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Hi Chris ...I have almost the same sniper shield but , I've never been able to find a picture of one being used. ...have you seen any ? Mine came out of Latvia and , it's seen quite a few Winters as well

Nicely detailed and , that bevelled edge on the Swas really makes it stand out ...great Badge

Kris , Please post a few shots of your "Fencer" ....I was amazed that made it from Europe without any damage --Mike

Thanks Guys ..I'm really glad I found it . ..you're right Chris , not that many people want to follow that close ...but when they pass , it's all smiles and thumbs up . Guess they aren't use to seeing a Chef driving a WW2 Jeep with and Anti Tank Gun everyday ...sounds NORMAL to me *************************************** I was thinking of painting this on my Armor Shield but ..that wouldn't go with a WW2 vintage Gun ...unless I changed "Iraqi" to "Japanese"

BROOKLYN ?? You're down in the City ...you'd have to come up here , go to the center of town and go down 4 Oak Trees and and take a left ..then keep going until you see a Skunk and take a right at the Skunk ..then follow down the Trail and across the Brook. Better yet ....why don't you just come up here and I'll show you , that's much easier The Antique Dealers up here say that the NYC Dealers pick this area clean and bring everything down there . It makes me wonder because , there's not much Militaria to be found at the local shops anymore. I use to blame Ebay for the "slump" ..but since they banned the TR items , I thought we'd see more at the shops now.

Fantastic group ..it just proves again how valuable the Documents are in bringing a story to life. Were you able to get his Awards as well ?

Thanks guys ...Is that sliding box a common Medal case ? My other Imperial Cases are hinged. I'm still mostly a TR collector but , I don't remember seeing that syle around.

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I visited that Antique Shop again last week and ..found more. He wanted $125 for everything! Wonder where he comes up with these ..and the prices !

I already had a Veterans group ask if they could use it for a Parade next year ...it's great seeing these vehicles enjoyed , and the interest in WW2

I wish the people in front of us stopped tossing out Candy because the Kids kept running in front of me ..and Half Tracks don't have modern power brakes ..

A Friend drove mine the West Point 4th of July Parade ...while I drove his. I had to get back in the Mess Hall so , I'm still in my "whites" ..nobody could tell or even looked , that's a lot of Steel around me.

I did find a 1941 British sight that fits (No33 MkIIs) but , I think it's a Tank sight. Still looking for the Ammo Box and a Seat.

Thought you'd like to see how it came out . I changed the wheel bearings , new Tyres ..steam cleaned it and Zink Primer then OD

And mail them a Christmas Card for the next 5 years !

We've all seen reference books become collectors items themselves but $1,200.00 for Iron Time?? that's a little outrageous. ..if that keeps up , Latvia will start making repro books Gordon's Book is a must have for any serious WW2 Reference Library ..I could see that selling for $200+

Thanks Cam ...I think it's hard to find any 98's today period . Unless you pay the price of course I'm still trying to figure out when they jumped to $800 and $1000. For years 98's were $100 to $200 ..maybe I'm still stuck back in the 70's and 80's

A little early but ..Happy Birthday Dan ! ..I just turned 50 - 3 weeks ago , I'm still trying to figure out what happened. I'm keeping my eyes open for one of these now ..let us know what you find out from the Lodge Ralph

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Sorry about that Dan ..I thought you were honestly thinking that was a Type A ...you know , you kids today

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Hi Gents ...You have to remember that the Dietrich's Type A & B designation refers to the dies used for the RK's only...not the 1st or 2nd class EK's . Ralph ..you found a great Medal here ...I would have bought it in a heartbeat

Hi Robert ...That friend of mine told me Hans Frank was the big "Born Again" out of the whole group ..the others were still pretty headstrong and die hard. For example ..he said talking with Julius Streicher was like talking to a common street thug ..he was one of the worst to deal with.

Here's a letter telling him that he must attend a meeting personally and cannot just send a representative. It's dated 6 days after the Bomb Plot ..love to know what was discussed at that one

I debated whether or not to post this final picture but , since you mentioned the Trials and his being one of the first sentences carried out ..I feel it's relevant. From his files ..I see him as being a loner , not really fitting in with the "boys" ..he was invited to many events but , declined the invitations ..he was very involved in his work and a real "Political Animal" . For example , In one book they said that he supported General Vlassov's attempt at creating a strong POA ..however I have many letters from him to Himmler,Goring and Lammers dead against the idea of arming them ..he always worked behind the scenes and stayed out of the limelight as much as possible. You were very lucky to find that Badge ...I'm glad it survived!