Ground Dug SS Medals and Skull Buttons, check the medal loop

[Friedrich-Berthold]

There is no lower limit to the cunning of fakery, and we are in a fun house hall of mirrors as concerns relics, regalia, and particularly the fruit of bogs, forests, brooks, and sunken valleys in central Europe.

[Friedrich-Berthold]

I must say that I have never found any spare Nazi stuff in any bogs in which I discovered myself in central Europe. I stick to cafes, theaters, music halls, and museums in the main.

[Adrian]

What would be the aim of someone planting fakes in the ground? I just don't understand that. The only way I could see it making 'sense' is if you found them upon following the directions of someone you were paying, for say a battlefield digging trip... is that what you meant by 'guide'? This is all quite strange.

Mat

Someone will be making money.

If a fake is a fake no-one will buy it. If a fake gets dug up then it must be real. Correct?

[ToxicGas]

Someone will be making money.

If a fake is a fake no-one will buy it. If a fake gets dug up then it must be real. Correct?

Valid point. The lengths some will go are truly amazing.

Mat

[Paul D]

Guys the collecting of relics has increased so much in recent years as have the prices so unfortunatley the fakers were bound to get involved , it's very sad that our hobby is riddled with con men and thieves !!

[sailorjerry]

yes im sure any dug items with a guide are fake, and we are getting ripped, but really you can tell things are wrong, but ya say nothing just stop n leave, i never found anything but good, when alone, digging....too bad, people are cashing in on this they way they are, i was told in holland that never take any one who says they know this n that, go with friends or alone...lesson learned..thanks all..

[Julekpl]

I myself went metal detecting in Poland. I found an mg42 barrel and buckets of ammunition, but no medals nor buttons. You just need to consult with legitimate sources about these spots.