Well I have been collecting German and American WW2 items since I was in high school. I am in college now so money is hard to come by at times. Just finding stuff I thought looked neat and if it was a good price I would get it. Luckily I haven't lost any money over fake stuff and have learned how to spot fakes from this forum. Going to do shadowboxes dedicated to Luftwaffe, Wehrmacht and my new main focus will be Hitler Youth. But here are some pictures from my collection. Still looking for a few minor things.
I finished up my Wehrmacht display today. In the picture is my BNZ 42 Mauser Kar98k and my AC-41 Walther P38.
Kind of a bad picture but you get a general idea. The helmet was sold to me for 50 dollars. It was covered in fake green paint and a luftwaffe eagle. Yeah I know that bad of a fake but imo an original shell is worth more than 50 dollars. I removed all the fake stuff and got down to some original color and emblem.
Here is my German medal display case.
Wehrmacht display still not sure on if the armband is original. Did a burn test and it burned super fast so I feel positive about it and I have also seen some brown armbands similar to this being legitimate. Until someone can tell me how its fake I will just go on with the feeling as if it is real. Was given to me as a gift along with the 1929 eagle hat pin and the Luftwaffe Armbandcompass.
Better picture of my AK39 compass and 1941 P38
Here is some of my American stuff. Got this jacket for $40 dollars. Came with all the medals on it.
My two front seam M1 Helmets. The one with the camo net has seen service up to Vietnam. Both are front seam fixed bale helmets. The M1 pictured is a 1943 Springfield Armory M1 Garand.
And last but not least my Fallschirmjager gravity knife. Bought this for 100 dollars a couple years ago.
I finished up my Wehrmacht display today. In the picture is my BNZ 42 Mauser Kar98k and my AC-41 Walther P38.
Kind of a bad picture but you get a general idea. The helmet was sold to me for 50 dollars. It was covered in fake green paint and a luftwaffe eagle. Yeah I know that bad of a fake but imo an original shell is worth more than 50 dollars. I removed all the fake stuff and got down to some original color and emblem.
Here is my German medal display case.
Wehrmacht display still not sure on if the armband is original. Did a burn test and it burned super fast so I feel positive about it and I have also seen some brown armbands similar to this being legitimate. Until someone can tell me how its fake I will just go on with the feeling as if it is real. Was given to me as a gift along with the 1929 eagle hat pin and the Luftwaffe Armbandcompass.
Better picture of my AK39 compass and 1941 P38
Here is some of my American stuff. Got this jacket for $40 dollars. Came with all the medals on it.
My two front seam M1 Helmets. The one with the camo net has seen service up to Vietnam. Both are front seam fixed bale helmets. The M1 pictured is a 1943 Springfield Armory M1 Garand.
And last but not least my Fallschirmjager gravity knife. Bought this for 100 dollars a couple years ago.
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