Wehrmacht Collectors,
As a humble Imperial Collector I need your fella's help in identifying some WW2 German medals and other war trophys. Talk about a great Thanksgiving!
My two uncles were talking about some old WW2 German awards and other collectibles they had that they got from my great-grandfather who served with the American 7th Army as a mechanic during WW2. He often traded his cigarette coupons for German stuff since he didn't smoke. As a collector I immediately asked about them and my uncle was more than happy to show them to me, and what a collection! This doesn't even include a whole other "box" my other uncle has.
I have some pictures (not the best since I am inept when it comes to digital cameras) but since I'm not a member of the association yet I can't post them *EDIT: Just joined*, if someone can I would be very very thankful. Here is a list of what I saw of my uncles collection he got from my great-grandfather. All are 100% original straight from a veteran (my great grandpa
).
German:
-2 EK2s w/ ribbon
-War Merit Cross w/o ribbon(I think)
-1939 Spange
-2 Badges (not sure what though, one has a ship on it and the other has a grenade and gun crossed)
-SS Dagger (with a dent where a bullet hit it)
-NSDAP Party Pin
-Match Box made out of belt buckle (Imperial buckle I beleive)
-Small cloth swastika flag
-A flare gun with small swastika and eagles on it w/ holster
-A Hiter Youth mauser training rifle but for BBs
-A Luftwaffe helmet (didnt see this one, uncle wasn't sure where it was at
Non-German:
-A fold out 7th Army map of the Rhine area
-A odd thing really, its has a small type of viewfinder with small pictures of scenes in Germany, has 7th Army logo on it
-Some sort of Army script to substitute for local currency
-World War I Victory Medal ( I think this was my great great grandpas)
-Japanese rifle with Emperor's flower still on it
Again any help with more info/prices would be great! I was amazed at all this stuff and couldn't beleive it! Still excited!
Many thanks to all who can help and Happy Thanksgiving,
Cole
As a humble Imperial Collector I need your fella's help in identifying some WW2 German medals and other war trophys. Talk about a great Thanksgiving!
My two uncles were talking about some old WW2 German awards and other collectibles they had that they got from my great-grandfather who served with the American 7th Army as a mechanic during WW2. He often traded his cigarette coupons for German stuff since he didn't smoke. As a collector I immediately asked about them and my uncle was more than happy to show them to me, and what a collection! This doesn't even include a whole other "box" my other uncle has.
I have some pictures (not the best since I am inept when it comes to digital cameras) but since I'm not a member of the association yet I can't post them *EDIT: Just joined*, if someone can I would be very very thankful. Here is a list of what I saw of my uncles collection he got from my great-grandfather. All are 100% original straight from a veteran (my great grandpa
).German:
-2 EK2s w/ ribbon
-War Merit Cross w/o ribbon(I think)
-1939 Spange
-2 Badges (not sure what though, one has a ship on it and the other has a grenade and gun crossed)
-SS Dagger (with a dent where a bullet hit it)
-NSDAP Party Pin
-Match Box made out of belt buckle (Imperial buckle I beleive)
-Small cloth swastika flag
-A flare gun with small swastika and eagles on it w/ holster
-A Hiter Youth mauser training rifle but for BBs
-A Luftwaffe helmet (didnt see this one, uncle wasn't sure where it was at
Non-German:
-A fold out 7th Army map of the Rhine area
-A odd thing really, its has a small type of viewfinder with small pictures of scenes in Germany, has 7th Army logo on it
-Some sort of Army script to substitute for local currency
-World War I Victory Medal ( I think this was my great great grandpas)
-Japanese rifle with Emperor's flower still on it
Again any help with more info/prices would be great! I was amazed at all this stuff and couldn't beleive it! Still excited!
Many thanks to all who can help and Happy Thanksgiving,
Cole
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