ww2 militaria book

[general1900]

Hey guys. I recently ordered a book called: Detecting the fakes A Collector's Quide to the third Reich militaria by Robin Lumsden if i remember correct. What's your opinion about this book? From the comments on Amazon i understand this has to be a very good book for beginners.

[Tom Yanacek]

Hey guys. I recently ordered a book called: Detecting the fakes A Collector's Quide to the third Reich militaria by Robin Lumsden if i remember correct. What's your opinion about this book? From the comments on Amazon i understand this has to be a very good book for beginners.

Hello,

That is a great book. I bought it years ago when it was first published and I still enjoy looking through it. Lots of good information packed into a small-format paperback book and well worth the bargain price. A must have for the newer collector, but even advanced collectors will find this book useful.

Best regards,
Tom

[general1900]

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Thanks for answering. Glad to learn that it indeed is a good quide.

[AndrewK]

Definitely a good starter book. It is far from comprehensive, especially with today's generation of fakes, but it does create a good base of knowledge to build on.

[torstenbel]

it was the second militaria collecting related book I ever bought and I learned a lot from it then ... very good starter book. Cheers, Torsten.

[steve h]

a good book to get as a basis. it`s quite a few years old now, so fakers have moved on and become `better`. there are still old fakes out there that it will help you spot, but , just because the item you are looking at doesn`t have any obvious red flags from the book, doesn`t make it good!.

but a good investment nonetheless.