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#311670 09/29/2015 06:42 PM
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Well,,Thursday early a.m. I leave for the MAX show... The show has been bought out by the SOS show and should be a little different,,we hope!
As usual 'MilitaryNut' will be there with some stunning Honor Rings. And, this year will be selling some of his wonderful private purchase rings both German and US... I have bought a few rings a while ago but have not shown them due to I still owe final payment I'll be making at the MAX. So I'll be showing them when back and hopefully there will be a diamond in the rough for me to grab up at the show... I don't have a table this year but If the 'Nut'doesn't mind I'll be frequenting his table..
So,,I look forward to a road trip, some German food, some drinks and seeing some of my old and best buddies,,,have a good show guys!!!

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Safe travels for you to the show. Looking forward to the ring reports ( my only chance at visiting the shows)! Say hello to the folks for me. Ron

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Safe travels everyone, hope the weather clears a bit for it...Gaspare, see u there!

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I used to live there....several German restaurants there - have you been to Penn Brewery? Real old and authentic is Max's Allegheny Tavern.

http://www.pennbrew.com/

http://www.maxsalleghenytavern.com/

Maybe I will make it there next year


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I gotta add two more...absolute faves... First, the hofbrauhaus...a replica of the one in Munich in the south side works part of town, absolutely outstanding...one of only a handful outside of Germany...
http://hofbrauhauspittsburgh.com
Also, this place is great, nearer to my neck of the woods...I know the family who owns it...ready for this-- All you can eat German buffet. Just awesome. Sorry Louisville, I love bbq but schnitzel uber alles fur die max show!
http://www.hooversrestaurant.com

See yinz guys in da burgh.

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We are going to have German food on Friday nite.. Vinny takes us to the same place every year and its great!! Don't remember name but its gigantic!!

Anyone that would like to join our merry band of men are welcome to come along. Believe me we'll have a good time,,try and have a designated driver or one of us will get you home.. for those interested meet up at the concession stand around 12 noon Friday and we'll make plans.

See you guys soon..

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Wish you all a good time there and some good catches for collection! wink


�Eine gewaltt�tige, herrische, unerschrockene, grausame Jugend will ich. Jugend muss das alles sein. Schmerzen muss sie ertragen. Es darf nichts Schwaches und Z�rtliches an ihr sein. Das freie, herrliche Raubtier muss wieder
aus ihren Augen blitzen."
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Guys, the first day of max was awesome...good friends, good times...dak41, Andy, Gaspare, vinny, and myself had a blast...sold my meat can, and got 6 (yes 6) nice rings to be posted later...2 nice us rings, 2 nice skull kantinenrings, a us made "premium" skull ring with nice red stones, and a salonika ring with a killer swas...will post pics later this weekend...saw some amazing ones there, so many! Still looking for a great skull wearer...wish you guys were there (friends from across the pond)... Mark October 6,7 2016 on your calendars...the max is without a doubt, my favorite all time militaria show... And still one more day left!!
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meat can ??

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I would love to go someday and meet up with some here. Militarynut and all the other HR enthousiasts.
Any pics from the max around yet?

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Yep, the one I had posted on the us militaria section of this forum. Now owned by advance guard militaria. 1872 meat can, don't come much more rare than that...smart purchase for an Indian wars collector for sure! Today I may sell my teno honor badge....can't wait to see all the goodies today!

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Show report... Got 9 great rings..from left to right- 1943 Iraq with pgc insignia. Big beautiful ring...4th armored division ww2 ring, nice enamel... Salonika 1941, swas in the upper right...(seller claims paratroop, but could be one of many possibilities)..Algiers 1942, steel.... Korea 1952 with a skull...brass? ... The next three skulls came with an assist from Gaspare, and a blessing, which helps!...they are all from Bob hritz, a great collector and super nice guy...red eyes is a premium (us made) ring, the other two are nice examples of period patterns...finally a nice Palermo ring in steel. Great show, thanks especially to Bob hritz and Gaspare. Better pics coming on the ring forum later. Thanks max show and all my friends, God bless,
Mike

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Thanks Mike for the show report!
Maybe I will be able to go next year and bring some items to show/trade. Great new additions to your collection.


