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Fabulous Replica of SS-Totenkopf Death's Head Ring
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The Black Corps (Das Schwarze Korps) (Item SS 6-1) |
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| DESCRIPTION: This is the official newspaper of the PRICE: $50.00 to $90.00 depending on condition. Grade one (left), $90.00; grade two (right), $65.00; grade three (bottom), $50.00 |
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Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler Plaque (Item SS 6-2; LEIBSS 2-2) |
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| DESCRIPTION: This dramatic and huge plaque was one of several that were found recently in Germany in what was a basement or bunker of the former barracks of the elite division of the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler. After the war this was the barracks known as the Andrew's Barracks of the U.S. Army. How they came into our possession is interesting in that the son of one of the men (a German) who worked in a clean-up crew was engaged in reconstructive work in the sixties. When they opened several passages down below they found lots of unused building material that had been stored there under the auspices of the SS Central Command. Bills of lading with SS authorization were also found. One large packing crate mislabeled 'ceiling tiles' had not been disturbed since 1945, when the building was abandoned. Inside the now-opened crate revealed these plaques; both in aluminum and in bronze. The purpose of these was unknown at the time, but a picture in 1981 that appeared in Der Freiwillige, the magazine for veterans of the Waffen SS revealed the purpose clearly. Since then, veterans of the Leibstandarte have supplied further information. The article actually asked them for information and opinions. The aforementioned son of the man who found them decided long after his father died to make them available to the collectors of the world. After all, they had merely sat in a corner of their plumbing business for all these years since the father had removed them as instructed by the U.S. Army officer in charge. We believe the officer believed the contents were indeed tiles as the outside invoice stated. So, after meeting this gentleman at a show in Stuttgart, I went with him to Potsdam outside of Berlin where I was shown the plaques. After seeing them and being very impressed I immediately negotiated and bought them and had them shipped home. Now I am able to offer these to you! The size of these great historical items is 24 ½ X 16 inches. The purpose of the plaques was to decorate spaces over doors, passageways, and mess halls within the complex and, outside, the aluminum ones would be used over entranceways. See the picture from Der Freiwillige, July-August 1981. The eagle used became at some point the official logo of the LAH. The shape of the helmets on the men and the odd shape of the SS runes are made in such an artistic way as to look 100 percent natural when viewed by a person looking up at the plaque. I have experimented with this and its completely true! Both the helmet and runes look exactly as the should when viewed looking upward. The post that you see one of these sculptures upon is the rear gate of the barracks where the now-famous eagle surmounted the motto of he SS, "Meine Ehre Heist Treue", "My Honor is Loyalty." The copies of all pictures will go with the purchase. Here may be the most dramatic articles of SS memorabilia ever offered on a web page.
PRICE: SOLD |
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SS Enlisted-Man's Dagger (Item SS 6-3) |
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| DESCRIPTION: This is a very nice example of the SS enlisted dagger. It is by Böker Solingen, the best of the makers of SS daggers. It is in very nice condition except for a chip out of the blade at the edge under the letter 'E.' Remember, these were Kampfzeit, struggle time, daggers and the early SA and SS men used whatever came to hand; beer bottles, wooden-chair legs, daggers-if only this item could talk. Perhaps there is some old Red Front Brigade skeleton somewhere rotting in German soil with a tiny sliver or steel stuck in his femur or sternum. Other than for this little problem the dagger is otherwise one of the best we have ever seen. It has the rare vertical hanger and the blued/blackened sheath. It's in great shape as is the grip. The ultimate NS weapon of the early time.
PRICE: SOLD |
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Heinrich Himmler Dedication Dagger (Item SS 6-4) |
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| DESCRIPTION: This is a classic example of the H. Himmler dedication dagger with the handwriting facsimile of the Reichsführer- PRICE: SOLD |
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Fabulous Replica of SS-Totenkopf Death's Head Ring
Please refer to item designator in parentheses in all correspondence.
