RAUCHEN VERBOTEN - NO SMOKING Sign

**KrikoT** · 10-28-2015, 02:33 PM

Hi Guys,

I bought this sign few months ago. The seller said this came from the former Boehn-Kaserne barracks. There is stamp with a date (1943), and code (AYZ 305? ) Both sides have the same text. I can not find anything on the internet about that. I think this is not a WW2 issued sign.(Anyway, it does very decorativ.) What do you think?
Letters look like painted by hand, size approx 100 cm long x 40 cm x 1.5 mm thick.

Thx

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 10-28-2015 02:33 PM

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**meyle77** · 10-28-2015, 02:39 PM

first of all - nice Nike sandal

as to the sign - not to keen on it - probably post-war piece spiced a little to be WWII.

wait for the experts !

**Marcus Vaughn** · 10-29-2015, 03:03 PM

I'm no expert, but this looks period pre-1945 to me. Perhaps the sign was used beyond the war too with the eagle and swastika rubbed off.
Nice lookking sign anyway.

Marcus

**KrikoT** · 10-29-2015, 04:00 PM

Yes, the seller said the sign was hanging out till end of 70. That is why missing the swastika.

**Horst** · 10-29-2015, 04:43 PM

by meyle77

first of all - nice Nike sandal

as to the sign - not to keen on it - probably post-war piece spiced a little to be WWII.

wait for the experts !

I would have to agree with the above - the eagle looks like a Heer eagle with some kind of a code below - to me this is a post 45 item enhanced to look period.
Horst