Wooden carved cigarette case !!
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
Re: Wooden carved cigarette case !!
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
Re: Wooden carved cigarette case !!
A fascinating item!! It appears ground dug Paul, is this correct? Can you make out what it says below the Sig runes? It also appears to have a date towards the bottom left side, is it 1943?
I THINK I can see a couple of Hagel runes, one over the date and one just below letters below the Sig runes. This spoked wheel like rune was said by Himmler to represent the SS's, "Unshakable faith in the ultimate victory of our philosophy", what do you think? I like the carved background too, it appears random squiggles, but I would like to think that they're oakleaves!!
Sorry for so many questions, but I find the piece very interesting!!
Regards, Ned.
'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'
In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.
Re: Wooden carved cigarette case !!
No problems with the questions Ned that's why i posted it !
Not sure if it's ground dug Ned i bought it at Kurtna fair on my last visit to Estonia a week ago. The guy selling it had some nice SS Buckles for sale as well whcih were snapped up by my mate as i was too busy looking at this !!
It says GREN below the sig runes and you are right it does appear to be 2 Hagal runes carved on it which was off course also the Div sign for the Nord Divison although they never served in Estonia some of their personnel would undoubtably have been posted to and become part of III SS Panzer Korps or maybe as you say it is just the message behind the Runic symbol. Again your eagle eye has got the date as well i also believe it's 1943 as well.
cheers
Paul
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
Re: Wooden carved cigarette case !!
Hi Paul,
Thanks for the info, the Nord/III SS Panzer Idea is interesting and viable. What made me think ground dug was looking at the case in close up, it appeared to have dirt or fine sand in the recesses of the case and the grooves where the carving has taken place. But I guess it could be just natural dust or where any varnish or staining was removed during the carving process. Great item!
Regards, Ned.
'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'
In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.
Re: Wooden carved cigarette case !!
Spot on again Ned but like you i'm not sur eif it's just the build upof dust etc over the years !!
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
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