bigjarofwasps

Interest!!! Was this printed locally or shiped over from the US?

HiGuys, thanks for the amusing replies

On a serious note, I believe I`m right in saying that Nazi gold bars where stamped with RB on them, and where dated pre-war very shadey!

I agree I`m glad no one has been conned, even ebay must know there rubbish otherwise they`d have removed them.

No, if you want to own something thats got a clear & documented Nazi gold connection, I still think its got to be the 1935 LB Swiss 20 franc Helveti coins (see my other thread). These have a very dubious history!!!

Gordon.

Cheers Guys, thats been a great help!!!

Could I ask what is refered to when you say Flot, I assume the emblem on the badge is the letter F in Russian. Is this some sort of rank or does it show which unit (if thats the right word) the guy was in. I also assume that its pre 1991, when they were still the CCCP?

With regards to the trade badges, I assume the gold circle means a higher grade/level of trading than the one just with the red?

Whats the submarine badge about, is it like the ones the US & UK have once you`ve qualified as submariner?

Would these badges have been worn on this type of uniform?

& these?

& this?

What about these?

Hi Guys,

Can anyone tell me anything about this badge? I`d also be very interested to know which uniform it would be worn on & were?

Many thanks in advance,

Gordon.

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You are bidding on one original gold ingot from the third reich. This bar is "ORIGINAL" and weighs 45.37 grams or 1.4588 ounces. Front is marked with eagle & 卐, date of 1939, and inspector code of WaA63 on top. Back is marked with inspector code of WaA63 at bottom, Wert(Worth) 100.51 RM (Reich Mark) and 999.9 FG (Fein Gold or Fine Gold). This bar is beyond super rare and was used as "MOBILE CURRENCY" in places where the reich mark was not accepted. Original nazi gold, silver from the third reich in bullion is unheard of and never in private hands. I am selling this as a gold collector piece and not as nazi agenda. I guarantee this piece to be original. I accept Paypal only. Shipping in US is $49.99 via USPS Express Mail. Intl shipping is $99.99 via USPS Register Mail. Please ask all questions before bidding. I ship very fast. Most of the time will be the same day.

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Hi Guys,

Found these two items on ebay, thought I`d share them with you. Genuine, who could say?

You are bidding on one original gold/silver ingot from the third reich-once belonging to Hitler himself. This bar is original and weighs 172 grams (5.531 Troy Oz). It is basicly 10% gold and 90% silver. Front is marked with eagle & A卐H, which stands for Adolf Hitler, date of 1934, .899.7 Fein Silber(Fine Silver),99.7 Fein Gold(Fine Gold) and inspector code of WaA63 on bottom. Back is marked with inspector code of WaA63, Wert(Worth) 65.47 RM (Reich Mark)total. .G. (Gold)is 38.08 RM (Reich Mark) and .S.(Silver) is 27.39 RM(Reich Mark). Has a NE.04, which I dont know what it means. Personal items of Hitler were monogrammed with AH. This bar is beyond super rare and was used as "MOBILE CURRENCY" in places where the reich mark was not accepted. Original nazi gold, silver from the third reich in bullion is unheard of and never in private hands. I am selling this as a gold/silver piece/collector piece and not as nazi agenda. I guarantee this piece to be original. I accept Paypal only. Shipping in US is $14.99 via USPS Priority mail. Intl shipping is $49.99 via USPS Register Mail. Please ask all questions before bidding. I ship very fast. Most of the time will be the same day.

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http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_03_2010/post-19-126769765791.jpgTruely a spam clasic, would dearly love to know it anyone has fallen for this one. :whistle:

A version of Battle Dress intended for working clothing was produced from denim with several manufacturer's variants

German U-Boat crews were also commonly issued with British Army battledress (with German insignia added). Large stockpiles had been captured by the Germans after the fall of France in 1940.

Germany also produced a new uniform in 1944 to replace its existing uniforms, it largely resembled the Battle dress.

Cheers Leigh :beer:

Its certainly not well documented, but then again it wouldn`t be would it. Given all the stories of nazi gold being at the bottom of lakes, etc ,etc,etc. Don`t suppose this is anything new, I`m not 100% convinced myself, but at the end of the day we`ll never know..................... :(

bigjarofwasps,

Turret numbering systems varied throughout the war as well as from division to division and Heer from SS. The German numbering system was rather complex and started with the regimental commanders number (Heer), usually R01 and then on from there. Platoon commanders started with 0 early on and if memmory serves me right would have been 001. As soon as the allies figured out what the numbers indicated they started targeting the platoon leaders vehicle so eventually many different systems were tried to number the tanks meaningfully to the Germans but not of use to the allies. You could find single, double and triple digit turret numbers depending on the year or division.

