Ritterkreuz General's Totenkopf Solid Silver Tray for $85 !!

[Robin Lumsden]

The story is all here.

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=3310&hl=

When I bid on this, I had no idea who the original owner was. Glenn came to the rescue.

Hellermann was quite famous, winning his RK at Stalingrad!

You can still pick up a bargain on eBay!

[Waffen-Mike]

Nice find. Congrats Robin

Best Regards
Mike

[tinmantis]

is that engraving for real?
I've seen so many dubious engravings on period silver it scares me off
regards
jon

(hi Mike)

[Mike P.]

is that engraving for real?
I've seen so many dubious engravings on period silver it scares me off
regards
jon

(hi Mike)

If it was done Post War ..the seller would have mentioned the Generals name as the one who supposedly owned it ..that way he could drive the bidding higher ......and make a lot more than $85.
This was a home run pure and simple.
shot in the dark huh? ...what type of Night Scope were you using Robin ? ---Mike Peters

[RoyA]

Beautiful

[Robin Lumsden]

If it was done Post War ..the seller would have mentioned the Generals name as the one who supposedly owned it ..that way he could drive the bidding higher ......and make a lot more than $85.
This was a home run pure and simple.
shot in the dark huh? ...what type of Night Scope were you using Robin ? ---Mike Peters

Mike.
My thoughts exactly.
A 'home run'......I like it!

[Robin Lumsden]

Here's a close-up of the engraving - to allay the doubters.

[Robin Lumsden]

Remember - the skull's only an inch across. The work of a craftsman in silver engraving.

[Robin Lumsden]

is that engraving for real?
I've seen so many dubious engravings on period silver it scares me off
regards
jon

(hi Mike)

Yes Jon. It's for real.

[Robin Lumsden]

Here's the original owner, Vollrath von Hellermann. He won his RK at Stalingrad.

So eBay does come up with good stuff now and again!

[meriksson]

I do wounder were the engrave was made, Poland Russia Latvia etc. Engrave is not made by any pro imo, if im not all way out you will find more off this bargins at Evilbay soon.
Mikael

[Robin Lumsden]

I do wounder were the engrave was made, Poland Russia Latvia etc. Engrave is not made by any pro imo, if im not all way out you will find more off this bargins at Evilbay soon.
Mikael

Have you seen an optician lately?

Honestly, I despair at times.

I suppose this one's Latvian as well, is it?

[Robin Lumsden]

It has a skull as well, so it must be fake, right?

[Adrian Stevenson]

That is a real beauty Robin

Cheers, Ade.

[meriksson]

Well Robin if you cant se the diff in marksmanship "spell?" i do , Imo that you show is a not made off a real juveler. Then imo that is a fake, made not long ago. Im sorry but this is IMO, the tray can well be 1940 but not the engrave.
Mikael