by
Uncle Paul
About five years ago I became friends with the family of a funeral director who had passed away. His hobby was collecting Third Reich militaria, much of which was given to him by client families who didn't know what to do with their loved one's souvenirs. The funeral director's children never could understand their father's hobby, and when I told them I was interested they offered it all to me for one price. I came away with . . . a type III Falschirmjager jump smock, Heer officer's cape, Luftwaffe NCO tunic and pants, Vollgrenzschutz tunic, pants, and visor cap, three helmets including a double decal transitional model, DAF sidecap, Luftwaffe belt and buckle, early HJ buckle, mauser rifle and bayonet, Afrika Korps pith helmet, HJ and Wehrmacht armbands, West cuff title, box of medals and tinnies, box of shoulder boards and collar tabs, DAF flagpole finial, a huge national flag and a smaller flag, Grossbockenheim town banner, zeltbahns, ponyskin knapsack, bread bag, canteen, gas mask canister, Eisenbit stove, Von Tschammer Und Osten 1936 Olympic medallion, and several books. It was all original. The price was $1000.
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