Christmas Package

[jkeegen]

Last month, I gave my wife a Christmas list of DDR militaria I want. Today, I got home to find a package from Bernard Troeger by my front door. The temptation to open it (my wife is not home yet) is almost unbearable!! I haven't felt this way since I was a kid. I guess I should behave and leave it alone

[Ralph P]

...Very nice for your wife to assist your collection...

[Jan Klaassen]

Good luck waiting till christmas

[SanderMan]

I have known precisely the temptation you face now.

For last Christmas when my first piece of NVA collectibles arrived at my doorstep it was quite hard not to rip it open and admire it.

But as I recall, when I was a small child and would go about peeking at presents it really did ruin the holiday.

[olivyaya]

WATCH OUT... some packets could turn out to be dangerous...
... FOR YOUR HEART !!

[MauserKar98k]

I LOL'd at the picture!

[ironhrt15]

I would be more than happy to suffer some sort of injury from that package. A bruise, perhaps some blood, however I would draw the line at losing an eye. Fare thee well.... Chris

[Jan Klaassen]

Must be one very big box if a complete uniform on buste can come out of it x) lol picture!
Pity they've glued the hat on x)

[torstenbel]

Must be one very big box if a complete uniform on buste can come out of it x) lol picture!
Pity they've glued the hat on x)

actually, the hat is nailed on ....

[Mike G.]

Actually,

What really startled me and gave me a jump was how the awards and decorations are "Reversed" on the tunic.

Olivia - nice one.

[pietertje25]

Actually,

What really startled me and gave me a jump was how the awards and decorations are "Reversed" on the tunic.

i didn't want to say it in fear of making a beginners mistake
thankfully i'm not the only one that spotted it

[jkeegen]

If that uniform set is in the box when I open it Christams Day, then the faint yell of joy that our European members hear will be coming from my house here in the States. Those of you that live in the Mid-Atlantic states will need ear protection

[SanderMan]

Was wondering about the awards myself, but it IS a general.....

[jkeegen]

My wife kicked me out of the family room this past Saturday, informing me that she was going to wrap my Christmas gifts. As I was leaving the room, I noticed a pair of vinyl gloves next to the gift wrap. Puzzled, I asked "Why are these here?" Without pausing, she replied, "I wear them when I have to touch your smelly East German stuff so the smell won't get on my hands."

Viktor, i'd have you dispatch the Duty car but then i may not get to see what was in the package from Troeger . . .

[SanderMan]

Oh boy, I'm getting excited myself and there hasn't been a single package to arrive!