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Hi!! New own a couple of Ltc. Johnson's books and want to learn more, Bill

You will certainly find more here.

You have taken the first smart step in buying the books. They are not cheap, but they will save you big $$ and so will this forum. Welcome !

Dave
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Will,,, Dave is right, buy every book you can afford first.

Try to specialize. I think if you are going to collect daggers, cloth, helmets, medals, all at the same time you will go broke in a hurry and end up with some junk in your collection. Try to stick to 2 or 3 subject matters at the very most..

Try to hit some of the bigger shows and try to handle as many pieces as you can get your hands on..

*Study authentic pieces, the fakes will show themselves......

Good luck and happy hunting....

Welcome aboard and books are the way to go!
When I started collecting blades in the mid 1960's, there were no books!

Thanks guys, My brother sells civil war relics for a living & has recently gotten into ww2 german items, so he is a big help in the learning curve.

Hi William! Have some of those too, from the Collecting The Edged Weapons of the 3rd Reich series? Great books! Welcome ofcourse, and have fun!

Bye,
KR