Hauptmann

Hi all,

I'm fairly certain on this one but especially when it comes to TR pieces these days I welcome and deeply appreciate more opinions.

Many thanks!

Dan

Hi all,

Here's one that's way out of my area as I've never handled any and just don't have the experience to tell. I know they've been faked. And what worries me on this one is the way the eagles look soldered on the cross... either a badly done copy or an original with poorly done repairs. Either way I need all the help I can get on this one. Also if original a rough valuation if possible.

For now these are the only pics I have. I may be able to get more if needed.

Many thanks!

Dan

Hi all,

This one looks good to me but as always, especially with TR pieces I'd rather get additional opinions to be sure.

No thoughts?

No thoughts?

Hi Joe,

Many thanks for the confirmation on this one. I'd really hoped this one would be okay so I'm very happy it worked out. Plus I haven't had the best of luck with the few TR pieces I've run across these last few years so this is very welcome news indeed.

Thanks again!!!!

Dan

Hi Gordon,

Many thanks for the confirmation! I haven't had a lot of luck with TR these last few years so it's really great to hear at least some of the pieces I got are original. So far this and the screw back wound badge are good... so just need to hear on the SS cap eagle and the police cap eagle... keeping my fingers tightly crossed!

Thanks again!

Dan

Many thanks!!!!

Dan

Hi all,

I just recieved this with some other TR pieces as a gift. I've always been especially wary of SS items as it seems the vast majority seem to end up being copies. So hoping ya'll can confirm on this one way or the other.

Many thanks!

Dan

Hi all,

I just received this along with some other TR pieces as a gift. I'm not positive but I'm thinking this one may be a copy... but hoping ya'll can confirm one way or the other.

Any help deeply appreciated!

Thanks!

Dan

Hi all,

I just received this along with several other TR pieces as a gift. I'd like to confirm if this is an original naval breast eagle and if so if an enlisted or officer... I'm assuming enlisted.

This actually appears to have been a hollow back originally but had a back plate added. You can see the seam in this next shot... it goes around the entire rim of the badge.

As I've had no experience with these any info would be a huge help... again assuming it's an original. I don't know if this was done factory or was converted later by the original recipient or what.

Keeping my fingers crossed and hoping one of you can help out.

Thanks!!!!

Dan

Hi all,

I just received this along with several other pieces as a gift. I'd like to confirm if it's original and any other info possible. This is the first TR screwback award I've ever owned.

Sorry about the broken link. No idea what happened.

This should work:

http://www.gowenmilitaria.com/sizing.htm

Tunics, Overcoats, Middy's, and most other clothing

Chest Size:

Height:

East German

U. S.

Rain Pattern BDU's/Battle Dress Uniforms

(Note: Leaf pattern BDUs used a different system for sizes.)

Chest Size: East German

U. S.

Height:

East German

U. S.

Male Footwear

East German

U.S.

Headwear

East German

U.S.

Pants

Waist Size: East German4448/48-152/52-256/56-260 U. S.30-3233-3636-4340-4644+

Shirts

East German

U.S.

Also here's one of his charts for belts:

SIZE CHART: Maximum Waist (approximate measurement to outermost holes) SIZE: 90SIZE: 100SIZE: 110SIZE: 120SIZE: 13032"/81.3cm36"/91.5cm40"/100.4cm44"/111.8cm48"/122cmHope this helps.

Dan

Greetings Gentelmen,

I joined the club today and have truly enjoyed the postings, particularly in this thread. I am sure that I will find others of great interest. The East German uniforms have an unusual size indication. Does anyone have the conversion chart for that.? I have seen a general conversion chart but it didn't include what the letters indicate. I hope someone can help me so that I too may post some photos and comments in this thread.

Cheers!

Trabant601

Hope I'm not incorrect in this but you wanted the "size" conversions... correct? If so they are metric... here is where you can find them:

http://www.gowenmilitaria.com/sizing.htm

Anyhow hope this helps.

Dan

Very nice collection that you are puting together there, looks like your as hooked as I am on these beautiful Orders!

Kai

Hi Kai,

Many thanks! It's taken alot of years but been fun putting together. Looking forward to seeing your collection as well.

Dan

RE HMS Acorn I have probably got it wrong but I will do some digging.

As for loss of lives what was the greatest loss at sea for a single ship during WW2 ?

It seems that this fate was the sinking of the German passenger ship Wilhelm Gustloff in Jan 1945 by a Russian Sub. It is estimated 10,000 people lost their lives the exact figue is not known due to the amount of refugees cramed on board. Also the remains of Field Marshal von Hindenburg and his wife, were being transported away from the advancing Russian army.

From: http://en.allexperts.com/e/p/pa/paul_von_hindenburg.htm

Burial

Hindenburg was buried in the Tannenberg memorial near Tannenberg, East Prussia (today: Stębark, Poland) against the wishes he had expressed during his life. Hindenburg always said he wanted to buried next to his beloved wife. In 1945, German troops removed his and his wife's coffins, to save them from the approaching Soviets, to Marburg an der Lahn in western Germany (Hindenburg was an Honorary Citizen of this town). The caskets of Hindenburg and his wife were found in an abandoned salt mine on 27 April 1945 by U.S. Ordinance Troops. Later that month, he and his wife were interred anew in the famous Elisabeth Church in the North Tower Chapel.

He still rests there, although the church chapter recently voted to keep the lights switched off at his tomb. Will Lang Jr., correspondent of Life wrote an article (6 March, 1950) about how the United States Ordinance Troops found the coffins. His tombstone simply states "Paul von Hindenburg 1847-1934".

Would love to find and read a copy of the article about how the coffins were found as noted above.

Dan

Dan,

The International Tourist Year tab;e medal is interesting. It appears to be in a Hungarian type of case but it is a French medal. Can you post the top and bottom of the case please.

Regards,

Gordon

Hi Gordon,

Sorry it's taken me so long to get to this. I got these in about a week ago but have been up to my ears between work, travel, etc. Also many thanks for your help re: those DDR bars.

Here's some pics of the case. I just did them with my digital camera but let me know if you need scans. I've included an extra just to show that it looks redder with flash than without.

Anyhow hope these help solve the mystery.

Dan

Rick, many thanks for the assist on this one. So happy to hear I was just about on the mark. The one thing I got wrong was it being Dublin (as in Ireland) instead of Dęblin, Poland. But at least I got the correct gist of it.

I think it's a beatiful piece that Mike has. I wondered if you'd be willing to post at least some of the ones you have as well? I'm sure others would love to see them... I know I would. I tend to love these large medals especially when cased. I've gotten a few DDR and Hungarian ones and am always on the looking for more that interest me.

Again thanks so much for jumping in on this!

Dan

Hi Mike,

No problem. I enjoy working on little mysteries like this. My first Hungarian award was purchased off Ebay as a Soviet award but the seller wasn't sure. It didn't look Soviet but with a bit of research on the wording on it, etc., I was able to pretty much nail it down. Turned out it was a rare piece too which didn't hurt.

I got home about a half hour ago and tried to find more but I think I've pretty much shot my bolt on this one. I do hope some of our other members will pop in and add to this... assuming again that what I've come up with is correct. I've really curious to learn more about this piece.

Will be keeping my fingers crossed in the hope that more comes to light.

Dan