a private collection. I am wondering about the authenticity of these items and for general information and opinions.
I may also be willing to part with them.

Click to enlarge the picture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi

What do you think about this knife? My understanding is that there usually should be a motto on the blade when the maker name is used on the ricasso. Is this correct?

Click to enlarge the picture

 

 

 

Click to view the auction article