VtwinVince

Joe, you are correct on that point, however, many of the "major" looted works have simply disappeared into the ether. The return of a few cylinder seals doesn't cut it in my humble view.

If you gentlemen will bear with me, my old scanner went kaputt, but I have a new one waiting to be hooked up. I will then post some items which could be of interest, including the Altendorf photo.

I love the topic of stolen artworks etc. and the crooks who fence them. Just look at the looting of the National Museum in Baghdad, probably done with the complicity of American invaders and involving the fencing of stolen works through countries such as England and Switzerland, which have not signed on as adherents of international treaties banning the sale of such items.

I have a photo of Luftwaffe ace Heinz Altendorf wearing the TR equivalent of this.

I've wrestled with this same dilemma concerning the awards of my uncle, an interesting Luftwaffe fighter pilot credited with victories in both wars. I was on the verge of having them engraved for future generations, then thought better of it.

Bwahahaha, yes, provenance is definitely everything with a piece like this. Oh, I'm also a recruit from the 'drome.