Kriegsmarine Glass Buttons

[PAB_Collector]

Hi guys,

I have the chance to buy a large quantity of Kriegsmarine glass buttons, all are marked on the back for 42'-43'.

Do these assorted examples look ok? What do these go for realistically?


Cheers.

[PAB_Collector]

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[Stepdale]

I have no idea what these cost in North America, but I bought a bunch of them just a couple of months ago in the Czech Republic for about 25 cents each. The shop had thousands of them with various makers and conditions. These all came from makers in the Gablonz (now Jablonec) area, including many from JFS. All of these buttons were ground dug. I don't know if these glass buttons were ever actually used, but for whatever reason several Gablonz area makers produced them, probably as a metal-saving effort. Most of the ones I have seen were for the KM, though I have seen a few of the pebbled variety for field uniforms.
Dale