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Hi Guys Wanted to share my lates acquision. All comments welcomed.

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I saw this one posted in another forum and the discussion was somewhat surprising to me. I have some doubts in regards to the sitches in the back of the area holding the buckle, but it is stated that these might be post war police? I just wanted to open this one for discussion and see what is the take on this.

If you are just interested on seing first hand the future of reference books, you dont have to look any further than Frank Heukemes book. It is true that the short coming is that it is only for one award. But, at the rate and quality that reproductions are coming into the market, that would be the only way of keeping a step ahead. Frank's ground breaking work has inspired some books that, as far as i know, are in the works with similar approach. I dont know if this would qualify as gear, but I added it for giggles, just in case.

Even though much has been written on the subject, no reference library is complete without Gary Wilkins, "The Collectors Guide to Cloth Third Reich Military Headgear". It contains superb color pics, methods of construction and hints on how to make out an original from a reproduction.

For belts and buckles, once again I hitched my wagon to Jack's caravan. It also include the dress belts. It is loaded with pictures, front and back, of the different buckles by armed service and period used. Additionally it contains pics of them in use. You will find out about the different makers marks, how to identify the logos by maker.

For soldbuchs, wehrpasses and all the other identity documents, I found "Papers, Please!" by Ray & Josephine Cowdery, a great source of information. It contains picture of the different documentations, what each page was four, and examples of the entries.

What a great idea Paul! I will keep the Angolia's fan club going then. In the beggining days of my collecting, I found "For Fuhrer and Fatherland" a comprehensive reference guide for medals. Not only does it have what was the criteria for obtaining the different awards, but the dates of inception. Not to mention the LDO list that I have seen many collectors in the forums so interested on. This, in combination with Uniforms & Traditions, helped me immensely in making historically correct displays. Neil, all I have read about that Waffenrock book is superb. The pics I have seen makes my mouth water, especially at this time when I am in the market for an officer's one. If any of you have one don't hesitate to drop me a line. It can be of any branch that would take an IAB or PAB in Bronze (i.e, medical, infantry in any of its modes...you get the drift). Rank has to have a pip or more (Oberleutnant, Hauptmann, or Obersts). Needs to have loops for a 2 medals bar and 1 or 2 chest badges.

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They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Here is a compilation of pictures I have gathered acroos forums. Here are the pics of an 1-Early, 2-Prinzen, 3-Late in that order.

My pleasure David. I had read that discussion previously but I abstained to comment since it has been my experience that just because you have not seen something that does not necesarilly makes it a repro. That unless you are completely aware of the souce of the badge. However, on the L/12 you posted, I have not seen another example like that one previously. Since the spanges are such a thorny area of collecting, I would not mess with that one.

I have seen this kind of debate before and as David's conclusion, the consensous was that it is a Boerger & Co, Berlin (L/57).

Any feedback in regards to originality or pay rank for a person in this position?

Thanks for your interest. The position of the document holder is a stellwerksmeister, that if my translation holds true, would had been a signal tower master. I am more into Heer items, but I got this in the first days of my collecting and decided to make it a full display. The insignia look good to me. Any thoughts in the matter?

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I have a set of documents for a Signal Toer Oficial of the Waldorf station and I am trying to get some items to complete the display. The information out there for the Reichsbahn is not too extensive and I was hoping you guys could help me out. First: Do these insignia look ok? Two: Was there a DRL patch for the Waldorf station? Three: What would be a most appropriate "rank" for an official of this status? Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.