I always wanted to show off a few things. But it will take a lot of time to show everything. But Ill start with a few things first.

Blade is only marked WKC. Nothing else is on the scabbard or blade. No waffen marks. Frog is marked Lagesa dresden 1940.

Fireman

1939 Eickhorn Matching numbers 2076g. The frog is a e o gotze & sohn getsdorf 1939

Picked this up in a wooden crate with the paperwork and with a few other things straight from the vet as he sent it home.

Unused swazs straight from a vets estate. The whole thing is about the same size as a normal flag.

Made out of cast iron with no makers mark.

Got it off the son of the vet. One of my favorite pieces. Made by hand. Came with a army officers car pennant and some ss cloth. I should have kept the car pennant also.

1940 matching wkc numbered 9149i.

Kreigsmarine flag. The other kreigsmarine flags I will up load later.

One of the wwi fighting knives I have.

All came from the same vet. He was in the 63rd. One PH and one SS is named to a Walter Samuel Lutz.

Boxed army officers belt and buckle

Part of my buckle collection. These are the loose ones with and without tongues.

Dead mint water police belt buckle with tongue.

Kreigs NCO Belt Buckle with tongue

Unused HJ Buckle

All named to one solider. He was anti tank. It was a shame since the auctioneer broke the grouping apart. I had to buy everything individual. I hate it when they do that.

Not numbered.

Double sided.

Not sure if this was pre wwii or post wwii. Blade is a emil voos. Nice little fighting knife.

Another wwi fighting knife. This time with scabbard.

Double sided. Once I heard this was up for sale. I had to have it. Had to beat out phone bidders from iowa, illinois, colorado and other places in the country. Came out of a estate from a member of the 9th inf. He was a part of the AAA-0. It was a shame that this was the only piece of ss he had.

I bought this butcher because of the frog. Nice snap action in the lug area. Blade is a henckels on one side and on the other the stamping is faint on the left side but it is marked ges vorm rossmarr berlin.

Not sure what it is exactly I was thinking letter opener. But it is over 18 inches in length.

I know I have this listed in american stuff. But how often do you find a 4 digit ss that is named.

44 fnj matching numbers 3955 m

Belonged to a friend of mine. Was in the 29th. Landed a few days after d day. Was in the hedgerows. Attached to the rangers. Made it all the way to the hurtgen forest then he was wounded and captured by the germans. Went to dachau. Went to the nuremberg for a day. I see him every week. Too bad I didnt get his 36ss chain dagger that was named. I was a dollar short for that one.

39 Horster matching numbers 9290j

Thanks for taking time to show all or part of you're collection. The buckles are very nice. That water police must be pricy. Although I do like the look of the used dirty herr buckles. Also that SS flag... See you on Rt 76! Ian.

I am by no means anywhere near complete showing everything. That was a half a draw of stuff that is laying around. I didnt get to the swords, medals and daggers yet. I have about another 20 k98s yet.

Like this one.

Came with that veterans flag pole. I would have sold it but, since it has the original price tag I decided it was going into the drawer. To never see light again.

2 more last ditch bayonets. These two are numbered.

Miniature kreigs or reich war flag. Never seen one so small before.

More k98s. I wont photo all the ones I have.

A RAD book

A few side arms

Some family book that goes into your family history. Your children time in the various groups. Their history of growing up step by step. Really anal. Mine was never used and the numbers match with the outer cover.

WWI bayonets

The WWI flag is bigger than my truck.

2 Polish bayonets and a dot bayonet.

I love this piece. Came with other german stuff but nothing else this great. The vet was in the 69th.

Came from a guy that does clothing salvaging. You know something like good will. I wanted it in the worst way since he showed it to me. He left it on the wall on a coat hook. I was after him for weeks. Finally I got angry and said here is a 100 dollar bill is it mine or not. He nodded his head and I walked out with it. I love that piece. It is not flashy or the most expensive piece I have. It just speaks to you. I wish I could find another one on the same level as this one.

That is enough for now. I got into the second draw of stuff. Next pics will be of belts and buckles, photos, insignia and medals.

Great stuff mananero just the way I like to collect; any and every thang that comes down the pike just so long as it has that been there done that feel, helps if you get it for a song too! Am I right or am I right! Really FUN to be a collector this way!
John

You are right. Still have a lot after this round of pics.

The buckle came from a estate sale. The story behind it is that the vet had a lot of stuff. The one relative was stealing everything and selling it off for nothing. The relative missed this piece since it was in a overseas cap. Marked org todt on the back in a circle.

Last of my buckles.

Boxed WWI EK1

Large Hitler medal

Boxed WWII Ek2

Boxed WWI Ek2

Blue boxed WWII EK1

Never understood the reason it was blue.

