RK on manions~

[Mike Kenny]

I see they mention this book a lot, not being a German award collector my self, is this a real publication, if so is it any good?

Hi,

Yes, it's a real book. Basically it's a very small format valuation guide/catalogue - sort of like Detlev's except it covers all variations of Imperial/Third Reich awards (only the German award names of course). HOWEVER, it is very poorly illustrated, with the obverses (almost ne reverses) of maybe 1 in 10 or 1 in 20 items pictured in small b&w images. I have an older copy and it comes in handy but I have never considered upgrading it.

Regards
Mike K

[MikeNZ]

Just a quick not on Joerg Nimmergut... if you translate his surname into english, it means: "no good anymore".. Go figure..

[Jon Fish]

Just a quick not on Joerg Nimmergut... if you translate his surname into english, it means: "no good anymore".. Go figure..

At this years Max Manions had a large stall of items they auctioned one night at the host hotel.Seems they are well in with the johnsonn/Wittmann clan to be able to do this. These big Respectible dealers should be distancing themselves from Manions not ushering them in to major shows !

[Peter Wiking]

Schrott !!!

[bodes]

The ONLY way to beat Manions at their own game is to simply boycott the business en masse.....As a collecting community, just pass the word on that they are NO good ....IF nobody buys,they'll change or eventually crumble....just a matter of time....Bodes

[John Pic]

Manions was once a great place to buy,and they were respected among the big names.They started to slowly go down hill around 1990 and never looked back.I sure miss the old catalogs.It is a sad thing to see this and the fake SS uniforms auctioned there.I think we are witnessing the death throws of a once great company struggling to keep its nose above water.

[VtwinVince]

Hmmm, there's something funny about those sword hilts...