Regards,

Gordon

Cheers Gordon, thats very interesting! Gordon (aka bigjarofwasps).

Perhaps he kept his own Tiger for reasons of sentiment or superstition - "lucky tank", "crack crew" or whatever. I watched the doc. not long ago [on YouTube, I think] and was fascinated by the elaborate and fascinating forensic reconstruction of the battle, though the [computer generated]shot of the turret blowing off when she brewed up was shown about 25 times! And I think I remember that Wittman's tank was numbered way out of sequence from the other two tanks hit in the same action - even a different number of digits Say, 04 & 09, then 152 for Wittman. Those weren't the numbers, but you get the idea, and I do recall thinking at the time that "He's had that tank for a while." Maybe one he scored a lot of kills in?

For what it's worth at this late date, there's a theory!

Peter

Think his tank was 007? 7th off the production line? I thought the numbers on them denoted which unit they came from, but I maybe wrong.

Gentlemen,

Why would a bold battlefield tactician like Wittman move to a King Tiger? Granted the armour is better but the extra weight and lower mobility of the King Tiger just wouldn't have fit Wittman's style. He had a vehicle and a crew that worked together like a well oiled machine. He and his crew knew their tank and what they could do with it. Moving to a new tank, one that would have teething problems, was probably not a good idea for them. To me it seems better to stick to something you know well and have had great success with rather than to move to some other tank just because it was a newer model.

Seasoned German tank crews eventually fell victim to the odds. Wittman and his crew lasted a long time and it is not surprising that they met the end they did. I don't think it would have mattered what tank they were fighting in.

Regards,

Gordon

Your talking a lot of sense there Gordon. If its not broke don`t fix it as it where.

Thinking about it, the King Tiger had loads of teething problems, perhaps if the war had dragged on a few more years and they`d ironed them out, he might have gone for the King, that being said the King would have been superseded by the E100 by then........

Norm Chrustue was the narrator to the documentary I watched

http://www.scn.ca/programming/battlefield_mysteries

I am guess a number of factors would come in play, certainly availability of numbers would have a large part to play in it, only 150 were alloted to the SS the remainder going to the Wehrmacht, also only 379 were made in 1944 - the first year of production.

Thats very interesting thank you.

But it beggers the question "What if", he`d had a King Tiger on the 8th August, would this have changed history?

Was this the documentary with Norm Christie who credit the Sherbrooke Fusiliers with the kill?

Don`t know who Norm Christie is? Doesn`t ring any bells, but they did credit the kill to the Sherbrooke Fusiliers. Their argument being that the Yeomanry would have been too far away, they also only claimed 3 kills, which seemed to fall in nicely with where the other 3 wrecked tanks in the squadron where, Wittmans tank being right in front of the Canadians and within spitting distance of their position.

Anyway I`m going here. I`m just curious as to why the Germans didn`t give their best ace their best tank?

Hi Guys,

Don`t know if anyone watched the documentary on Sky the other day, about Michael Wittman, and who was created with killing him. It was very interesting and as someone who knows next to nothing about him it was very enlightening. But I have one question which I`m hoping someone will be able to shine some light on for me....

Why didn`t he command a King Tiger?

Anyone know?

http://en.wikipedia....ichael_Wittmann

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The delay of 2010 Silver Eagle coins seems to indicate that the US Mint may be falling even further behind the curve on fulfilling public demand. As it stands, the silver bullion coins are fresh off of a recent suspension and reimplemented rationing program.

Hi Guys,

Don`t know if anyone has been watching `Combat School` on Sky. Basically its about a Canadian Regiment, and its pre-deployment training for Afghanistan. Its well worth watching, but the reason why I`ve brought it up is that there appears to be at least two guys within the Regiment that have full beards, which I found very interesting, does anyone know what the story is there......?

Gordon.

Cheers Leigh, those photos are cracking!!!!! & thanks also to everyone else who has posted replies on this thread.

never say never, regarding RWF, a very idiosyncratic regiment indeed. I would be not at all surprised if the RSM and some other senior appointments managed to sport a flash.

I agree the Razman in his almost god like status, would almost certainly have worn the Flash, like the officers, however, I think I`m right in saying that the remainder of the enlisted filth, would not have worn it, on their battledress `per se`.

Hi Guys,

Can anyone tell me whether there are any trades/appointments in the current British Army, that require the soldier in that position to wear a beard?

Also am I right in thinking that the current war in Afghanistan is the first time since the Crimean war that British soldiers have been actively encouraged wear a beard?