Best Piece in Your Collection?

[LeeG]

Chris, any chance I can see a close up of that nice salty Chaplain crusher you have there -- I have never had the privledge to see one of these before. Is this part of a chaplain grouping?

[Chris Liontas]

Hi Lee, yes this is part of a grouping that came from Germany a while ago. It is named to Kreigspfarrer Schmidt and the grouping included his visor, crusher, documents for the KVK1/2, Ostfront medal, uniform, armband, and personal photoalbum. This is the only photo of the crusher I have at the moment. The crusher has been repaired, but who I do not know. The stitching in the front and in the visor regoin has repairs. This does not bother me though, as the photo album shows Father Schmidt wearing this visor throughout 1941 - 1944. I would assume from use/storage it would need repairs when on the collectors market. However the Cross is original stitching I believe, as it is swen on properly to period photos...which repro artists dont seem to get right. Anyway here is the photo. Thank you for the compliments!

[gzegosh]

I keep trying to balance out all of you guys with the German stuff!!
Here a real unsual Polish Tunic...
a colonel, promoted to Brigadier General....
I have never seen another one like this...
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[Okrach]

I keep trying to balance out all of you guys with the German stuff!!
Here a real unsual Polish Tunic...
a colonel, promoted to Brigadier General....
I have never seen another one like this...
g

keep up the good work Gsegosh keep up

Grzegorz, let me support You with this one

the X years long service is not particularly rare award but it is not so easy to spot the mint condition example as this one and.... the packet of issue

[gzegosh]

nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!
VERY NICE!!!!!!!!!
never seen before!!

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[gzegosh]

by the way
did u notice the COlonels tunic comes with ORIGINAL shirt and tie...
beret as well..(not shown)
g

[werner]

Hi,
It's a dot pattern winter trouser.

[Gerd Becker]

Of the medals I currently own, which aren't many, my favorite is a miniature medal bar of a WW1 Bavarian soldier.

Hey, Mike, that was mine once. It was an ebay find four years ago and i sold it to a member here, can´t remember who it was...

It was my favourite piece as well, before i changed my collecting field.

Gerd

[Okrach]

nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!
VERY NICE!!!!!!!!!
never seen before!!

g

I got the two sets like the presented one but.... one packet has its top ripped off but... it has a STONE MINT ribbon and the original attachement pin!!! - the medal itself was not in such a good condition as the ribbon....

Nevertheless I have them and, to tell the truth, I have never seen one on this forum before

Here is the picture of the secon set

[werner]

Hi,
It's a dot pattern winter trouser.

Here is the pic.

[saninko]

Very very hard to say.Probably this badge.
Marian.
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[Gary B]

Dear Marian,

I am unfamiliar with this piece. Could you tell me what it is and what it was given for?

Gary B

[saninko]

Gary...

Its badge for members of the Slovak Fast Division (Rychla Divisia RD) which fought at the East front against Russians during WW2.If you want to know more just pm me or do the search I think there should be something .
Marian.

[Volkbert]

At this moment I think this is the most beautiful piece in my collection. A nearly mint geschoente feldbluse for a leutnant of the 22nd LuftLande division.

[Jan B]

Great items guys, keep on posting!!



Although I have five of these, this particular "Sani MG-gurtkaste" is definatly one of my favorite items.

For some of you this looks like an ordinary piece of fieldgear, but it really speaks to me...more then any book about the german medical corps would.

Cheers

Jan