Luftwaffe World War 2 Kit, Cutlery,

[dmwg40]

sorry to post link to another forum i just cant upload pictures yet. still working on it.


is something like this real or fake ??
IT IS NUMBERED 5266 AND MARKED WITH THE GERMAN INSIGNIA OF AN EAGLE WITH OUTSPREAD WINGS ABOVE AN ENCIRCLED SWASTICA

[hcliffe]

These are original issue, 4 piece utensil set. Not Luft, but used by all of the armed forces. Some people refer to them as the officer set, as opposed to the "spork" (combined spoon/fork) set with no knife and can/bottle opener, but according to most publications, these sets were used by all ranks. Each piece having the same number raises the value. Most knives were not marked with the eagle, but often have "rostfrei" meaning rust free or stainless steel on them. These sets matched run about $75. Post war sets are also available, made exactly the same without the eagles of course. These sets run about $5-$8, and are favorites for reenactors.

[dmwg40]

These are original issue, 4 piece utensil set. Not Luft, but used by all of the armed forces. Some people refer to them as the officer set, as opposed to the "spork" (combined spoon/fork) set with no knife and can/bottle opener, but according to most publications, these sets were used by all ranks. Each piece having the same number raises the value. Most knives were not marked with the eagle, but often have "rostfrei" meaning rust free or stainless steel on them. These sets matched run about $75. Post war sets are also available, made exactly the same without the eagles of course. These sets run about $5-$8, and are favorites for reenactors.

many thanks. this helps alot. what happens if the ony the top one has the markings on and no others. still real ?

[hcliffe]

Not sure I can answer that one Dennis. I would prefer a set with the fork and spoon also marked.

[dmwg40]

Not sure I can answer that one Dennis. I would prefer a set with the fork and spoon also marked.

hi just found out more info



the spoon has 10 on the back, the fork has 10 on the back and the
knife has USSTAH with 10 under it.

does this seem right what is USSTAH ?

cheers
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[hcliffe]

Never heard of the USSTAH marking. The "10" on the other pieces is probably just a sequence number. Not sure what price the set is, but again personally I would opt for a set that had the eagle on all pieces except the knife which is rare to find.

[dmwg40]

Never heard of the USSTAH marking. The "10" on the other pieces is probably just a sequence number. Not sure what price the set is, but again personally I would opt for a set that had the eagle on all pieces except the knife which is rare to find.

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