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Posts posted by norwest78
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Very nice. I'd like to have one in my collection, but I had my back turned for a moment, and when I turned back around prices jumped about 300%.
Scott
You're not kidding. These can be almost as expensive as the awards!
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And here's the set with my air gunner display!
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Drums and carrier for ammo used by air gunners. Complete set of 3 drums, 2 with leather straps, and one with web strap.
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I found this photo on the internet. Looks like it's from the same photo shoot.
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Recently got this photo of Adolf with his ever-present cigar, and his Mickey Mouse plane logo in the background. I love his hat; it's almost as cartoonish as the mouse.
--Kevin
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I will ask for a close-up, Fran?ois. It may take a couple days. Thanks for having a look.
--Kevin
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Bought this not long ago. A very nice and shiny nickel-silver breast eagle. I'll be replacing the zinc eagle on my summer tunic with this one.
--Kevin
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My favorite, the hard-to-find yellow-faced version. Nov 1943 dated.
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Here's an early war type with black-painted steel frame. Oct 1940.
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Nice late-war example, with the plastic frame. I like the manual, too. Someday I'll have to hook up with one. Here's an early (Oct. '38) Dreieckrechener with the gray-painted aluminum frame.
--Kevin
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Thank you, John. I had searched there under "honor plaque," but not every item has English keywords. Looks like there were different makers of these. I wonder if mine has lost its bronzing, or was simply not done that way. There is no hint that it was ever bronzed.
--Kevin
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"Honor Plaque for Outstanding Technical Achievements in the Southeast Command of the Luftwaffe"
Thanks to Stijn David, I was able to identify this plaque and subsequently purchase it. Non-portable award in the shape of a shield. Greece and the Balkans are in the background. Heavy, non-magnetic metal construction. Very attractive piece, IMO.
If anybody has seen a case for this award, please post it!
Regards,
Kevin
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Wow, congratulations Stijn! Thank you for accompanying the photo with the recipient information, it is fascinating.
--Kevin
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One thing you will never see on original metal breast eagles (and pith helmet eagles, as well, I believe) is the swastika attached to the body of the eagle by only the leg. This is much too fragile, and prone to bending or breaking off.
--Kevin
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DKiG award document
in Germany: Third Reich: Research, Documentation & Photographs
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Here's the scan of the starburst: