newbie, any help would be appreciated :)
hello, sorry I'm sure this is in the wrong forum but I'm BRAND new to all this...so I apologize up front for my ignorance...I'm trying! 
anyway, a quick hello: I'm in the us military stationed in germany for 4 years (my second tour here ) and my wife and I recently became addicted to the local flea markets 
I have become quite interested in german military "stuff" for lack of a better term. I found these two items and have tried searching but am coming up short...sorry if the photos are too big.
I'm not collecting to make a profit, just for personal collection. but it would, of course be nice to eventually learn how to identify most items I find, and be able to describe them a little bit to family and friends that view them.
that said, can anybody tell me anything about these? found them and couldn't pass them up. may be replicas, may be worth nothing....who knows. i just thought they looked pretty cool. hopefully sometime soon I can learn the trade a little better and be able to recognize what's what.....
thanks for any hints or info anyone can provide in advance....
-andy
anyway, a quick hello: I'm in the us military stationed in germany for 4 years (my second tour here
) and my wife and I recently became addicted to the local flea markets I have become quite interested in german military "stuff" for lack of a better term. I found these two items and have tried searching but am coming up short...sorry if the photos are too big.
I'm not collecting to make a profit, just for personal collection. but it would, of course be nice to eventually learn how to identify most items I find, and be able to describe them a little bit to family and friends that view them.
that said, can anybody tell me anything about these? found them and couldn't pass them up. may be replicas, may be worth nothing....who knows. i just thought they looked pretty cool. hopefully sometime soon I can learn the trade a little better and be able to recognize what's what.....
thanks for any hints or info anyone can provide in advance....
-andy
You will find this site addictive and very informative, there are members here who are the foremost authority on war items. I can say that the first piece you have there is definetely a WWI item, but I don't know what it's for or if it's original. You may want to post it in the Tinnies forum also as someone there may be able to help you. The second piece I have no idea.
hopefully he'll be at another flea market in the near future with the same box...won't let them get away again.
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