SS Wewelsburg Cigarette Case: Feedback welcome!!

[DanDan]

How does this cigarette case look to the forum following? Any reservations on this item? Your gut feelings as well as logical feedback all welcome. Marked "Alpacca" inside and reads "SS Burg Wewelsburg Reichsfuhrerschule"... initials of "JS" or "SJ" in corner. (4 photos should load) ... Thanks for taking a look and for any help on this one! (value?)


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[TonyS]

I vote for 1990's fantasy piece. Like these.

[Fritz]

Yes, the top one is also a repro/fake IMO...

Cheers

Fritz

[redfaced]

These are in abundance on the markets in Poland.

[Gaspare]

thats tourist junk... Like the ones Tony shows they usually use the same stamps as the ones on their bogus SS ID tags..........If your a smoker its pretty cool to keep your cigs in though!

[DanDan]

The one I have pictured in question is distinctly more "plain" (not so Elaborately decorated) and has nothing on the reverse side as do all these others... ?feedback? Thanks.

[münster]

Dan, it is junk. same as the Beer Stein you posted. It comes out of Poland usually andyou will find Matchbox cases, Field Lighters, Pocket Knives all in the same genre. These items are littered here in Europe and fool a lot of people whom are new to this.

BTW welcome to the wonderful world of third reich collectibles.

[CWP]

As others have said, cigarette cases like the first one shown are widely available in Poland and the Czech Republic, and on eBay from those and other countries. I feel certain it is a post-war fantasy piece like the others shown. Original cigarette cases I have seen usually were either crudely field decorated or were highly personalized gifts, this one is neither. I would say it has no chance of being real.

[bwanek1]

These originally came as sets with a matching beer stein.

Brad

[Anders S]

I know Tony have seen this before but I really like it!

[DanDan]

I like it when there is a consensus... it makes it so much easier. You all are most helpful... thanks. Anything to add? ...please do so.