You know you've been accepted by Society when....

[Hugh Zillmann old]

Gentlemen,

Thanks for the "heads-up".
I've got a copule of "Bund"-marked items which have had me scratching my head for a while, in terms of their usage.
One is a jerry-can, stamped "BUND"; with what I think is a Nato number; dated 1988; painted in what looks like Police/BGS "green" over olive green, which came mixed-up in a lot of British jerry-cans. It is the ONLY one of these I have ever seen in Australia. How did it get mixed in with the English "jerries"? No idea.
The second item(s) is/are two Esbit cookers. One with Sutterlin-style script, the other "Bold-style". Both marked "Bund" and both with what appear to be Nato numbers (the same numeric sequence). My ex-BW contacts swear they used them, but cannot remember the markings! That's o.k., because I cannot remember what was on our "Hexie" stoves (which were the Australian Army equivalent).
Am I off on a tangent? Probably. I 've just always wondered what went in the Kleine and Grosse Kampftaschen....in terms of markings, that is.
Regards,
Hugh

[Kondor]

Snow globe!

Getting this thread back to its original intent, I'm posting (hopefully!) pictures of the snow globe and also a ceramik "honor guard"? Anyway, they have been kicking around with me since assigned to 10th Panzer, Artillery Regiment 10 in Pfullendorf. Its now the Special Warfare center for the Bundeswehr I am told.

[Kondor]

Honor Guard!

The Snow Globe Worked, so on with the Honor Guard! (and my daughter calls me technology challenged)

[Guardian 5]

Kondor - More great stuff; the famous snow globe at last!

Hugh - Kitschy enough for ya?

TJ

[Kondor]

Kitsch!

I have to laugh as I became close friends with my Spiess and his daughter worked in a toy shop down town. We would always stop by and pick her up to go home for dinner. She always asked if there was anything she could get for me from the store where she worked. I of course was into Hummel figurines. Everyone collected them and they weren't overly expensive. She got them for me for cost which save me even more money. When she brought one home for me one time, her mother looked at it and asked why I wanted such things. They considered them as "Kitsch" suitable for only placing them in bathrooms!!!! One mans trash...........

[Guardian 5]

I have to laugh as I became close friends with my Spiess and his daughter worked in a toy shop down town. We would always stop by and pick her up to go home for dinner. She always asked if there was anything she could get for me from the store where she worked. I of course was into Hummel figurines. Everyone collected them and they weren't overly expensive. She got them for me for cost which save me even more money. When she brought one home for me one time, her mother looked at it and asked why I wanted such things. They considered them as "Kitsch" suitable for only placing them in bathrooms!!!! One mans trash...........

You're not kidding. The Hummel figurines marked "West Germany" are really getting up there in price.

A man of great foresight!

TJ

[Axel]

http://www.bw-online-shop.com/cgi-bi...nr=9A4165&all=

You can get Bundesmarine, B.G.S, Luftwaffe and police ones as well.

Thank you but I cannot seem to find the Nussknacker on here... what should I type to find some of the bundeswehr and BGS figurines?

[Axel]

Dear Friends - As many of you probably know, for many years the Bundeswehr was not the most popular institution with the German people.

I have to think that their stance has softened somewhat after coming across this Bundeswehr nutcracker.

Let us hope that the Bundeswehr is becoming more popular in the society which it has loyally protected since 1955.

TJ

I really wish I could know where/how to purchase the BGS version of those or any other BGS figurines for that matter...they are my favorite part of Germany's modern-day militia ^^...but any other bundeswehr paraphernalia would be great as well