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    donkeykong15

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    1. Hi I wonder if anyone can help me please. I have recently acquired this lovely old British Sabre sword. However, I am having trouble aging it and distinguishing the pattern. I have had a look online and it looks similar to a British artillery Sabre. The blade is marked with what looks like a crown over 3, but this is the only mark I can find anywhere. The grip is made of iron. Does anyone have any idea on the age of this, or who would have used it? Many thanks
    2. In relation to the words 'plane' & 'plane motors', this could be simply a mistranslation by him, from German into English (he was known to have poor writing skills). Perhaps he was meaning an aeroplane, but in his translation it came out as plane motors. To be honest I am not certain what the document is. It isn't addressed to anyone & isn't laid out in a letter format. Thus I am not sure he would even write his actual signature on it? Rather he would simply write his name. I don't know why it is written on two pieces of rough paper, that is what's puzzling me as well. Being a high official, you would have thought he would have written on 'official' paper. But on the other hand, people do write drafts or notes etc on rough paper to start. But then, why write 'Von Ribbentrop' on the top right? The only time I have seen names written on the top right is on essays & drafts. So many questions!! It's a minefield really. Thanks for your help again though.
    3. Hi, Yeh I would love it to be right! I don't think the paper is too modern-I have asked a few people who collect paper ephemera & they seem to think it is from the era. I just wish I was an expert!
    4. Hi I wondered if anyone could help me at all. I have age recently acquired what appears to be a handwritten article/essay, in English, by Joachim Von Ribbentrop, regarding Germany from 1918 to the year of the article (1936). It makes for a very interesting read & relates to the injustices of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany, the threat of Bolshevism & the right of Germany to be given their colonies back. It has been signed 'Von Ribbentrop' on the top right. After some research, I am more than certain the document is original. 1). The article contents are the same as Von Ribbentrop's, especially the right of Germany to have colonies. 2). The grammar & spelling is poor, as Von Ribbentrop's supposedly was. 3). The signature seems to be the same as other I have seen. I just wondered if anyone has come across a similar article of Von Ribbentrop's at all? Or perhaps is aware of the existence of such article? Perhaps it was a first draft by Ribbentrop for a letter, newspaper article or speech? Any help at all would be appreciated! Many thanks
    5. Hi, I have recently been given a Nazi photograph album. However I know nothing about it! i have been trying to research information, but I am struggling! These two photos I think will help, but I cannot make out the name of the pub (it is in german). Also,there is a picture of two officers, and I wondered if anyone could help me out with these? Or have any ideas. Many thanks
    6. Hi, many thanks for your reply. They do look similar. The only thing that is puzzling me though is why the button maker would be from Vienna? Someone has suggested they could be Epaulettes from the Knight of the order of St. John.
    7. Hi, I have posted in this section as I now feel these Epaulettes are more related to the Austro-Hungarian empire rather than imperial Germany. (Thanks to help from some of you!) They have what I now believe to be a Maltese cross on a little button and stitched onto the epaulettes. The button has the following makers on reverse; "M.TILLEN & CO HOFLIEFERANTEN WIEN". After some research, I have found the maker as Moritz Tiller and that they produced uniforms for the Royal family? Any help at all would be brilliant! Many thanks
    8. Hi, I have recently purchased a set of epaulettes, which in believe date back to ww1 or earlier. I have been told they may be a ww1 German generals. However I cannot find any proof of this or any further information. They have what I believe is the iron cross both on a little button and stitched onto the epaulettes. The button has the following makers on reverse; "M.TILLEN & CO HOFLIEFERANTEN WIEN". Any help at all would be brilliant! Many thanks
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