Amber Covered Mein Kampf from SS Hans Heins

[H.Guderian]

Hi, I opened a thread some time ago in the " Individual research" http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=943237

After sometime one of his grandson showed me this beautiful piece, ¨Out of the woodwork¨ Based on their comments this Amber Mein Kampf was made for the Minister Joseph Goebbels, but he answered he had already one and he could keep it for himself.

[rlimike]

Wow.... now that is neat!

[Br. James]

VERY impressive!! Congrats!! Is the book itself a special printing or is it one of the standard editions?

Br. James

[Jon Fish]

Beautiful, I would like to own one of these one day.

[H.Guderian]

Thanks guys for the comments, the book possibly will be for sell. When?

Some more pics.

[ErichS]

These Bernstein amber MKs are very special. Very nice!

[Military]

Interesting that it is a 1939 publication issue with a static swas.
I have some doubts.

Mil

[der-hase-fee]

Would look nice with my other editions.

[Nick E]

Interesting that it is a 1939 publication issue with a static swas.
I have some doubts.

Mil

why the book was written during the early years so I don't see need to upgrade the Swastika.It could,be a nod to those years

[H.Guderian]

I possibly can get some more stuff from Heins and a picture but family are in the 70's 80's so...We have to wait!

[Berghof]

Interesting that it is a 1939 publication issue with a static swas.
I have some doubts.

Mil

I'm with Mil on this one. I also don't like the binding. Doesn't look correct. There were known fakes made in poland about 30 years ago. They added amber to authentic copies of Mein Kampf.

Notice the difference in swastika orientation and the binding on the below example
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[H.Guderian]

I think I will have to tell to the family that his grandfather had a fake!
There were many versions of this book, and I think I've not seen two identical copies. I personally love this eagle, but for the tastes the colours

[Jeff V]

I'm with Mil on this one. I also don't like the binding. Doesn't look correct. There were known fakes made in poland about 30 years ago. They added amber to authentic copies of Mein Kampf.

Notice the difference in swastika orientation and the binding on the below example
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Does anyone have a picture of this polish fake?

[Br. James]

It's very interesting that the metal-work on the cover of the book shown in note #1 is completely different than that on the book in note #11! Not only is the eagle a different style, but so are the four corner bosses as well as the typeface of the lettering, and #1 has a prominent frame while #11 does not...! I'm certainly not familiar with these amber MK editions but I wonder whether it is an established fact that each book was/is different from all others? Was there a back plate also attached to the cover boards of the book, as well as a front plate -- from the photos here, it looks like there is a back plate on the book in note #1 but I can't see any indication of a back plate in note #11...?!?!

Very interesting!

Br. James

[Berghof]

The Amber editions I've observed do not have a metal frame enclosing the amber, do not have a static swastika and don't have print on the binding. Also, notice the amber orientation. I've never seen an amber edition with the amber pieces all equal and orientated in a symmetrical grid. The amber should differ in size and orientated differently throughout.

Jeff V. - You may be looking at a polish fake.

The illustration I provided was given to Margarete Slezak (Austrian singer and actress) as a wedding gift in 1941.


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