Question re. Heer cufftitles sold by Der Soldat

LHR1

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Question re. Heer cufftitles sold by Der Soldat

04-10-2007, 02:11 AM

Does anyone know where the the Heer cufftitles sold by Der Soldat are made? I'm interested in buying a "Feldmarschall von Mackensen" cufftitle for display purposes (original ones are virtually nonexistent). A number of years ago, George Petersen told me that good copies of this specific cufftitle were still being made in Europe. I sent an email with the same question to Der Soldat, but it wasn't answered.
Thanks for any feedback -

Carsten Fries
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J C Gray

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04-24-2007, 07:38 AM

I enquired about these particular cuff titles a couple of years ago & Cyrus e-mailed me back quite promptly to inform me that it would take 6-8 weeks to have a bullion, Sueterlin one made up (I assumed that this meant that they were made in Pakistan or Japan). Unfortunately I failed to follow this up & instead, I settled for a Latin, em. version from Kruppers Militaria...Big mistake!...it was absolutely pathetic.
I would still be interested in obtaining one from Cyrus (for the same reasons as yourself),as the examples on his website do appear to be of reasonable quality & I believe that a similar, commemorative version of the officers' cuffband was produced postwar,for veterans.
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