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Mike,,,great to see you,,and DAK too! Good show,,you did well.

Big show this year. More tables, new vendors etc.

3 big rooms. Here's just one room,,showing just one aisle of many!.

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Another room. Also filled with rows of tables..

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There is even a 3rd room,,same thing, packed with tables..

Here is our own Dave H. with old time member Vinny [and friend] discussing a SS dagger he had..

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some of the tables and wares at the show!

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trying to keep the photos a large size so I can only post one per post...

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more,,

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Hey! , its the Honor Ring master,,Don Boyle... Don mentioned he had a busy last year certifying HRs. He admitted its slowed down a bit but still keeping him busy..

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more,,

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,,more,,,and a interesting ring,,that wasn't for sale!

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some more...,, and a ring. This was the going prices at the bigger dealers tables. With careful looking you can still get lucky as Mike did! This is a big head WestWall ring with red glass eyes. It was so over polished that when I went to look at it I just handed it back to the dealer. For me ruined..

More later.................

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Excellent work Gaspare! Great clear pics are easy to see (at least for us old eyes!). Ron

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Great work G!


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Much thanks for this impressions G!
For me nearly as to visit the show itself.

This Westwall one you meanwhile can see on this russian ring site at vk.com.
In my eyes a still nice one and rare.


�Eine gewaltt�tige, herrische, unerschrockene, grausame Jugend will ich. Jugend muss das alles sein. Schmerzen muss sie ertragen. Es darf nichts Schwaches und Z�rtliches an ihr sein. Das freie, herrliche Raubtier muss wieder
aus ihren Augen blitzen."
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Great Gaspare!

Would you believe I forgot my camera this year?

And, the rain is over. 73 and sunny today .... 80 tomorrow.

Your place still dry, Gaz?

As that picture above shows, I chatted with Vinnie a couple of times. He lives in Missouri now and own/runs a coin shop. I encouraged him to stop by here.

Dave

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Great pics, g!

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thanks guys...

Dave it was close! A few houses in my town got 5 or so inches in the house, which is terrible! , but we somehow made it!

Guys, whatever you can imagine the show is it is so much more. I'm not sure of the table count but its got to be around 1000 vendors.. Everything is here, from the common Russian Front medal to Blood Orders and personality presentation daggers!
Here's a few more,,[rare flag here!]

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heavy fire power! , and a nice kitchen chair wink

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, the tables were really packed this year with a little bit of everything..

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,,a shot for Jareth.......

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One photo here is a small spot on Ross Kelbaughs table.
He's a fine researcher on SS daggers, swords etc. and of course the Honor Ring.
I've heard he's one of the best on going thru the tons of microfilm and sends a highly professional packet on the mans records/information..

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Hey Mike,,get some good photos on that 4th Armored Div ring! , also please the gold tone [?] Korea,,is that a skull? and your Saloniki ring.. Here's mine, actually believe it or not 2 of my favorite rings!

DAK! , what did you end up picking up? come on some shots! smile

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Well, here are the rings I've been paying off the last 6 months and picked up at the MAX. They were from the 'Nuts' private collection which he's had a very long time. These are patterns I didn't have and needed. So they are passed down from one ring collector to another and I'm making room for them in my collection after I photograph them to death for the book.

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group shot..

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Been after the 'Bold Swastika' pattern a long time! Now I need it's brother with the glass stones in it!

The Estonian is well made and another I've been looking for a long time.

And, yes the nice black enamel of a SS ring wink

The FS ring [women's organization] is one of the rarest organizational rings made during the 3rd reich period.

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Here's some, yep it's a skull on that Korea ring,,.. That's why I like it (you know me...skulls!!)

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Originally Posted By: Gaspare
Well, here are the rings I've been paying off the last 6 months and picked up at the MAX. They were from the 'Nuts' private collection which he's had a very long time. These are patterns I didn't have and needed. So they are passed down from one ring collector to another and I'm making room for them in my collection after I photograph them to death for the book.



Killer rings G!! Pure eye candy my friend. But I'm scared to ask what the device is in the photo?!

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