Silver and gold wound badges. The one had all the gold wash evaporated off over the years.

Police medals. I always see these and never the 8 year boxed. Go figure.

Not maker marked.

Funny story about the mothers cross. My mechanic was at a sale where they were selling trains and autos. He calls about a nazi cross. After a few minutes trying to figure out what he is talking about I left him a bid for 75 since it didnt have the box. He buys it for less. About 30 minutes later some guy walks up to him and asks if he wants to buy the box for 5 dollars. I was shocked.

Part of the russian hoard

War merits

WWI Ek1

Boxed war merits with swords one with outer carton

Some interesting books.

Jewish passport before the final solution.

What was going on in Innsbruck that you were not allowed to know.

Vintage books

Cabinet cards

Some loose stuff laying around. Those pocket knives are german. Came with nazi stuff off veterans.

Last pic for this round. The ring has a medallion of the frozen meat on it. Really detail with the eyes, feathers and beak area. But my camera sucks with close ups.

More, More! Does your camera have a MICRO setting? Try That.

It has it but the pixel rating is so low. I would spend money on a better camera but that leaves less money for more stuff. Ill take more pics when I get home from running at the sale.

Ill take more pics of more of my german stuff later. I took pics of these.

M.,

Lots of beautiful things you've posted for us to look at - most in primo condition, some very rare, and all quite interesting.

Many thanks!

Bill Warda

Thanks but I am only about half way though with the next round of pics. I am more ashamed of the lesser quality things I have around. Like mismatched k98 that are clean and the like. Hope you guys enjoy this next round of pics. Remember I didnt even get to the daggers yet.

I love these things. But what dealers want for them is insane. I see them for 350 and up. Both of these are slightly different. In thickness and size.

Uncut insignia.

Postcards and photos. Most of them are postcards. I always thought they are really interesting.

More post cards and photos

Last round of cards

This is the only statue I found outside of dealers. Actually the second but I cant show pics of that since it will be in a book.

More items. Mini swords.

Unused lanyards. Post war HJ Daggers. WWII Ek1 Screwback l/12

Better medals. The golden party badge is numbered in the 35000's or so.

Ski medals from 1935 to 45 I think

The rest of them

Insignia and medals

More insignia and medals.

WWI items and italian stuff.

Medals

Sent though the mail like this. The gi says this is for a marine in the german army for 25 mission at sea. I like it.

Pennants. I had a sa pennant once but I traded that for a kreisleiter uniform, pants and visor. I also had to throw in a double proof ss eickhorn dagger that was ok in condition. I ended up getting rid of that uniform.

Armbands. This is the end of the second drawer. I had some more pics of some hunting or shooting association but they are post war.

The third drawer is mostly flags and the like. I picked up a few things also since the last round of pics.

I like boxed gorgets but they are so hard to find boxed.

Boxed NSDAP Gorget with the vet capture paperwork.

Some Vintage books

Early Party Rally pennants

Some more medals and insignia I just picked up.

Some swords on the wall. The one with the eagle pommel is a collins. Really dont like american edge weapons but that pommel did it for me.

Here is the pics. With the home protector.

Two army daggers. The one with the dark scabbard with the aluminum crossguard and aluminum pommel came from a vet. The tip of the blade is broken off. I bought it for parts. Damn scabbards and handles are expensive. The other army is a no maker.

Ehrhardt grouping as it was found with the note dads fraternal hats and badge.

I liked this when I first seen it. WWI piece. Almost as long as a yard long. Nice colors and it makes a point.

Two police swords. The one is a nco and that guy was a monster. I am 6 1 and I drag that sword if I had it on a belt. The other is a officer.

More swords

This is a almost dead mint luft sword. Came from a guy in the 3rd army in intelligence. He got it in austria from a officer that surrendered to him. The guy also got the officers 1st model luft dagger also from the officer. I also have that. That will be pictured later. On the back of the handle there is a little bit of the leather grip missing. Other than that there is nothing wrong with it. The blade is full and mirror. Also a Eickhorn bag that I got off the forum.

landing book in german for the headquarters trying to study how the allies do there naval landings. I will start to upload all the other side arms and daggers. There is a few other items. But after that I am done with show n tell.

Wow, I wish I had things like these just "laying around", hahaha. How long have you been collecting? Great stuff, and keep on posting!

T.

I been collecting since I was 18. 14 years later I think I am going to quit for a while and chase after some other things. Ill take photos of the other 40 some daggers and 20 some edge weapons late. Maybe sunday when I have nothing to do.

