Hi I am kinda new to these forums (I have been here a little bit but just viewing and never posting.) I study modern history and that is where i get my inspiration to collect military items. I have only been collecting for about 2-3 years now (about 3/4 of the time has been studying how to spot a fake before i even started buying the stuff)
My collection is not huge and consists of:
WW1 2nd class iron cross
3rd reich war merit cross (with swords) 2nd class
Cross of honor (with swords)
a black wound badge
a set of world war one british medals
two purple hearts (one from ww2 with ribbon and original box and the other more modernish)
I have taken an interest in more the Axis and soviet medals as i love the social history behind them. I am not a fan of the top medals given to the top generals because as a historian I like to focus on the foot soldiers (or the little guy as some people like to call them. Also as a student I don't have the money for that sort of thing! XD) Any way i hope to join this forums a lot more as i am taken more and more part in military fairs around my area (unlike before when i would crawl through antique shops hoping for a lucky find) I hope to have a photo up of my collection asking for views on the items after Christmas. I am also thinking here that you could suggest a few items i should look out for on my travels around. I like to collect medals mainly (this includes badges) as the uniforms/weapons take up to much space for me.
My collection is not huge and consists of:
WW1 2nd class iron cross
3rd reich war merit cross (with swords) 2nd class
Cross of honor (with swords)
a black wound badge
a set of world war one british medals
two purple hearts (one from ww2 with ribbon and original box and the other more modernish)
I have taken an interest in more the Axis and soviet medals as i love the social history behind them. I am not a fan of the top medals given to the top generals because as a historian I like to focus on the foot soldiers (or the little guy as some people like to call them. Also as a student I don't have the money for that sort of thing! XD) Any way i hope to join this forums a lot more as i am taken more and more part in military fairs around my area (unlike before when i would crawl through antique shops hoping for a lucky find) I hope to have a photo up of my collection asking for views on the items after Christmas. I am also thinking here that you could suggest a few items i should look out for on my travels around. I like to collect medals mainly (this includes badges) as the uniforms/weapons take up to much space for me.
I would recommend you having a serious think about becoming an association member ($25 a year membership) which will allow you to list photo's of potential purchases for other experts (not me !!!) to check out and be reassured they are the real deal (as you may know, its a minefield out there
) Anyway welcome to the forum and I hope you the best of luck in furthering your collection. Regards Toby
Ps looking forward to seeing your collection
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