Bob Lyons Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Just a thought rattling around in my head, what would be the most exciting find in amongst old photos thata collector of Luftwaffe items could dig up that would cause us collectors to drool, some ideas of mine wouldbe:1. Photo of Luftwaffe Panzer personnel wearing Panzer berets with Luftwaffe insignia,2. The elusive 'GL' device actually being worn on a visor cap during the period,3. Summer (mesh) flying helmet with a long comms cord,4. One that I was reading over in the WAF, which would be good to find too, and that would be tropical paras serving in North Africa with the blue LW 'Afrika' cuff title being worn.5. Period colour photos of Paras wearing other coloured pipings apart from yellow being wornJust to start the ball rolling..... Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François SAEZ Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Flying helmet with short cable ( )Wartime photos showing honor goblets, honor roll of the LW, unit stick pins of the LWUnit badges/emblems on flying suits (one example is shown in LiF)Photos showing pilot/crew filling a logbookVery good close up of both side insignas on tropical pith helmet of the LWPics of flying/survival equipment.../... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Portraits of LW FirefightersSonderfuhrer EM Level Clear Bandmeister Photos. Both pre and post 1938. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 Color photos of enlisted personnel wearing overseas caps with branch piping on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lyons Posted August 15, 2007 Author Share Posted August 15, 2007 I have an album that does show some form of unit (I presume) emblem being worn on a visor cap, but out of all of thephotos in the book, there are a couple of them that are printed on rough paper, and the image is pretty lousy, but I willshow them, courtesy of my digital camera, I might be able to get better scans once our scanner is working again, but hereare the photos I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lyons Posted August 15, 2007 Author Share Posted August 15, 2007 The actual page it is on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lyons Posted August 15, 2007 Author Share Posted August 15, 2007 A shame that this shot isn't clear, some others in the album are very interesting, here is another page.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lyons Posted August 15, 2007 Author Share Posted August 15, 2007 and another... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lyons Posted August 15, 2007 Author Share Posted August 15, 2007 This guy got around a bit.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lyons Posted August 15, 2007 Author Share Posted August 15, 2007 Yes that was an army crusher being worn in the previous shot of the man wearing the flight overalls,here is another showing a KG 26 He 111 with torpedoes...Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 (edited) Period photo of someone wearing one (or more) of the following:- Numbered LW Ground Assault Badge- LW Tank Badge- LW Close Combat ClaspThat would stir things up a bit!ScottPS: Great photos by the way - who's the general (FM?) in the dark glasses in post #9? Edited August 16, 2007 by Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François SAEZ Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Just a thought rattling around in my head, what would be the most exciting find in amongst old photos thata collector of Luftwaffe items could dig up that would cause us collectors to drool, some ideas of mine wouldbe:1. Photo of Luftwaffe Panzer personnel wearing Panzer berets with Luftwaffe insignia,.../...Bob,According to regulations, is it possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François SAEZ Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Period photo of someone wearing one (or more) of the following:- Numbered LW Ground Assault Badge- LW Tank Badge- LW Close Combat ClaspThat would stir things up a bit!ScottPS: Great photos by the way - who's the general (FM?) in the dark glasses in post #9?Scott,I may be wrong here but it seems to me that we are touching the issue of the real late war badges and the usual question isWhen were those badges instituedWere they ever be awarded (especially the numbered LW Ground Assault Badge)Were they produced and awardedIn fact, we have been there many times and several forgeries have been highlighted (document for the numbered LW Ground Assault Badge)To your list we should add balloon badge, von thoma with Spanish Cross in Gold with diamonds and all blabla ...Only advice I can give is to understand that one of the best way to make a fake is to use something where you have few if no reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François SAEZ Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 I have an album that does show some form of unit (I presume) emblem being worn on a visor cap, but out of all of thephotos in the book, there are a couple of them that are printed on rough paper, and the image is pretty lousy, but I willshow them, courtesy of my digital camera, I might be able to get better scans once our scanner is working again, but hereare the photos I mean.Bob,Can you, please, make a close up of the cap (when you can of course) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lyons Posted August 18, 2007 Author Share Posted August 18, 2007 Hi FrancoisThanks for correcting me on the flight helmet, that was what I meant to say !!!Re the Panzer beret, I recall a book I had years ago had photos of supposed Luftwaffe troops in black uniforms with berets, but was taken from a heck of a distance, so they could have been Heer troops,(and I can't recall the name of the book now), but probably too early for them to wear berets anyway, it wasjust an interesting thought....Yes I will try and get that photo scanned so it comes out a bit better, just have to fix the scanner,it is sadly a poor quality print though, and not much more will come of it, I could send the photo over yourway if you like, for a better look, as it is just in the album by the 4 stick down photo holders. Sorry Scott, I don't know who the guy with the glasses is.Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 Francois, I agree with you 100%. My post above was meant to be humorous - I guess I need work in that area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERIC Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 I'd love to see a photo from an awards ceremony where the Honour Salver was presented. THAT would be awesome.ERIC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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