1902 firemans axe

sa dagger

Nskk

2 army daggers

One take down gravity and the other is a cheaper broken filler. Nsfk dagger

SS chain

2 tagged SS

Never out of the bag kreigsmarine

Some HJs

2nd luft

Newer WKC sword that came along the way.

Ill get the rest of the edge weapons up later.

Later??? theres more?? Do you have any furniture in our house, or maybe there is no room for it!! Nice collection.. Best Larry "just inside Philly"

Ill get the other pics up maybe friday. Between work, school and buying I dont have time. I have the 30 some other daggers to take pics of and the other stuff I just bought. I have a really nice 99 inf grouping but I cant show a lot of it since some of the pics in the album are being used for upcoming books. I need more time in the day.

Unused NSDAP leader buckle. A neck chain from the actor guild or brotherhood. Came with some WWII german stuff I bought. I looked quick when I bought it and though it was a shooting necklace. When I got home I was like damn it aint.

Some of the steins I own. I have two others but they are in pieces. Boxes do not stack well on top of a mess. That taught me to place things I like on shelves.

Some of my soldiers. I got tired of them falling so I left them in the box.

The plate came from my father. He was trying to sell it for $10.50. I took it off the wall and walked out with it. I told him he aint getting a penny off me for it. The round things are off beer steins. I like the fox one.

Next round of pics is of a grouping I bought from the son. His father made maps for the 99th headquarters during the war. The first things is a binder of sorts that held some of the maps he made. I have his patches, paperwork, maps, signed nazi flag with a brig gen auto on it, and his photo album. Some of the pics are going to be published in a upcoming book. There is pics of Ike, Patton, Bradley and some German Admiral handing over the force in the Ruhr pocket. Interesting stuff.

Both sides of the flag are signed. He even wrote when and where he got the flag. Plus there is a time frame where he went during the war.

I wish I could show more pics of Ike and the other leaders that attended the meeting but I cant. They are interesting.

A multipage letter he wrote to his wife about what happen to him in the war. Day by day. One how the germans were probing and attacking right up to the battle of the bulge interesting stuff.

I only things that are left are the daggers I have to take photos of. One day I will dig them out.

Some new toys I picked up over the weekend. Soon it is time to go on spring break. The buckle has no markings on it.

I didnt go on spring break. But this is the stuff I found this week. I am glad I didnt go. Missing out on that flag would have made me mad.

The other stuff I found. The fez is nice. But since I dont like headgear it was traded off. I also got a model 42 helmet that looked like it was hardly used and that was traded off too.

I wonder what came in the mail today?

Few more pics. Monday is coming means more mail is coming my way.

Stuff I found since then

Great stuff. I love it.
Steve

Outstanding collection Sir, especially like the Gold Party Badge with military style pin attachment.

Glad somebody at least is finding some fresh stuff! Now you have to start looking up every soldier that signed that flag and start asking if they brought home anything!

Some things I found since the last time. I sold all the american stuff that I got my hands on.

Next photos is a little grouping I got my hands on. I wish I had the guys name. Came with the 2nd lufty.

Photos

more pics

more pics some with the fuhrer

more pics

more pics

more pics

more pics

more pics of trains being shot up

final pics

This is what I found today with a grouping of a chaplain of the 29th inf. He was at dday.

Latest finds. Its been dry

Got this stuff in. Does anyone know about the tito patch?

Latest stuff I got. I think I am going to relax for a while.

I cannot say one thing - my mouth doesn`t close anymore
great stuff - I hope you have a biiiig house
cheers
helmut

It is a small size 60x90 Because this is a Delta International fake from the late 1960's,early 1970's JUNK

Did some buying lately but didnt have time to take photos. Since I moved and all.

Ill add more later.

Some more stuff

And more

Pre Nazi Sea Customs

Came from the same vet and luft soldier as the minty luft sword I had listed earlier. Condition on both is great.

I could not add the other ist luft I have pic too big. A ground rohm and a land customs.

Last of daggers for now.

Some things I bought a few months ago. I didnt get the time to photo all the vintage german war pics that I got. Two photo albums worth. One day Ill get to them.

I think the pics come from a guy that was in recon. Most of the tanks are early and there is a good amount of alps. Some interesting ones like them standing with the panzer berets. Rail gun, armored train cars, blimps, and them ferrying light armored tanks across a river.

Some more pics from the same grouping.

Without a doubt you could start your own museum. And it would be worth visiting it for sure!
Thanks for showing us your impressive collection.
Regards, Danny

Got this out of a auction that came out of a estate. I had to have it.

I still got some more to add. But Ill add it later.

GREAT stuff here! Love lookin. Could we see some more pics of the RAD Hewer posted on Nov. 29?? What a nice looking grip!! THANKS! Kevin.

