Hi
Old box, empty, seen recently.
Just for showing .
Regards from France
Hi
Old box, empty, seen recently.
Just for showing .
Regards from France
It is almost impossible to say is it original or not. I mean the writing, not the box.
Looking at the style of the writing, i think it could be contempary
for some reason my old bones "feel" this is a good one.
An interesting one , if the writing is contemporary it was done by someone with a very good knowledge of the Waffen SS , SS Totenkopf Standarte 11 was used to form SS Infanterie Regt 11 which served as part of Das Reich during Barbarrosa until being disbanded and assimilated by other Das Reich units in late 1941 , i would have thought a faker would have just picked one of the better known SS Units to scrawl on the box , but who knows ................ !!
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
Why the tactical symbol on the box?
Presumably because the Tac symbol is for Das Reich !!
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
So is the consensus then its real ? If so what a nice box ! we all like a nice box !! haha sorry ! I would love it actually !
A friend of mine tell me there is a lot of "artists" in France for this kind of work. So, in 2012, it is very hard to find such item. We have not the "story in Normandy"...
In France we say AOC Normandy, meaning the piece is 1000 % original...For selling!
I can not say it is the real thing and I can not say it is not. So I better do not say anything. Personally I would not buy it but it is just my "feeling". I just do not like the script and markings.
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