Search:

I agree.. it has the looks of what I expect to see in an original example. Very similar to one of mine in fact

Surprisingly I can't remember seeing that variation of decal on a Luft. The Swas is usually present.

I believe the bigger one is a Deshler in tombac but it's hard to tell because the prong's in the way

Nice.. vented cockade to boot (OP)

As said, very nice looking collection thus far! And welcome to the forum! Thanks for sharing .
Cheers,
Dean

Nice addition to the collection. That's a great display and a cool way to honor his service too .Thanks for sharing!
Cheers,
Dean

That's great Nick ! Nice photo-op display job too. Not only does it look cool but it's historically accurate to boot! Ironically my first one was also a Mosin (Finnish though..) , either way it's...

Bit of a pricey lump..

Very nice looking and that's some really interesting provence to go with it as well Are those a few half moon clips I see there too?

It almost looks like an attempt at SS runes above AX.... remnants of a second "S" faintly visible, perhaps..
Either way a little sus

Cheers, Dean

Very nice HJ knife. I really love the way these first patterns were made. I don't see anything wrong with yours either, in fact it's pretty much exactly the same as one from my collection by the...

Thanks for posting your HJ knife. No red flags here... Yessir, a
Genuine transitional with the motto still, salty as it may be, it's definitely been there! And it's not a common maker to come across...

I'm glad to see this thread is still alive, and valid as ever INMO.

I hope this helps..

I hope this helps..

There's a few notable characteristics about these items that are interesting to me and after you've had one in your collection that's undeniably authentic then you aquire a feel for the subtle...

I reserve my opinions regarding the DJ Trumpet banner that started this post and leave the ultimate Decision up to you, my friend. However all I can do for you on this matter is contribute an
a few...

As said, it's a very nice looking SA dagger indeed! And I just wanted to say, I wish everyone else that came here had as much good educate as you. It's nice to see that you've done your homework and...

A very nice looking Heer helmet! I especially like look the rough sand-like grit texture paste finish has.. it's definitely my favorite finish for sure!
And as Danmark noted, it should look much...

Wow.. okay, I know this is a throwback but I'm just amazed at how naive I was when I posted it back then, I still had much more learning to do.. and I still do, to this day! Am I just overreacting...

After all, it belonged to my uncle at the time I posted t..

I'm not sure about that, but I'm going to guess probably not...terribly sorry..lol

this is the only other dagger ive ever seen like the one i used you have , very nice!

I have to say that what you have here is a fine example of an original DJ trumpet banner in fine condition no less. Great find! How did you come across it it i might ask? I personally have owned two...

sorry for the late reply, but i think I paid something like $10.00 for it. i agree with you in that it is in rather poor condition however I feel that it adds some character to some degree. thank you...