Here's the pics you wanted

M,

Yes, definitely lots of good, diverse, interesting things to look at.

Thanks for always taking the time to share the fruits of your labor with us, much appreciated!

Bill Warda

Mananaro that troddle just makes that piece!! Beauty

I loved it as soon as I looked at the pics for the estate sale. I almost missed work for it. I can always make money from work. But when will I find another nice rbd bayonet like that again.

I always thought marked bayonets are undervalued. You do not see them that often.

I have a have more things to put up for pics and then I am out of stuff until I buy again.

That is a really nice bayonet!

Some stuff I found lately.

The ph is a low number in the 15000's and has the bent split brouch.

Belong to a soldier that was a engineer. Interesting they are using a flame thrower against a knocked out german tank.

I really dont like buying jap stuff. Not appealing in my eyes. But I am getting a soft spot for stuff that is signed by the guys. Marked to the 97th inf.

Got this one yesterday. Extremely minty. This is how it was found in the estate with the ekii attacked to the top. The spange is not marked and the ekii is a 4. Looks like it was never used.

man that's nice, great find!

Bill

Gorgeous!

Things I found recently

The ph the original owner was killed april 14 1945 the service is for january 9 1949

FIghting knife and rally pennant

justizbeamte

The ss flag is almost the size of my tacoma pickup. Now I have two ss flags. I dont normally keep uniforms. But I dont see to many paratrooper uniforms. I looked around to find the meaning of the skull on the jump wing but I cant find anything.

Maybe "Death from Above"

Love your Standschutzen patches. I tried to PM you - Private Mailbox is disabled. I then tried to email you - the email address doesn't work.
If you ever decide to sell them, let me know please...

I forgot to put the new email account in. Now it should work.

havent bought anything lately.

Hello. TITO was a nickname of former Yugoslavian president and dictator JOSIP BROZ TITO. He led a communist partisan movement in Yugoslavia during ww2 and was very popular at the time. Patch you have is a late war theater made insignia from some local partisan fighter from Croatian or Bosnian part of the country because of Latin letters in use. The patch DEFINITELY ISN'T A STANDARD YUGOSLAV ARMY PATCH and it could be it was worn either by political commissar or common soldier. Although it is a very nice and rare thing to find even in former Yugoslavia.
I hope I was of any help.

omg--OMG!!!!! When did you start collecting---1939?????? GREAT JOB-Thanks for sharing.

Thanks
Some of the items went to auction in the Midwest. Some of it went for sale on ebay. Some is slated for sale in another auction in sept oct. And I kept some stuff. All the daggers, guns, flags, groupings and some of the medals are being sold. I kept some of the medals, post cards and belt buckles. Daggers and bayonets are too heavy to carry around the country. As I was moving from state to state working in different casinos.

Digging the armbands! Do you have any story on the gray armband or the medic with the writing around the cross?

The gray armband was in a album from a member of roosevelts ss the 30th inf div. I sold that album on ebay years ago. The vet was a famous guy in the lehigh valley (allentown, pa) for doing children tv back in the 50s. I dont remember his name. I kept the nazi stuff that was in that album. I kept the captured papers with the armbands. The red cross came from a member of the 99th which I got his photo album which some of it I pictured in this thread. He was the cartographer for the div hq. Both armbands will be sold in sept oct.

Thanks for all the emails. But all the daggers, flags, insignia and other large items are being sold in sept oct in maine. I moved from pa to baton rouge then to mo and back to pa. All in a period of 6 months. Moving 30 plus banana boxes of wwii items was too much to bear. I sized everything down to 4 banana boxes of stuff. One day I will post what I have left. So if there is anything you want check out poulins auction is the one that is selling the stuff in the fall. Everything will have no reserves and if you want the history on how I got it ill tell ya.

Thanks for this information!

http://www.poulinantiques.com/gallery.asp?aID=51&fldr=German%20Militaria

Looking forward to this auction. Shame that you had to sell it all though....

Im rebuilding it. Not buying any edge weapons. Been spending money on buckles, insignia and medals like a drunken sailor. Edge weapons take up too much room and are too heavy to carry around. Im planning on moving at least 2 more times. But I can see many many more moves.

http://poulinantiques.auctionflex.com/sh...m=1&lang=En

This is their catalog.

Soooo many guns lol. Taking me forever to find the armbands lol. Are any of the guns yours?

Well it is today I think. Can't wait to see if I can get a stab at the armbands...

Well someone still got a good idea but just didn't have enough for it at the time. Shame because they went cheap and some nice ones there!

Nice stuff to have lying around that's a mega collection ! timothy