eBay is a wonderful place to begin your militaria collection. However, to start collecting militaria from eBay, you need to know what you’re looking for. You also need a good understanding of what’s real, and what’s been faked.
It’s important to do your research and know the characteristics of the military collectibles you’re interested in. That’ll [...]
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Collecting Militaria from eBay
Tips on German Dagger Markings
The German armed forces during WWII were very particular about the consistency and quality of the badges, medals, uniforms, daggers and many other items they employed. As the size of the armed forces grew so did the need for the items listed above.
The need to centralize the control of quality was pressing. They need [...]
Schutzstaffel
Schutzstaffel (German for “Protective Squadron”), abbreviated runic ‘SS “(Runic) or SS (Latin), is a security and military organization of Germany’s Nazi Party.
Adolf Hitler founded the SS in April 1925, as a personal guard unit. With time, a small guard unit has grown from 300 members in 1925 to 50,000 in 1933 when Hitler came to [...]
Short History About Waffen SS
Waffen-SS is a unit of armed guards from the ranks of the dreaded Hitler, the SS or Schutzstaffel. At first, the members consisted of young men who have the choice of physically strong and have proven their Aryan racial purity.
The unit is made up of three parts of SS, namely:
Leibstandarte (Hitler’s personal bodyguard forces)
SSVT (SS-Verfuegungstruppe, [...]
Nazi Dagger on Clevedon Antiques Auction
A fine collection of militaria will go on sale at a North Somerset auctioneers next month.
Clevedon Salerooms latest quarterly offering boasts just shy of 800 carefully selected lots.
Auctioneer Toby Pinn said: “A particularly interesting militaria section has created global interest and includes what has been described by Collectors as one of the finest private collections [...]
