Waffen-SS collection

[HAF]

helmet decal is fake! a roundbottom if I'm not mistaken! the m43 cap looks like somebody grinded on it with a belt sander!

not round bottom repro ,looks different a bit, ist round here not that case.

[sutka]

mr Waitze made so much money over the years he should honor his items for life
Vince you know very well whats in that group and its very painful

[FrenchVolunteer]

Hi,

when i was asked to post the pics by a friend (i do not know the actual collector), i was a bit suspicious...
Thanks to all for your expertise !

See You

Vince

[TonyS]

The only good items I can see there are the two sleeve eagles and possibly the SS officer collar tabs.


That M43 cap looks like a Frankenstein. Even at the end of the war the Germans were still making much nicer M43 caps than that.



Hopefully your friend can get some of his money back.

[FrenchVolunteer]

Hi,

i was told that the helmet was previously posted on the helmet subforum and that declared good to go.

Any comment on the officer jacket ?

See You

Vince

[cossack1648]

As far as officer jacket collar tab is for untersturmfuhrer and shoulder board is for obersturmfuhrer. So you got mismatched rank insignia here. At best wrongly restored. I can't comment on insignia's originality themselves. Tunic itself looks real, but the whole thing is most likely a fabrication.

[Robert H]

always note certificates getting as well heavy faked

[panzermeyer]

not round bottom repro ,looks different a bit, ist round here not that case.

ooh okay, thanks for the correcting