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this is my little set, I hope it’s very good
I am very happy because bologna and near my house

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by: hanzel

Description: panzer helfen dir, original wehrmacht instruction booklet merkblatt 18b/38 from 1944, front and backcover are separated but all other pages are fixed and in a very good condition.

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Good evening folks, Bought myself an early Christmas present in the form of this Nahkampfspange in bronze this is the 2nd pattern by JFS . I was drawn to it by the amount of original finish the zinc had still retained & I’ve always liked the construction of the pin/hook assemblycool militaria , Hope you like it as much as I do ,Regards ,Paul:D

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I have had this one for over 20 years - an Imperial M18 Ear Cut Out - an ET64 - complete with the original factory installed M18 liner with the white pads, and a period (interwar period!) installed chin strap. Upon close examination it is clear that at one point it had a camo finish, remnants of the camo paint can be seen on the apex of each cut out. Another interesting feature is the repair work apparent at the top of the shell. There are 2 repairs. The holes that were repaired are consistent with pick axe damage, and I believe that this helmet was, in fact, intentionally de-militarized after the Great War in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles. Naturally, I can’t find the picture of the Old Man pick axing WWI German helmets, but I have included some pictures of a WWI camo with obvious pick axe damage for comparison. This one appears to have been repaired, refitted with a new chin strap, and reissued, perhaps for use by a Freikorps Paramilitary soldier. This helmet would have a real story to tell. Hope you like it. Jim G.

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Gents,

When i first joined this forum (posting of U-Boot-Kriegsabzeichen) it was Michael who recommended this book as a good resource for studying Kriegsmarine Awards:

The Kriegsmarine Awards - Vol 1+2 by Sascha Weber & Gerhard R.Skora.

I was able to pick this up a few weeks ago on a black Friday deal reduced to £100. Still expensive but cheaper than anywhere else.
The books total over a 1,000 pages and are definitely written with the collector in mind. As you can see in the photos below they point out the idiosyncrasies found on different types of awards and what to look for.

Thus far i have precisely zero KM awards in my collection - i only have x1 EK2. But i figured it would be best to obtain this book first.
I know other folk on these forums also use it.
I’m interested in all WW2 and WW1 memorabilia but particularly like Third Reich awards and helmets.
Next year i intend to branch out.

I also noticed the book mentions Norman Franke - is this NormF on this very forum?

Well anyway, hopefully with the book and the assistance of the many helpful people here i’ll be able to pick up a few genuine awards.

Kind Regards,
Nick

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