Greetings All,
I've been in poor health for some time and was recently able to make it to my first gun show in over a year. While loitering around the front door and catching up with old friends (swapping lies about women, hunting, and fishing mostly), this interesting silver cigarette case walked in with a young man who looked to be in his 60's. I gave it a look over and generally liked what I saw enough to ask if he was looking to sell or trade it. He said he was and upon being asked where he'd come across it, he said his father brought it home while on occupation duty in post-war Germany. Not sure about the story of course but at least he didn't try to say his dad had taken it from Goring's pocket or something like that. Anyway, I don't know much about these types of items, but I do know that they are often suspect, highly reproduced, and prone to be post-war put together pieces. With all that in mind, I made the man an offer on par with my hesitations regarding authenticity. He agreed, so now I'm showing it here to see what you folks think.
As far as I can tell, the case appears to be well made and the silver stamping is genuine. The Luftwaffe eagle looks too nice and detailed to be a cheap reproduction. The question of course is whether the cigarette case joined the Luftwaffe during the war or afterward.
Regards,
Z
I've been in poor health for some time and was recently able to make it to my first gun show in over a year. While loitering around the front door and catching up with old friends (swapping lies about women, hunting, and fishing mostly), this interesting silver cigarette case walked in with a young man who looked to be in his 60's. I gave it a look over and generally liked what I saw enough to ask if he was looking to sell or trade it. He said he was and upon being asked where he'd come across it, he said his father brought it home while on occupation duty in post-war Germany. Not sure about the story of course but at least he didn't try to say his dad had taken it from Goring's pocket or something like that. Anyway, I don't know much about these types of items, but I do know that they are often suspect, highly reproduced, and prone to be post-war put together pieces. With all that in mind, I made the man an offer on par with my hesitations regarding authenticity. He agreed, so now I'm showing it here to see what you folks think.
As far as I can tell, the case appears to be well made and the silver stamping is genuine. The Luftwaffe eagle looks too nice and detailed to be a cheap reproduction. The question of course is whether the cigarette case joined the Luftwaffe during the war or afterward.
Regards,
Z
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